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RM3 8BA

Heaton · Havering · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Romford
Ward
Heaton
Local authority
Havering
Constituency
Hornchurch and Upminster
Postcode district
RM3
Postcode sector
RM3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM3 8JL 39 m
RM3 8PJ 46 m
RM3 8JF 89 m
RM3 8XB 91 m
RM3 8JE 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM3 8BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM3
Postcode sector
RM3 8
Latitude
51.598867
Longitude
0.214971
British National Grid easting
553,505
British National Grid northing
191,215

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
E00011541
Lower layer super output area
Havering 004F · E01002316
Middle layer super output area
Havering 004 · E02000467

Postcode source versions

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Property

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Snowdrop Path, Romford, RM3 8BA 17 August 2018 £257,000
8, Snowdrop Path, Romford, RM3 8BA 13 April 2018 £270,000
2, Snowdrop Path, Romford, RM3 8BA 19 January 2018 £290,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
40
Secondary
9

  1. Lime Academy Ravensbourne

    Academy special converter

    484 m

  2. Broadford Primary School

    Community school

    573 m

  3. Edullect Academy Independent School

    Other independent school

    599 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,461
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,169
  • Anti social behaviour 538
  • Shoplifting 291
  • Vehicle crime 291
  • Other theft 234

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

17 female, 18 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.9
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 0.3% 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+
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

25

within 5 km

  • INGREBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    135 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 7JJ

    ODS code F82648

    344 m

  • STRAIGHT ROAD SURGERY

    137 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 7JJ

    ODS code F82671

    344 m

  • KINGS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02973

    977 m

  • ABBAMOOR SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82670

    1.1 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82016

    1.1 km

  • THE ROBINS SURGERY, HAROLD HILL HEALTH C

    GOOSHAYS DRIVE, HAROLD HILL, ROMFORD, RM3 9SU

    ODS code Y00312

    1.1 km

  • THE SAHEECHA'S PRACTICES

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

    ODS code F82014

    1.1 km

  • THE GREEN WOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F82007

    1.3 km

  • PETERSFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82010

    1.5 km

  • CHOWDHURY

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

    ODS code F82045

    1.5 km

  • THE NEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    264 BRENTWOOD ROAD, ROMFORD, RM2 5SU

    ODS code F82021

    2.8 km

  • WESTERN ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 WESTERN ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 3LS

    ODS code F82013

    2.9 km

  • ST EDWARDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 ST. EDWARDS WAY, ROMFORD, RM1 3DQ

    ODS code F82011

    3.1 km

  • NORTH STREET MEDICAL CARE

    274 NORTH STREET, ROMFORD, RM1 4QJ

    ODS code F82009

    3.2 km

  • DR MARKS PRACTICE

    107 BRENTWOOD ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 2SH

    ODS code F82663

    3.4 km

  • CHASE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82630

    3.5 km

  • LYNWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82030

    3.5 km

  • BILLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    58B BILLET LANE, HORNCHURCH, RM11 1XA

    ODS code F82675

    3.6 km

  • HORNCHURCH HEALTHCARE

    58 BILLET LANE, HORNCHURCH, RM11 1XA

    ODS code F82055

    3.6 km

  • DR GUPTA

    206 MAWNEY ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 8BU

    ODS code F82610

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 25 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

  • Neave Crescent

    BCT · Gidea Park

    0.1 miles

  • Ashton Road

    BCT · Gallows Corner

    0.1 miles

  • Heaton Avenue

    BCT · Gidea Park

    0.1 miles

  • Neave Crescent

    BCT · Gidea Park

    0.2 miles

  • Faringdon Avenue / Ashton Road

    BCT · Gallows Corner

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Havering 004F, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,388 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 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
1
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
5
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

60 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 9 secondary schools. Lime Academy Ravensbourne is the nearest published school at 484 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,461 published events cover 12 months, averaging 288.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,169 events.

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