RM12 5ED Havering
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Elm Park. Region: London.
Streets
- St Andrews Avenue, London: 23 addresses
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 (77% of about 650 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 (640 m)
- Station Parade, not permissioned (640 m)
- Tadworth Parade, not permissioned (700 m)
- Tadworth Parade, not permissioned (700 m)
- 5A, 7A, 8A, 9A ELM PARADE, ST NICHOLAS AVENUE, HORNCHURCH, permissioned (760 m)
- 124-126 Diban Avenue, Hornchurch, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 | Romford 12 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km |
| Emerson Park 303,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Rainham (Essex) 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Elm Park Underground Station | 630 m |
| Dagenham East Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Carfax Road Elm Park | 440 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lakeside | 9.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 6.1 km |
| Car parks | Hornchurch Station Car Park (TfL) | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 650 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 37.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wood Lane Surgery | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 630 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 500 m |
| Hospital | Grays Court Community Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Dagenham Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Elm Park Hotel NatWest | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,490 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Eastbrookend Country Park 131 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 40 m² | 680 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.2 ha | 640 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,230 m² | 180 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 212 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 22 |
1 of the postcode's 23 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 19% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 7 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 St Andrews Avenue.