RM3 8LW

Heaton · Havering · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Heaton
Local authority
Havering
Postcode district
RM3
Postcode sector
RM3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM3 8LP 46 m
RM3 8LL 58 m
RM3 8LA 70 m
RM3 8LJ 119 m
RM3 8DQ 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM3 8LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM3
Postcode sector
RM3 8
Latitude
51.603116
Longitude
0.220881
British National Grid easting
553,900
British National Grid northing
191,700

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
E00011403
Lower layer super output area
Havering 004B · E01002282
Middle layer super output area
Havering 004 · E02000467

Postcode source versions

Explore RM3

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

    168 m
  2. Edullect Academy Independent School

    Other independent school

    507 m
  3. Drapers' Brookside Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    665 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,784
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,311
  • Anti social behaviour 592
  • Vehicle crime 329
  • Shoplifting 268
  • Other theft 256

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    779 m

  • STRAIGHT ROAD SURGERY

    137 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 7JJ

    ODS code F82671

    779 m

  • PETERSFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82010

    878 m

  • KINGS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02973

    1.2 km

  • THE GREEN WOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F82007

    1.2 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

    3.4 km

  • WESTERN ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 WESTERN ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 3LS

    ODS code F82013

    3.5 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

    3.9 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

    4.0 km

  • BILLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    58B BILLET LANE, HORNCHURCH, RM11 1XA

    ODS code F82675

    4.0 km

  • HORNCHURCH HEALTHCARE

    58 BILLET LANE, HORNCHURCH, RM11 1XA

    ODS code F82055

    4.0 km

  • DR GUPTA

    206 MAWNEY ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 8BU

    ODS code F82610

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Dulverton Road (RM3)

    BCT · Harold Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Dulverton Road (RM3)

    BCT · Harold Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Coltsfoot Path

    BCT · Gallows Corner

    0.1 miles
  • Coltsfoot Path

    BCT · Gallows Corner

    0.1 miles
  • Myrtle Road / Chatteris Avenue

    BCT · Gallows Corner

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

57 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 8 secondary schools. Broadford Primary School is the nearest published school at 168 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,784 published events cover 12 months, averaging 315.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,311 events.

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