# RM2 Postcode district covering Gidea Park and Ardleigh Green, in Havering. RM2 is a postcode district covering Gidea Park and Ardleigh Green, in Havering. Median sale price £536,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 57.1 per 1,000 people. Postcode district. Code RM2. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [RM](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm) 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 RM2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm2#f-house-sales-median-price - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm2#f-population - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm2#f-radon-affected-share - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm2#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=RM2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in RM2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=RM2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 216 homes were sold in RM2 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=RM2) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for RM2. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=RM2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): RM2 had 13,342 usual residents at the census. ## How RM2 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | RM2 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £536,000 | 3rd most expensive | 20 postcode districts, RM · 2025 | | Population | 13,342 | 4th least populated | 20 postcode districts, RM · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 20 postcode districts, RM · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 88.8% | 4th lowest | 20 postcode districts, RM · Jan 2026 | ## Is RM2 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in RM2 at a rate of 57.1 per 1,000 people. That compares with 94.6 per 1,000 people across the RM postcode area. In August 2026 alone, 60 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in RM2. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (211), anti-social behaviour (182) and other crime (125). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in RM2 was 66.6 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. ## Deprivation in RM2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so RM2 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in RM2 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Havering 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/havering/neighbourhood/e01002383) | 1,666 | 37.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.3% | | [Havering 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/havering/neighbourhood/e01002337) | 1,322 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.1% | | [Havering 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/havering/neighbourhood/e01002354) | 1,388 | 58.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% | | [Havering 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/havering/neighbourhood/e01002376) | 1,455 | 19.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.7% | | [Havering 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/havering/neighbourhood/e01002379) | 1,600 | 137.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.4% | | [Havering 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/havering/neighbourhood/e01002380) | 2,286 | 75.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 77.6% | | [Havering 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/havering/neighbourhood/e01002355) | 1,492 | 27.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% | | [Havering 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/havering/neighbourhood/e01002382) | 1,815 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.1% | ## 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. ## Middle areas in RM2 [Gidea Park](https://openindex.co.uk/havering/gidea-park) ## Postcode sectors in RM2 [RM2 5 (140 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm2-5), [RM2 6 (128 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm2-6) ## Council [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) ## Towns in RM2 [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) ## Postcode districts next to RM2 [RM1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm1), [RM3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm3), [RM4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm4), [RM5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm5), [RM11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm11) ## Nearest rail stations [Gidea Park (600 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.2060,51.5819), [Romford (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.1832,51.5748), [Harold Wood (2.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.2331,51.5928), [Emerson Park (2.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.2201,51.5686) ## More in the RM postcode area [All RM postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) ## RM2 in brief RM2 is a postcode district covering Gidea Park and Ardleigh Green, in Havering. About 13,983 people lived in RM2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £536,000 in 2025 across 216 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 57.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in RM2 was £536,000 in 2025. RM2 had 13,342 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in RM2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In RM2, 88.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: RM2 - Postcode area: [RM](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm) - Constituency: [Romford †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/romford) - Council: [Havering †](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) - Area: 3.86 km² - People, mid-2024: 13,983* - Neighbourhoods: 8 - Output areas: 42 * 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 constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [RM1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm1), [RM11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm11), [RM3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm3), [RM4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm4), [RM5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm5) ## Latest updates for RM2 - 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. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/RM2 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm2#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 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm2