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RM2 5BF

Squirrels Heath · Havering · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Romford
Ward
Squirrels Heath
Local authority
Havering
Constituency
Romford
Postcode district
RM2
Postcode sector
RM2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM2 5TH 68 m
RM2 5TP 69 m
RM2 5TB 94 m
RM2 5TD 123 m
RM2 5SJ 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM2 5BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM2
Postcode sector
RM2 5
Latitude
51.576531
Longitude
0.205731
British National Grid easting
552,940
British National Grid northing
188,712

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Havering · E09000016
Electoral ward
Squirrels Heath · E05013985
Parish or community
E43000206
Westminster constituency
Romford · E14001448
Output area
E00011890
Lower layer super output area
Havering 014F · E01002382
Middle layer super output area
Havering 014 · E02000477

Postcode source versions

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Property

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Faith Close, Romford, RM2 5BF 30 November 2018 £375,000
2, Faith Close, Romford, RM2 5BF 31 July 2017 £365,000
1, Faith Close, Romford, RM2 5BF 12 July 2013 £265,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
101
Primary
62
Secondary
20

  1. Squirrels Heath Primary School

    Community school

    74 m

  2. The Bridge

    Other independent special school

    577 m

  3. The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls

    Academy converter

    593 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,642
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,141
  • Anti social behaviour 447
  • Vehicle crime 368
  • Shoplifting 340
  • Other theft 289

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

7 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
RM2 5 residents
7,044

Age bands in RM2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,153 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

630 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

1,853 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

1,811 residents

Age 65 and over
22.1%

1,548 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM2 5 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

40

within 5 km

  • THE NEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    264 BRENTWOOD ROAD, ROMFORD, RM2 5SU

    ODS code F82021

    258 m

  • DR MARKS PRACTICE

    107 BRENTWOOD ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 2SH

    ODS code F82663

    1.1 km

  • WESTERN ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 WESTERN ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 3LS

    ODS code F82013

    1.3 km

  • BILLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    58B BILLET LANE, HORNCHURCH, RM11 1XA

    ODS code F82675

    1.4 km

  • HORNCHURCH HEALTHCARE

    58 BILLET LANE, HORNCHURCH, RM11 1XA

    ODS code F82055

    1.4 km

  • ST EDWARDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 ST. EDWARDS WAY, ROMFORD, RM1 3DQ

    ODS code F82011

    1.7 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    219 HIGH STREET, HORNCHURCH, RM11 3XT

    ODS code F82023

    2.1 km

  • MODERN MEDICAL CENTRE

    195 RUSH GREEN ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 0PX

    ODS code F82638

    2.3 km

  • KINGS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02973

    2.3 km

  • DR VM PATEL

    9 GLANVILLE DRIVE, HORNCHURCH, RM11 3SZ

    ODS code F82033

    2.3 km

  • SUTTONS AVENUE SURGERY

    24 SUTTONS AVENUE, HORNCHURCH, RM12 4LF

    ODS code F82609

    2.4 km

  • NORTH STREET MEDICAL CARE

    274 NORTH STREET, ROMFORD, RM1 4QJ

    ODS code F82009

    2.5 km

  • CHOWDHURY

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

    ODS code F82045

    2.6 km

  • INGREBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    135 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 7JJ

    ODS code F82648

    2.7 km

  • STRAIGHT ROAD SURGERY

    137 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 7JJ

    ODS code F82671

    2.7 km

  • EASTBROOK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82039

    2.7 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F82031

    2.7 km

  • THE GREEN WOOD PRACTICE

    89 GUBBINS LANE, HAROLD WOOD, ROMFORD, RM3 0DR

    ODS code F82007

    2.8 km

  • MAYLANDS HEALTHCARE

    300 UPPER RAINHAM ROAD, HORNCHURCH, RM12 4EQ

    ODS code F82008

    2.8 km

  • DR GUPTA

    206 MAWNEY ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 8BU

    ODS code F82610

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 40 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

  • Salisbury Road Romford

    BCT · Ardleigh Green

    0.0 miles

  • Salisbury Road Romford

    BCT · Ardleigh Green

    0.0 miles

  • The Drill Roundabout

    BCT · Ardleigh Green

    0.1 miles

  • The Drill Roundabout

    BCT · Ardleigh Green

    0.1 miles

  • Cranham Road

    BCT · Heath Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Havering 014F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,923 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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

Schools

101 open schools are in scope, including 62 primary and 20 secondary schools. Squirrels Heath Primary School is the nearest published school at 74 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,642 published events cover 12 months, averaging 303.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,141 events.

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