RM13 8EU Havering
Live postcode, introduced September 2002. Ward: Rainham & Wennington. 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 C (46% of about 1,450 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
- Suttons Industrial Park, New Road, Rainham, not permissioned (690 m)
- 90 New Road, Rainham, pending decision (690 m)
- Former Somerfield Depot New Road, permissioned (690 m)
- Former Somerfield Depot New Road, permissioned (690 m)
- A1306 site RW4B (148-192 New Road), pending decision (740 m)
- A1306 site RW4B (148-192 New Road), permissioned (740 m)
- 84-86 New Road (Former Rts Motors Site), pending decision (770 m)
- NR06A & NR068B (143 New Road & 149-153 New Road), permissioned (810 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 130 addresses are between 2 m and 10 m above sea level (8 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 87%, ultrafast 87%, gigabit 87% of premises; 8% 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 | 1.3 km |
| Dagenham Dock 425,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Belvedere 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest C E M E Dagenham | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lakeside | 8.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 3.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Freight Exchange Ltd. - Depot Parking | 700 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 41.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beam Park Medical Practice | 770 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Orchard Village Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Raydens Dental Surgery | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Grays Court Community Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Dagenham Police Station | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 410 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.2 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Melville Road Allotments 1.4 ha | 1.9 km |
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Man's Head | Wetland | 1.0 km south |
| Hornchurch Shoot | Wetland | 1.1 km south-west |
| Dagenham Breach | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-west |
| Jenningtree Point | Wetland | 1.6 km south |
| Erith Reach | Tidal water | 1.7 km south |
| Fannfield Wood | Wood | 2.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 121 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 130 |
130 of the postcode's 130 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 | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 31% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 28% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.