RM14 1XP Havering
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cranham. 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 (39% of about 660 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
- Brunswick Court, Brunswick Avenue, Upminster, not permissioned (520 m)
- Brunswick Court, Brunswick Avenue, Upminster, not permissioned (520 m)
- Station Approach, Upminster, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Station Approach, Upminster (Station Car Park), not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 19 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 | Upminster 5.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Emerson Park 303,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Harold Wood 3.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Upminster Underground Station | 1.2 km |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Kings Gardens Cranham | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Community Hospital Shenfield | 7.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 11.6 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Jobbers Rest (Upminster) evyve | 870 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 16.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 35.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cranham Village Surgery | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Govani Chemists | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 300 m |
| Hospital | Spire Hartswood Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | Hornchurch Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,000 m² | 830 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,390 m² | 630 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Upminster Hall Playing Fields 13 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Macon Way Allotments 1,800 m² | 670 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Upminster Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 630 m west. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Upminster Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m west |
| Medieval grange barn, 228m south-east of Upminster Court | Scheduled monument | 720 m west |
| Upminster Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 930 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pot Kiln Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Franks Wood | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Codham Hall Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north-east |
| Folkes Lane Woodland | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Hobbs Hole | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-east |
| Clay Tye Hill | Hill | 2.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 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 | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.