RM3 9RS Havering
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gooshays. Region: London.
Streets
- Sedgefield Crescent, London: 45 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 (79% of about 750 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 (470 m)
- Quarles Campus, Tring Gardens, Harold Hill (Former Technical College), permissioned (470 m)
- Farnham, Hilldene & Chippenham, not permissioned (630 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 3 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 45 addresses are between 67 m and 76 m above sea level (73 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 | Harold Wood 3.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Gidea Park 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Brentwood 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Sedgefield Crescent Harold Hill | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Community Hospital Shenfield | 5.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 13.3 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Hilldene Avenue | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest 194 Petersfield Avenue | 720 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 17.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 30.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Petersfield Surgery | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 650 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Spire Hartswood Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Romford Police Station | 4.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 650 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Dagnam Park 44 ha | 30 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 630 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | Church Road Allotments 9,330 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 62 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dagnam Park Farm moated site, Noak Hill, Romford, a scheduled monument, 80 m north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dagnam Park Farm moated site, Noak Hill, Romford | Scheduled monument | 80 m north-east |
| Weald Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north-east |
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.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 44 | 45 |
1 of the postcode's 45 addresses is 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 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 | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 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 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 Sedgefield Crescent.