RM4 postcode area · Havering

The RM4 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Brentwood, Epping Forest, Havering. Area Scores range from 26 to 81 across them. Every full RM4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The RM4 district contains both ends of the scale: Theydon Bois & Abridge at 81 out of 100 (#1,273 of 6,856 in England) against Dagnam Park & Noak Hill at 26, a 55-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 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 £400,000 in Rush Green to £795,000 in Theydon Bois & Abridge — a 2.0× gap within the RM4 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Brentwood, Epping Forest and Havering — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£47,556a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime61per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
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 RM4 district

£600,000median home sold over the past year · +12.1% over 5 years · -11.1% over the year · 60 sales
Detached£805,000
Semi-detached£670,000
Terraced£438,500
Flat
Havering£450,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Theydon Bois & AbridgeEpping Forest 1,27381 £795,000
Kelvedon Hatch & DoddinghurstBrentwood 1,99371 £582,500
Fyfield, High Ongar & Stapleford AbbottsEpping Forest 3,83744 £772,500
Rush GreenHavering 3,96742 £400,000
Havering-atte-Bower & Chase CrossHavering 4,35136 £440,000
Dagnam Park & Noak HillHavering 5,05026 £408,000

People living in RM4 Census 2021

Residents54,140
Median age (est.)41
Density247per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above29%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 17%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 13%Other: 19%
One person 23%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 13%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 80%Asian: 9%Black: 7%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 80%Asian 9%Black 7%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 31% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around RM4.

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.