RM3 8BF Havering
Live postcode, introduced November 2007. Ward: Heaton. Region: London.
Streets
- Tonbridge Road, London: 9 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 (53% of about 860 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
- The pompadours PH, Edenhall Road, Harold Hill, pending decision (760 m)
- The pompadours PH, Edenhall Road, Harold Hill, permissioned (760 m)
- Former Harold Hill Library, Hilldene, Romford, not permissioned (830 m)
- Former Harold Hill Library, Hilldene, Romford, not permissioned (830 m)
- Farnham, Hilldene & Chippenham, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Three Horseshoe Farm, Noak Hill Road, Romford, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Three Horseshoe Farm, Noak Hill Road, Romford, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
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 | Harold Wood 3.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Gidea Park 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Emerson Park 303,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Broadford Primary School Gallows Corner | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Community Hospital Shenfield | 7.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 11.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Hilldene Avenue | 790 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 15.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 31.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ingrebourne Medical Centre | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Chemist 2 Home | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Essence Dental Clinic | 690 m |
| Hospital | Victoria Hospital (Romford) | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Romford Police Station | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Faringdon, Harold Hill Cashzone | 400 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 52% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 28% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Tonbridge Road.