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
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
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theydon Bois & AbridgeEpping Forest | 1,273 | 81 | £795,000 |
| Kelvedon Hatch & DoddinghurstBrentwood | 1,993 | 71 | £582,500 |
| Fyfield, High Ongar & Stapleford AbbottsEpping Forest | 3,837 | 44 | £772,500 |
| Rush GreenHavering | 3,967 | 42 | £400,000 |
| Havering-atte-Bower & Chase CrossHavering | 4,351 | 36 | £440,000 |
| Dagnam Park & Noak HillHavering | 5,050 | 26 | £408,000 |
People living in RM4 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Administrative | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
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.