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RM2 postcode area · Havering

The RM2 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Havering. Area Scores range from 28 to 94 across them. Every full RM2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the RM2 district: Romford East scores 94 out of 100 (#409 of 6,856 nationally) while Central Romford sits at 28 — neighbours on the map, 66 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 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 RM2 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£51,265a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime96per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied69%

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 RM2 district

£537,750median home sold over the past year · +14.4% over 5 years · +9.2% over the year · 204 sales
Detached£850,000
Semi-detached£625,000
Terraced£569,000
Flat£295,000
Havering£450,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Romford EastHavering 40994 £521,250
Rise ParkHavering 62991 £537,500
Ardleigh GreenHavering 1,56877 £495,000
Gidea ParkHavering 1,95272 £575,000
Rush GreenHavering 3,96742 £400,000
Central RomfordHavering 4,89928 £302,000

People living in RM2 Census 2021

Residents60,670
Median age (est.)39
Density4,187per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above33%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 11%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 12%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 12%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative13%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 72%Asian: 14%Black: 8%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 72%Asian 14%Black 8%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 29% · Muslim 7%

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.

Towns & places in RM2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RM2 district.

Romford

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around RM2.

RM1 RM7 RM11 RM50 RM3 RM12 RM5 RM6

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.