RM13 7SR Havering
Live postcode, introduced October 1985. Ward: South Hornchurch. Region: London.
Streets
- Dagenham Road, London: 6 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 C (45% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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: yes, Havering.
Listed buildings
- SUB STATION OF ESSEX WATER COMPANY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Ibscott Close Estate, Dagenham Village: up to 831 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 6 addresses are between 3 m and 7 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dagenham Dock 425,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km |
| Rainham (Essex) 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Romford 12 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Dagenham East Underground Station | 1.0 km |
| Dagenham Heathway Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest York Road (RM13) South Hornchurch | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lakeside | 9.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 4.5 km |
| Car parks | Ncp | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 610 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 39.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Harlow Road Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Parkway Pharmacy | 860 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 1-3 Dewey Road (Dental Practice) | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Grays Court Community Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Dagenham Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Rainham Road, Rainham Road South Cashzone | 680 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Beam Valley Country Park 39 ha | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Beam Valley Country Park 40 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Brittons Playing Fields 11 ha | 780 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bretons Farm Allotments 2.9 ha | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 79 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 6 |
6 of the postcode's 6 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 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 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) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Dagenham Road.