RM12 5TR Havering
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hacton. 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 E (38% of about 810 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
- FORMER ST GEORGES HOSPITAL, SUTTONS LANE, HORNCURCH RM12 6RS, permissioned (570 m)
- Tadworth Parade, not permissioned (700 m)
- Tadworth Parade, not permissioned (700 m)
- 124-126 Diban Avenue, Hornchurch, permissioned (730 m)
- Station Parade, not permissioned (760 m)
- Station Parade, not permissioned (760 m)
- 168 Station Lane, Hornchurch, permissioned (870 m)
- 5A, 7A, 8A, 9A ELM PARADE, ST NICHOLAS AVENUE, HORNCHURCH, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 23 addresses are between 13 m and 14 m above sea level (14 m on average).
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 | 2.4 km |
| Upminster 5.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Romford 12 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Elm Park Underground Station | 820 m |
| Hornchurch Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Miramar Way Hacton | 440 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lakeside | 8.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 7.3 km |
| Car parks | Hornchurch Station Car Park (TfL) | 860 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Tadworth Parade Car Park | 720 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 37.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Georges Country Park Surgery | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Healthcare Pharmacy | 690 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 860 m |
| Hospital | Queens Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Hornchurch Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Hornchurch Station Parade | 760 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 560 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hornchurch Country Park 84 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 530 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6.2 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Parkhill Close Allotments 3,830 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 85 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Suttons Parkway | Wood | 900 m east |
| Fannfield Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Black Poplar Wood | Wood | 1.7 km west |
| Berwick Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Lowfield Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| The Slack | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 23 | 23 |
None of the postcode's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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.