RM13 9UA Havering
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rainham & Wennington. Region: London.
Streets
- Findon Gardens, London: 46 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 (63% of about 570 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 Rainham Library and offices, 7 Broadway, Rainham, pending decision (600 m)
- Former Rainham Library and offices, 7 Broadway, Rainham, permissioned (600 m)
- Land bounded by New Zealand Way, Queenstown Gardens and Gisborne Gardens, permissioned (880 m)
- Dover's Corner Industrial estate inc The Rainham Trading Estate, New Road, permissioned (890 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 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 45 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 20 very low.
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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 46 addresses are between 4 m and 6 m above sea level (5 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 | Rainham (Essex) 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 480 m |
| Dagenham Dock 425,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Erith 740,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Ferro Road Rainham | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lakeside | 6.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 5.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ncp | 720 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest evyve Charging Station | 930 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 41.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rainham Health Centre | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Williams Dispensing Chemist | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Raydens Dental Surgery | 460 m |
| Hospital | Grays Court Community Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Dagenham Police Station | 4.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Bagel Shop, Upminster Road South | 540 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Rainham Community Garden 4,860 m² | 450 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Rainham Recreation Ground 8,870 m² | 510 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,380 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,120 m² | 440 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Melville Road Allotments 1.4 ha | 170 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.4 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.0 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Findon Gardens.