RM3 8AY

Heaton · Havering · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Romford
Ward
Heaton
Local authority
Havering
Postcode district
RM3
Postcode sector
RM3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM3 8BW 41 m
RM3 8AZ 56 m
RM3 8HX 64 m
RM3 8AW 65 m
RM3 8AN 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM3 8AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2025
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM3
Postcode sector
RM3 8
Latitude
51.605479
Longitude
0.220563
British National Grid easting
553,870
British National Grid northing
191,962

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Havering · E09000016
Electoral ward
Heaton · E05013975
Parish or community
E43000206
Westminster constituency
Hornchurch and Upminster · E14001292
Output area
E00011396
Lower layer super output area
Havering 004B · E01002282
Middle layer super output area
Havering 004 · E02000467

Postcode source versions

Explore RM3

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Crediton House, 4, Kings Lynn Drive, Romford, RM3 8AY 5 July 2022 £195,000
Crediton House, 2, Kings Lynn Drive, Romford, RM3 8AY 28 August 2020 £177,500
Crediton House, 2, Kings Lynn Drive, Romford, RM3 8AY 6 May 2016 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
37
Secondary
8
  1. Broadford Primary School

    Community school

    426 m
  2. Drapers' Brookside Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    435 m
  3. Drapers' Brookside Infant School

    Academy converter

    511 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,600
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,232
  • Anti social behaviour 573
  • Vehicle crime 314
  • Shoplifting 266
  • Other theft 244

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
5.0
RM3 8 residents
12,141

Age bands in RM3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.8%

2,858 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

1,513 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.9%

3,470 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.2%

2,784 residents

Age 65 and over
11.4%

1,369 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM3 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

22

within 5 km straight-line

  • ABBAMOOR SURGERY

    HEALTH CENTRE, GOOSHAYS DRIVE, HAROLD HILL, ROMFORD, RM3 9SU

    ODS code F82670

    314 m

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    HAROLD HILL HEALTH CENTRE, GOOSHAYS DRIVE, HAROLD HILL, ROMFORD, RM3 9SU

    ODS code F82016

    314 m

  • THE ROBINS SURGERY, HAROLD HILL HEALTH C

    GOOSHAYS DRIVE, HAROLD HILL, ROMFORD, RM3 9SU

    ODS code Y00312

    314 m

  • THE SAHEECHA'S PRACTICES

    HEALTH CENTRE, GOOSHAYS DRIVE, HAROLD HILL, ROMFORD, RM3 9SU

    ODS code F82014

    314 m

  • PETERSFIELD SURGERY

    70 PETERSFIELD AVENUE, HAROLD HILL, ROMFORD, RM3 9PD

    ODS code F82010

    852 m

  • INGREBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    135 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 7JJ

    ODS code F82648

    900 m

  • STRAIGHT ROAD SURGERY

    137 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 7JJ

    ODS code F82671

    900 m

  • THE GREEN WOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F82007

    1.4 km

  • KINGS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02973

    1.4 km

  • CHOWDHURY

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

    ODS code F82045

    1.7 km

  • THE NEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    264 BRENTWOOD ROAD, ROMFORD, RM2 5SU

    ODS code F82021

    3.6 km

  • WESTERN ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 WESTERN ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 3LS

    ODS code F82013

    3.7 km

  • ST EDWARDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 ST. EDWARDS WAY, ROMFORD, RM1 3DQ

    ODS code F82011

    3.9 km

  • CHASE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    13-15 CHASE CROSS ROAD, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD, RM5 3PJ

    ODS code F82630

    3.9 km

  • NORTH STREET MEDICAL CARE

    274 NORTH STREET, ROMFORD, RM1 4QJ

    ODS code F82009

    3.9 km

  • LYNWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A-6 LYNWOOD DRIVE, ROMFORD, RM5 3QL

    ODS code F82030

    3.9 km

  • DR MARKS PRACTICE

    107 BRENTWOOD ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 2SH

    ODS code F82663

    4.2 km

  • BILLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    58B BILLET LANE, HORNCHURCH, RM11 1XA

    ODS code F82675

    4.3 km

  • HORNCHURCH HEALTHCARE

    58 BILLET LANE, HORNCHURCH, RM11 1XA

    ODS code F82055

    4.3 km

  • DR GUPTA

    206 MAWNEY ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 8BU

    ODS code F82610

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Hilldene Ave Shopping Centre

    BCT · Harold Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Chippenham Road (RM3)

    BCT · Harold Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Hilldene Ave Shopping Centre

    BCT · Harold Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Central Park Leisure Centre

    BCT · Harold Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Central Park Leisure Centre

    BCT · Harold Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Havering 004B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,757 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
6 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 £195,000 from 1 recorded sale in RM3 8AY. 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

56 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 8 secondary schools. Broadford Primary School is the nearest published school at 426 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,600 published events cover 12 months, averaging 300 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,232 events.

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