RM14 2UU Havering
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Upminster. 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 (43% of about 700 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
- Station Approach, Upminster, not permissioned (110 m)
- Station Approach, Upminster (Station Car Park), not permissioned (110 m)
- 45 Champion Road, Upminster, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 42 addresses are between 13 m and 17 m above sea level (15 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 | Upminster 5.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m |
| Emerson Park 303,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Harold Wood 3.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Upminster Underground Station | 570 m |
| Upminster Bridge Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Argyle Gardens Upminster | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lakeside | 7.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 10.9 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest 51 Corbets Tey Road | 890 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 15.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 36.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cranham Village Surgery | 590 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Govani Chemists | 590 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 10 Hall Lane Dental Practice | 580 m |
| Hospital | Spire Hartswood Hospital | 5.3 km |
| Police station | Hornchurch Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Costcutter Cashzone | 650 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Clockhouse Gardens 1.3 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,590 m² | 850 m |
| Playing field | Upminster Park 6.9 ha | 830 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ashvale Gardens Allotments 1.5 ha | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Laurence, a listed building (Grade I), 810 m west. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Laurence | Listed building, Grade I | 810 m west |
| Upminster Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m north |
| Upminster Windmill | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km west |
| Medieval grange barn, 228m south-east of Upminster Court | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Upminster Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Middle Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Franks Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north-east |
| Hobbs Hole | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-east |
| Bonus Wood | Wood | 1.8 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) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 | 42 | 42 |
None of the postcode's 42 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 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) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.