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RM3 8DQ

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 8LJ 32 m
RM3 8DF 35 m
RM3 8DE 59 m
RM3 8FJ 60 m
RM3 8LL 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM3 8DQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM3
Postcode sector
RM3 8
Latitude
51.603904
Longitude
0.219664
British National Grid easting
553,813
British National Grid northing
191,785

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
E00011407
Lower layer super output area
Havering 004C · E01002284
Middle layer super output area
Havering 004 · E02000467

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
32, Dartfields, Romford, RM3 8DQ 13 February 2024 £377,000
50, Dartfields, Romford, RM3 8DQ 24 March 2023 £407,000
42, Dartfields, Romford, RM3 8DQ 10 June 2021 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
37
Secondary
8

  1. Broadford Primary School

    Community school

    285 m

  2. Drapers' Brookside Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    618 m

  3. Edullect Academy Independent School

    Other independent school

    621 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,693
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,276
  • Anti social behaviour 581
  • Vehicle crime 318
  • Shoplifting 267
  • Other theft 253

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
59

27 female, 32 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
3.1
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM3 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

22

within 5 km

  • ABBAMOOR SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82670

    449 m

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82016

    449 m

  • THE ROBINS SURGERY, HAROLD HILL HEALTH C

    GOOSHAYS DRIVE, HAROLD HILL, ROMFORD, RM3 9SU

    ODS code Y00312

    449 m

  • THE SAHEECHA'S PRACTICES

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

    ODS code F82014

    449 m

  • INGREBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    135 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 7JJ

    ODS code F82648

    746 m

  • STRAIGHT ROAD SURGERY

    137 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 7JJ

    ODS code F82671

    746 m

  • PETERSFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82010

    935 m

  • KINGS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02973

    1.3 km

  • THE GREEN WOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F82007

    1.3 km

  • CHOWDHURY

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

    ODS code F82045

    1.6 km

  • THE NEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    264 BRENTWOOD ROAD, ROMFORD, RM2 5SU

    ODS code F82021

    3.4 km

  • WESTERN ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 WESTERN ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 3LS

    ODS code F82013

    3.6 km

  • ST EDWARDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 ST. EDWARDS WAY, ROMFORD, RM1 3DQ

    ODS code F82011

    3.7 km

  • NORTH STREET MEDICAL CARE

    274 NORTH STREET, ROMFORD, RM1 4QJ

    ODS code F82009

    3.8 km

  • CHASE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82630

    3.8 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

    4.0 km

  • BILLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    58B BILLET LANE, HORNCHURCH, RM11 1XA

    ODS code F82675

    4.1 km

  • HORNCHURCH HEALTHCARE

    58 BILLET LANE, HORNCHURCH, RM11 1XA

    ODS code F82055

    4.1 km

  • DR GUPTA

    206 MAWNEY ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 8BU

    ODS code F82610

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Myrtle Road / Chatteris Avenue

    BCT · Gallows Corner

    0.1 miles

  • Coltsfoot Path

    BCT · Gallows Corner

    0.1 miles

  • Coltsfoot Path

    BCT · Gallows Corner

    0.2 miles

  • Myrtle Road / Chatteris Avenue

    BCT · Gallows Corner

    0.2 miles

  • Dulverton Road (RM3)

    BCT · Harold Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Havering 004C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,006 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £392,000 from 2 recorded sales in RM3 8DQ. 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

Published establishments

57 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 8 secondary schools. Broadford Primary School is the nearest published school at 285 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,693 published events cover 12 months, averaging 307.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,276 events.

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