RM1 postcode area · Havering
The RM1 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barking and Dagenham, Havering. Area Scores range from 26 to 90 across them. Every full RM1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The RM1 district contains both ends of the scale: Rise Park at 91 out of 100 (#629 of 6,856 in England) against Dagnam Park & Noak Hill at 26, a 64-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £302,000 in Central Romford to £575,000 in Gidea Park — a 1.9× gap within the RM1 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Barking and Dagenham and Havering — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the RM1 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rise ParkHavering | 629 | 91 | £537,500 |
| Gidea ParkHavering | 1,952 | 72 | £575,000 |
| Romford NorthHavering | 2,027 | 70 | £460,000 |
| Romford North WestHavering | 3,590 | 48 | £430,000 |
| Romford SouthHavering | 3,926 | 43 | £424,500 |
| Rush GreenHavering | 3,967 | 42 | £400,000 |
| Havering-atte-Bower & Chase CrossHavering | 4,351 | 36 | £440,000 |
| Chadwell Heath EastBarking and Dagenham | 4,632 | 32 | £434,500 |
| Central RomfordHavering | 4,899 | 28 | £302,000 |
| Dagnam Park & Noak HillHavering | 5,050 | 26 | £408,000 |
People living in RM1 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Administrative 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 20% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Administrative | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 27% · Muslim 10%
Born outside the UK: 26%
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.
Towns & places in RM1
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RM1 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around RM1.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.