# RM12 5DS: area report for a postcode in Havering

RM12 5DS is a postcode in Havering.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Havering. Open the map at RM12 5DS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) › [RM12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm12) › [RM12 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm12-5)

## Around this postcode

- **40 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. Havering 026B: 146 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime#around=0.1984,51.5481,RM125DS
- **Elm Park, 190 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations#around=0.1984,51.5481,RM125DS
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools#around=0.1984,51.5481,RM125DS
- **No property in RM12 5DS listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode#around=0.1984,51.5481,RM125DS
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Havering 026B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england#around=0.1984,51.5481,RM125DS
- **£444,572 average price**: For the whole of Havering, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#around=0.1984,51.5481,RM125DS
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices#around=0.1984,51.5481,RM125DS
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets#around=0.1984,51.5481,RM125DS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RM12 5DS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode#around=0.1984,51.5481,RM125DS
- **Low road and rail noise at RM12 5DS**: Road 53 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode#around=0.1984,51.5481,RM125DS
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon#around=0.1984,51.5481,RM125DS
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide#around=0.1984,51.5481,RM125DS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Elm Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elm-park-primary-school-e102272) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [R J Mitchell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/r-j-mitchell-primary-school-e131590) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Benhurst Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benhurst-primary-school-e143216) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbs-cross-academy-and-arts-college-e136663) | Secondary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Scotts Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scotts-primary-school-e102316) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Scargill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scargill-infant-school-e144589) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Scargill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scargill-junior-school-e144590) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, June 2025 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sanders Draper](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sanders-draper-e146309) | Secondary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £455,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £537,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2024 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £475,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £288,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| May 2024 | £560,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £545,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2024 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Elm Park (180 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WOOD LANE SURGERY (480 m); THE ROSEWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE (630 m); MAYLANDS HEALTHCARE (760 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (90 m); HEALTHCARE PHARMACY (170 m); ELM PARK PHARMACY (340 m); MAYLANDS PHARMACY (760 m); CURAPHARM CHEMIST MUNGO PARK (920 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (150 m); PARKVIEW DENTAL PRACTICE (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Elm Park - Hornchurch (100 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Hornchurch Elm Park Avenue Local (330 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Elm Park Romford Express (380 m, Tesco); Tesco Hornchurch Superstore (840 m, Tesco); Co-op Mungo Park (970 m, Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £444,572** (August 2026). Havering’s average house price was £444,572 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £46,045** (2025). Full-time workers living in Havering earned a median of £46,045 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 40th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.7×** (2025). A home in Havering costs 9.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 60th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.8** (2025). Havering has a deprivation score of 16.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 121st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Havering 026B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.5** (2025). Havering 026B has a deprivation score of 13.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,788th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £466,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Havering 026B was £466,250 in 2025. Joint 5,791st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,786** (2021). Havering 026B had 1,786 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,320th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.8%** (January 2026). In Havering 026B, 92.8% 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.

## RM12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £465,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RM12 was £465,000 in 2025. Joint 373rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,551** (2021). RM12 had 35,551 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 626th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in RM12 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.9%** (January 2026). In RM12, 92.9% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering)
- Centre: 51.5481, 0.1984

Council: [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Dagenham and Rainham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dagenham-and-rainham): Margaret Mullane (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices#around=0.1984,51.5481,RM125DS

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