RM12 4EG Havering
Live postcode, introduced September 2002. Ward: Hylands & Harrow Lodge. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Havering in 2026-27: Band D £2,425 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,616 | £1,886 | £2,155 | £2,425 | £2,963 | £3,502 | £4,041 | £4,849 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (76% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Neopost House, Romford, permissioned (850 m)
- Neopost House, Romford, permissioned (850 m)
- Maygreen Crescent, Hornchurch, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 28 addresses are between 14 m and 15 m above sea level (15 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 64%, gigabit 64% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Romford 12 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Emerson Park 303,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Gidea Park 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Elm Park Underground Station | 1.3 km |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Chestnut Avenue (RM12) Elm Park | 60 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 6.8 km |
| Car parks | Car Park | 840 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 36.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Maylands Healthcare | 670 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Maylands Pharmacy | 670 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Parkview Dental Practice | 670 m |
| Hospital | Queens Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Dagenham Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,820 m² | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Eastbrookend Country Park 131 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.2 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Strathmore Gardens Allotments 4,990 m² | 530 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 175 hectares in all.
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Poplar Wood | Wood | 560 m south |
| Curzon Lake | Lake or reservoir | 710 m south-west |
| The Slack | Lake or reservoir | 810 m south |
| White Hart Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 820 m south-west |
| Bardag Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-west |
| Eastbrook Grove | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 28 |
26 of the postcode's 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.