RM13 7QD Havering
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Elm Park. Region: London.
Streets
- Boulter Gardens, London: 35 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 B (57% of about 760 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Station Parade, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Station Parade, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Tadworth Parade, not permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Tadworth Parade, not permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- 124-126 Diban Avenue, Hornchurch, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- 5A, 7A, 8A, 9A ELM PARADE, ST NICHOLAS AVENUE, HORNCHURCH, permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 8 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 | Rainham (Essex) 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Emerson Park 303,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) | |
| Romford 12 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Elm Park Underground Station | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hornchurch Underground Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wood Lane Elm Park | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lakeside | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Hornchurch Station Car Park (TfL) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bader Way | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 38.1 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wood Lane Surgery | 70 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Curapharm Chemist Mungo Park | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 390 m |
| Hospital | Grays Court Community Hospital | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Dagenham Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chelmsford Star Co-op - Mungo Park Road Cashzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,490 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Hornchurch Country Park 84 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brittons Playing Fields 11 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mungo Park Road Allotments 3,570 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 84 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wrought Iron Screen and Gates With Piers at Bretons, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m (0.4 miles) west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wrought Iron Screen and Gates With Piers at Bretons | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Bretons | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Slack | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Black Poplar Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Fannfield Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Curzon Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Old Man's Head | Wetland | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south |
| Erith Reach | Tidal water | 4.8 km (3 miles) south |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 35 | 35 |
None of the postcode's 35 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Boulter Gardens.