RM3 9BD Havering
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gooshays. Region: London.
Streets
- Broseley Road, London: 42 addresses
- Woodlark Grove, London: 1 address
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 (68% 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
- Quarles Campus, Tring Gardens, Harold Hill (Former Technical College), not permissioned (310 m)
- Quarles Campus, Tring Gardens, Harold Hill (Former Technical College), permissioned (310 m)
- Farnham, Hilldene & Chippenham, not permissioned (470 m)
- Newstead House, Troopers Drive, Romford, permissioned (670 m)
- Newstead House, Troopers Drive, Romford, permissioned (670 m)
- Land btw 112 & 144 Priory Road, Romford, permissioned (680 m)
- Land btw 112 & 144 Priory Road, Romford, not permissioned (680 m)
- Former Harold Hill Library, Hilldene, Romford, not permissioned (760 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 6 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.
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 | 2.0 km |
| Gidea Park 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Emerson Park 303,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Lindfield Road Harold Hill | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Community Hospital Shenfield | 6.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 13.0 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Hilldene Avenue | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Trowbridge Road | 720 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 16.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 30.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Saheecha's Practices | 540 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Victoria Hospital (Romford) | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Romford Police Station | 4.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 780 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Central Park 19 ha | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Dagnam Park 44 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | Church Road Allotments 9,330 m² | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 62 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 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) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 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 | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Broseley Road.