RM3 8SF

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 8HW 76 m
RM3 8HN 78 m
RM3 8HG 83 m
RM3 8PP 108 m
RM3 8PL 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM3 8SF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM3
Postcode sector
RM3 8
Latitude
51.595238
Longitude
0.216628
British National Grid easting
553,632
British National Grid northing
190,815

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
E00011537
Lower layer super output area
Havering 006B · E01002310
Middle layer super output area
Havering 006 · E02000469

Postcode source versions

Explore RM3

81 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Paignton Close, Romford, RM3 8SF 11 June 2026 £300,000
Exmoor Court, 4, Flat 8, Paignton Close, Romford, RM3 8SF 17 September 2025 £251,000
Bickleigh Court, 30, Flat 7, Paignton Close, Romford, RM3 8SF 21 February 2023 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
44
Secondary
13
  1. Lime Academy Ravensbourne

    Academy special converter

    118 m
  2. Edullect Academy Independent School

    Other independent school

    633 m
  3. Broadford Primary School

    Community school

    808 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,417
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,140
  • Anti social behaviour 520
  • Vehicle crime 300
  • Shoplifting 293
  • Other theft 240

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
129

67 female, 62 male

Postcode households
49
Residents per household
2.6
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 1.1% 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+
9.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
9.8%
Gigabit-capable
9.8%
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

28

within 5 km

  • KINGS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02973

    670 m

  • INGREBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    135 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 7JJ

    ODS code F82648

    703 m

  • STRAIGHT ROAD SURGERY

    137 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 7JJ

    ODS code F82671

    703 m

  • THE GREEN WOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F82007

    1.1 km

  • CHOWDHURY

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

    ODS code F82045

    1.2 km

  • ABBAMOOR SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82670

    1.4 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82016

    1.4 km

  • THE ROBINS SURGERY, HAROLD HILL HEALTH C

    GOOSHAYS DRIVE, HAROLD HILL, ROMFORD, RM3 9SU

    ODS code Y00312

    1.4 km

  • THE SAHEECHA'S PRACTICES

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

    ODS code F82014

    1.4 km

  • PETERSFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82010

    1.6 km

  • THE NEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    264 BRENTWOOD ROAD, ROMFORD, RM2 5SU

    ODS code F82021

    2.5 km

  • WESTERN ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 WESTERN ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 3LS

    ODS code F82013

    2.7 km

  • ST EDWARDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 ST. EDWARDS WAY, ROMFORD, RM1 3DQ

    ODS code F82011

    2.9 km

  • DR MARKS PRACTICE

    107 BRENTWOOD ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 2SH

    ODS code F82663

    3.1 km

  • NORTH STREET MEDICAL CARE

    274 NORTH STREET, ROMFORD, RM1 4QJ

    ODS code F82009

    3.2 km

  • BILLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    58B BILLET LANE, HORNCHURCH, RM11 1XA

    ODS code F82675

    3.2 km

  • HORNCHURCH HEALTHCARE

    58 BILLET LANE, HORNCHURCH, RM11 1XA

    ODS code F82055

    3.2 km

  • CHASE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82630

    3.6 km

  • LYNWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82030

    3.7 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    219 HIGH STREET, HORNCHURCH, RM11 3XT

    ODS code F82023

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 28 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

  • Neave Crescent

    BCT · Gidea Park

    0.1 miles
  • Gallows Corner Retail Park

    BCT · Gidea Park

    0.1 miles
  • Gallows Corner Retail Park

    BCT · Gidea Park

    0.1 miles
  • Ashton Road

    BCT · Gallows Corner

    0.2 miles
  • Neave Crescent

    BCT · Gidea Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Havering 006B, 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

5,153 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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

Property market

The five-year median is £281,500 from 5 recorded sales in RM3 8SF. 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

69 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 13 secondary schools. Lime Academy Ravensbourne is the nearest published school at 118 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,417 published events cover 12 months, averaging 284.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,140 events.

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