# RM2 5RJ: area report for a postcode in Havering

RM2 5RJ 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 RM2 5RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) › [RM2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm2) › [RM2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Havering 008B: 44 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1876,51.5917,RM25RJ
- **Gidea Park, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1876,51.5917,RM25RJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1876,51.5917,RM25RJ
- **2 of 28 properties in RM2 5RJ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.1876,51.5917,RM25RJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Havering 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1876,51.5917,RM25RJ
- **£448,648 average price**: For the whole of Havering, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1876,51.5917,RM25RJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1876,51.5917,RM25RJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1876,51.5917,RM25RJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RM2 5RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1876,51.5917,RM25RJ
- **Low road and rail noise at RM2 5RJ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1876,51.5917,RM25RJ
- **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=0.1876,51.5917,RM25RJ
- **12.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1876,51.5917,RM25RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Marshalls Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marshalls-park-academy-e144094) | Secondary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rise Park Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rise-park-junior-school-e141173) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rise Park Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rise-park-infant-school-e141299) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Gidea Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gidea-park-primary-school-e102308) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-primary-school-e102335) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edwards-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e102328) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parklands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parklands-primary-school-e102299) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gidea-park-preparatory-school-and-nursery-e102355) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £555,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2025 | £742,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2024 | £970,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| April 2024 | £585,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| February 2026 | £682,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| May 2024 | £720,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| March 2025 | £875,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| June 2024 | £870,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: RISE PARK PHARMACY (470 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £448,648** (July 2026). Havering’s average house price was £448,648 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 61st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.8** (2025). Havering 008B has a deprivation score of 7.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,999th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £685,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Havering 008B was £685,000 in 2025. Joint 1,677th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,732** (2021). Havering 008B had 1,732 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,265th 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In Havering 008B, 98.0% 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.

## RM2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £536,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RM2 was £536,000 in 2025. 223rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 13,342** (2021). RM2 had 13,342 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 917th least 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 RM2 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: 88.8%** (January 2026). In RM2, 88.8% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering)
- Centre: 51.5917, 0.1876

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

## Your MP

- [Romford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/romford): Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK), 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), July 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=0.1876,51.5917,RM25RJ

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