# RM

Postcode area named after Romford, with 20 districts.

The RM postcode area, named after Romford, has 20 postcode districts. Median sale price £415,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 94.6 per 1,000 people.

Postcode area. Code RM. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £415,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RM was £415,000 in 2025. Joint 25th most expensive of 104. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 583,425** (2021). RM had 583,425 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 43rd most populated of 120. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 17%** (2022). About 17% of people in RM live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.6%** (January 2026). In RM, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=RM) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 17% of people in RM live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=RM) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 6,080 homes were sold in RM in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=RM) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for RM.
- [Population by postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=RM) (Census 2021, England and Wales): RM had 583,425 usual residents at the census.

## How RM compares

Each postcode area against every other postcode area the measure covers.

| Measure | RM | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £415,000 | joint 25th most expensive | 104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025 |
| Population | 583,425 | 43rd most populated | 120 postcode areas, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 17% | 28th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 120 postcode areas, UK · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.6% | 25th highest | 120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026 |

## Is RM safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in RM at a rate of 94.6 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 5,007 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in RM.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (18,908), anti-social behaviour (10,343) and other crime (8,525).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in RM was 93.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Postcode districts in RM

| Area | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [RM1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm1) | 22,532 | £460,000 | 195.6 per 1,000 |
| [RM2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm2) | 13,342 | £536,000 | 57.1 per 1,000 |
| [RM3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm3) | 48,546 | £410,000 | 86.8 per 1,000 |
| [RM4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm4) | 4,390 | £640,000 | 88.7 per 1,000 |
| [RM5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm5) | 21,899 | £444,000 | 68.1 per 1,000 |
| [RM6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm6) | 36,919 | £440,000 | 86.7 per 1,000 |
| [RM7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm7) | 32,304 | £425,000 | 86.9 per 1,000 |
| [RM8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm8) | 50,322 | £382,500 | 76.8 per 1,000 |
| [RM9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9) | 40,571 | £382,000 | 103.1 per 1,000 |
| [RM10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm10) | 41,887 | £375,000 | 107.2 per 1,000 |
| [RM11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm11) | 33,904 | £506,500 | 63.9 per 1,000 |
| [RM12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm12) | 35,551 | £465,000 | 66.0 per 1,000 |
| [RM13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm13) | 32,508 | £420,000 | 113.0 per 1,000 |
| [RM14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm14) | 27,886 | £590,000 | 56.3 per 1,000 |
| [RM15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm15) | 32,236 | £360,000 | 83.6 per 1,000 |
| [RM16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm16) | 43,941 | £399,998 | 83.9 per 1,000 |
| [RM17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm17) | 30,025 | £325,000 | 116.4 per 1,000 |
| [RM18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm18) | 19,831 | £331,000 | 121.4 per 1,000 |
| [RM19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm19) | 7,356 | £231,250 | 91.0 per 1,000 |
| [RM20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm20) | 7,475 | £297,000 | 333.1 per 1,000 |

## RM in brief

The RM postcode area, named after Romford, has 20 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in RM was £415,000 in 2025.
RM had 583,425 usual residents at the census.
About 17% of people in RM live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In RM, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode area
- Code: RM
- Area: 306 km²
- People, mid-2024: 610,253*
- Postcode districts: 20

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the region and nation this postcode area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[CM](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm), [SS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss), [IG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig)

## Latest updates for RM

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm