Property market
The five-year median is £410,000 from 1,978 recorded sales in RM1. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Havering is £456,759 in June 2026, up 3.9% year on year.
RM1
UK postcode district
Part of Romford
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 941
- Current units
- 517
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 9
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- London
- Local authority codes
- 2
- Terminated postcode units
- 424
Postcode sectors in RM1
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
13,172 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 63, Helmsdale Road, Romford, RM1 4DN | 16 July 2026 | £575,000 |
| 296, Pettits Lane North, Romford, RM1 4PJ | 14 July 2026 | £360,000 |
| 53, Mcintosh Road, Romford, RM1 4JJ | 13 July 2026 | £670,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 12
- Primary
- 6
- Secondary
- 3
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 4,254
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 1,289
- Shoplifting 640
- Anti social behaviour 438
- Public order 324
- Drugs 321
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- RM1 usual residents
- 23,049
- Age-profile population
- 22,532
Age bands in RM1
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 18%
- 4,061 residents
- Age 15 to 24
- 10.8%
- 2,435 residents
- Age 25 to 44
- 31.3%
- 7,054 residents
- Age 45 to 64
- 23.9%
- 5,383 residents
- Age 65 and over
- 16%
- 3,599 residents
Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 500 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
In this district, 443 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 349 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
4
in this district
DR MARKS PRACTICE
107 BRENTWOOD ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 2SH
ODS code F82663
NORTH STREET MEDICAL CARE
274 NORTH STREET, ROMFORD, RM1 4QJ
ODS code F82009
ST EDWARDS MEDICAL CENTRE
7 ST. EDWARDS WAY, ROMFORD, RM1 3DQ
ODS code F82011
WESTERN ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE
99 WESTERN ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 3LS
ODS code F82013
Evidence in context
Schools
12 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 3 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
4,254 published events cover 12 months, averaging 355 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,289 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.