RM3 8QR

Harold Wood · Havering · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM3 8QS 72 m
RM3 8PN 81 m
RM3 8QT 83 m
RM3 8RA 106 m
RM3 8PQ 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM3 8QR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM3
Postcode sector
RM3 8
Latitude
51.598270
Longitude
0.228428
British National Grid easting
554,439
British National Grid northing
191,177

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Havering · E09000016
Parish or community
E43000206
Westminster constituency
Hornchurch and Upminster · E14001292
Output area
E00011477
Lower layer super output area
Havering 002E · E01002299
Middle layer super output area
Havering 002 · E02000465

Postcode source versions

Explore RM3

24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Alverstoke Road, Romford, RM3 8QR 28 November 2025 £400,000
35, Alverstoke Road, Romford, RM3 8QR 24 April 2024 £200,000
12, Alverstoke Road, Romford, RM3 8QR 31 October 2023 £452,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
40
Secondary
11
  1. Edullect Academy Independent School

    Other independent school

    340 m
  2. Broadford Primary School

    Community school

    597 m
  3. Mead Primary School

    Community school

    616 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,639
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,226
  • Anti social behaviour 574
  • Vehicle crime 318
  • Shoplifting 271
  • Other theft 255

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
70

42 female, 28 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.6% 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

26

within 5 km

  • THE GREEN WOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F82007

    443 m

  • KINGS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02973

    596 m

  • CHOWDHURY

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

    ODS code F82045

    761 m

  • PETERSFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82010

    882 m

  • ABBAMOOR SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82670

    922 m

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82016

    922 m

  • THE ROBINS SURGERY, HAROLD HILL HEALTH C

    GOOSHAYS DRIVE, HAROLD HILL, ROMFORD, RM3 9SU

    ODS code Y00312

    922 m

  • THE SAHEECHA'S PRACTICES

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

    ODS code F82014

    922 m

  • INGREBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    135 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 7JJ

    ODS code F82648

    1.3 km

  • STRAIGHT ROAD SURGERY

    137 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 7JJ

    ODS code F82671

    1.3 km

  • THE NEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    264 BRENTWOOD ROAD, ROMFORD, RM2 5SU

    ODS code F82021

    3.1 km

  • WESTERN ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 WESTERN ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 3LS

    ODS code F82013

    3.6 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

  • ST EDWARDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 ST. EDWARDS WAY, ROMFORD, RM1 3DQ

    ODS code F82011

    3.8 km

  • DR MARKS PRACTICE

    107 BRENTWOOD ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 2SH

    ODS code F82663

    3.8 km

  • NORTH STREET MEDICAL CARE

    274 NORTH STREET, ROMFORD, RM1 4QJ

    ODS code F82009

    4.0 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    219 HIGH STREET, HORNCHURCH, RM11 3XT

    ODS code F82023

    4.1 km

  • DR VM PATEL

    9 GLANVILLE DRIVE, HORNCHURCH, RM11 3SZ

    ODS code F82033

    4.1 km

  • CRANHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    AVON ROAD, UPMINSTER, RM14 1RG

    ODS code F82674

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 26 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Neot's Road /Gooshays Drive

    BCT · Harold Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Camborne Avenue

    BCT · Harold Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Arundel Road

    BCT · Harold Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Gubbins Lane

    BCT · Harold Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Camborne Avenue

    BCT · Harold Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Havering 002E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,942 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
1
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 £400,000 from 3 recorded sales in RM3 8QR. 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

63 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 11 secondary schools. Edullect Academy Independent School is the nearest published school at 340 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,639 published events cover 12 months, averaging 303.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,226 events.

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