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RM13

Postcode district

Postcode district covering South Hornchurch and Rainham, in Havering.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an RM13 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In RM13, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£420,000
525th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
32,508
777th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How RM13 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

RM13Middle
Median sale price20 postcode districts, RM · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in RM20 areas from £231,250 to £640,000. The middle area is £415,000. RM13 is £420,000.
£420,00010th most expensive
Population20 postcode districts, RM · 2021
Population: every postcode district in RM20 areas from 4,390 to 50,322. The middle area is 32,270. RM13 is 32,508.
32,5089th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage20 postcode districts, RM · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in RM20 areas from 70.4% to 96.9%. The middle area is 92.6%. RM13 is 90.9%.
90.9%8th lowest
Claimant rate20 postcode districts, RM · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in RM20 areas from 2.0% to 7.8%. The middle area is 5.1%. RM13 is 5.7%.
5.7%joint 7th highest

Is RM13 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in RM13 at a rate of 113.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 94.6 per 1,000 people across RM.

In August 2026 alone, 341 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in RM13.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,129), anti-social behaviour (890) and other crime (502).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in RM13 was 100.4 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.

Deprivation in RM13, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so RM13 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in RM13

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Havering 027A1,543118.2 per 1,000794.9%
Havering 027B1,79835.5 per 1,000588.5%
Havering 027C1,69539.3 per 1,000897.8%
Havering 027D1,70156.4 per 1,000699.8%
Havering 027E1,732121.2 per 1,000591.4%
Havering 028A2,487118.7 per 1,000392.0%
Havering 028B2,04569.7 per 1,000599.0%
Havering 028C2,469156.1 per 1,000493.8%
Havering 028D1,70778.4 per 1,000695.2%
Havering 028E1,93293.6 per 1,000375.0%
Havering 029A1,75546.2 per 1,000796.7%
Havering 029B1,968189.9 per 1,000584.1%
Havering 029C1,56085.4 per 1,000795.0%
Havering 029D1,54570.0 per 1,000696.3%
Havering 030A1,72397.5 per 1,000486.8%
Havering 030B1,957414.4 per 1,000374.2%
Havering 030C1,55361.5 per 1,000499.7%
Havering 030D1,50443.5 per 1,000798.3%

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Middle areas in RM134

Postcode sectors in RM134

Council1

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Nearest rail stations4

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RM13 in brief

RM13 is a postcode district covering South Hornchurch and Rainham, in Havering.

About 36,318 people lived in RM13 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £420,000 in 2025 across 370 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 113.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in RM13 was £420,000 in 2025.

RM13 had 32,508 usual residents at the census.

In RM13, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In RM13, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.