RM12 5BL Havering
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Elm Park. Region: London.
Streets
- Coronation Drive, London: 21 addresses
- Calbourne Avenue, London: 1 address
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 (74% of about 680 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
- Station Parade, not permissioned (410 m)
- Station Parade, not permissioned (410 m)
- Tadworth Parade, not permissioned (420 m)
- Tadworth Parade, not permissioned (420 m)
- 124-126 Diban Avenue, Hornchurch, permissioned (560 m)
- 5A, 7A, 8A, 9A ELM PARADE, ST NICHOLAS AVENUE, HORNCHURCH, permissioned (710 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 11 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 addresses are about 11 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Emerson Park 303,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Rainham (Essex) 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Romford 12 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Elm Park Underground Station | 510 m |
| Hornchurch Underground Station | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Calbourne Avenue Elm Park | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lakeside | 8.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 6.7 km |
| Car parks | Hornchurch Station Car Park (TfL) | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 420 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 37.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Rosewood Medical Centre | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | Queens Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Hornchurch Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Hornchurch Station Parade | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hornchurch Country Park 84 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6.2 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Mungo Park Road Allotments 3,570 m² | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 84 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Poplar Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Fannfield Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Suttons Parkway | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| The Slack | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Curzon Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-west |
| Old Man's Head | Wetland | 4.6 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) | 13.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 22 |
21 of the postcode's 22 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Coronation Drive.