RM1 2SL

St Alban's · Havering · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Romford
Local authority
Havering
Constituency
Romford
Postcode district
RM1
Postcode sector
RM1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM1 2RT 57 m
RM1 2TA 88 m
RM1 2SP 96 m
RM1 2RD 129 m
RM1 2SJ 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM1 2SL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM1
Postcode sector
RM1 2
Latitude
51.573910
Longitude
0.196367
British National Grid easting
552,300
British National Grid northing
188,401

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Havering · E09000016
Parish or community
E43000206
Westminster constituency
Romford · E14001448
Output area
E00011759
Lower layer super output area
Havering 016D · E01002352
Middle layer super output area
Havering 016 · E02000479

Postcode source versions

Explore RM1

21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
205, Flat 4, Brentwood Road, Romford, RM1 2SL 20 July 2022 £305,000
213, Brentwood Road, Romford, RM1 2SL 11 February 2022 £275,000
209, Brentwood Road, Romford, RM1 2SL 28 September 2020 £260,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
105
Primary
69
Secondary
20
  1. The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls

    Academy converter

    206 m
  2. The Bridge

    Other independent special school

    227 m
  3. Hylands Primary School

    Community school

    231 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,360
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,935
  • Shoplifting 829
  • Anti social behaviour 673
  • Vehicle crime 467
  • Other theft 456

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

9 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.4
RM1 2 residents
5,820

Age bands in RM1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.4%

1,053 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

543 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.5%

1,884 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.6%

1,166 residents

Age 65 and over
10%

514 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

46

within 5 km

  • DR MARKS PRACTICE

    107 BRENTWOOD ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 2SH

    ODS code F82663

    364 m

  • THE NEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    264 BRENTWOOD ROAD, ROMFORD, RM2 5SU

    ODS code F82021

    536 m

  • WESTERN ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 WESTERN ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 3LS

    ODS code F82013

    834 m

  • ST EDWARDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 ST. EDWARDS WAY, ROMFORD, RM1 3DQ

    ODS code F82011

    1.2 km

  • MODERN MEDICAL CENTRE

    195 RUSH GREEN ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 0PX

    ODS code F82638

    1.6 km

  • BILLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    58B BILLET LANE, HORNCHURCH, RM11 1XA

    ODS code F82675

    1.8 km

  • HORNCHURCH HEALTHCARE

    58 BILLET LANE, HORNCHURCH, RM11 1XA

    ODS code F82055

    1.8 km

  • EASTBROOK SURGERY

    RUSH GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE, 261 DAGENHAM ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 0XR

    ODS code F82039

    2.0 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    RUSH GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE, 261 DAGENHAM ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 0XR

    ODS code F82031

    2.0 km

  • NORTH STREET MEDICAL CARE

    274 NORTH STREET, ROMFORD, RM1 4QJ

    ODS code F82009

    2.1 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    219 HIGH STREET, HORNCHURCH, RM11 3XT

    ODS code F82023

    2.3 km

  • MAYLANDS HEALTHCARE

    300 UPPER RAINHAM ROAD, HORNCHURCH, RM12 4EQ

    ODS code F82008

    2.4 km

  • DR GUPTA

    206 MAWNEY ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 8BU

    ODS code F82610

    2.4 km

  • SUTTONS AVENUE SURGERY

    24 SUTTONS AVENUE, HORNCHURCH, RM12 4LF

    ODS code F82609

    2.5 km

  • DR VM PATEL

    9 GLANVILLE DRIVE, HORNCHURCH, RM11 3SZ

    ODS code F82033

    2.7 km

  • KINGS PARK SURGERY

    HAROLD WOOD POLYCLINIC, COPSE AVENUE, HAROLD WOOD, ROMFORD, RM3 0FE

    ODS code Y02973

    3.0 km

  • INGREBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    135 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 7JJ

    ODS code F82648

    3.1 km

  • STRAIGHT ROAD SURGERY

    137 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 7JJ

    ODS code F82671

    3.1 km

  • ST GEORGES COUNTRY PARK SURGERY

    ST. GEORGES HEALTH & WELLBEING HUB, 113 SUTTONS LANE, HORNCHURCH, RM12 6RR

    ODS code F82624

    3.2 km

  • CHOWDHURY

    OAK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE, 8 OAK ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 0PT

    ODS code F82045

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 46 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Princes Road Heath Park

    BCT · Heath Park

    0.0 miles
  • Princes Road Heath Park

    BCT · Heath Park

    0.1 miles
  • Frances Bardsley Academy

    BCT · Heath Park

    0.1 miles
  • Frances Bardsley Academy

    BCT · Heath Park

    0.2 miles
  • Osborne Road / Brentwood Road

    BCT · Heath Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Havering 016D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,309 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £290,000 from 2 recorded sales in RM1 2SL. 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.

Schools

105 open schools are in scope, including 69 primary and 20 secondary schools. The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls is the nearest published school at 206 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

6,360 published events cover 12 months, averaging 530 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,935 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.