Romford North West
Havering · London · population 9,407 · 5 LSOAs
Part of Romford North · Postcode RM1 · RM5 · RM7
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,590 of 6,856 in England
- #406 of 1,002 in London
- #20 of 30 in Havering
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 18% · Administrative 13% · Skilled trades 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 18% |
| Administrative | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 30% · Muslim 9%
Born outside the UK: 22%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Romford North West sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,590 of 6,856 in England, and #20 of 30 in Havering. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (60) and lowest on Income (37). Typical homes here sold for about £430,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 118 sales), in line with the wider Havering median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,391 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 80 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £430,000 | 118 | +2.4% | +22.8% |
| Detached | £587,500 | 8 | +38.2% | +41.6% |
| Semi-detached | £479,200 | 38 | +8.0% | +24.5% |
| Terraced | £430,000 | 45 | -0.7% | +20.8% |
| Flat | £258,000 | 27 | +9.8% | +11.0% |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #4,583 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,099 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 253 |
| Theft | 171 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Vehicle crime | 97 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 45 |
| Public order & weapons | 53 |
| Drugs | 81 |
| Robbery | 20 |
| Other | 7 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 236 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Havering
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- King AlfredBrighton and Hove48£392,500
- South Petherton, Seavington & KingsburySomerset48£356,000
- Bawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North ElmhamBreckland48£300,000
- Crowland & CowbitSouth Holland48£275,000
- Cadeby, Hickleton & HampoleDoncaster48£255,000
- Barnsbury EastIslington48£866,000