Area guide

Living in RM13, Havering

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around RM13 in Havering. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 16 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Havering: £448,648, up 2.1% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider London average is £550,037.

Check sold prices for a specific address in RM13 →
See where RM13 ranks across London →

Council tax at Band D in Havering: £2,425 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare RM13 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for RM13 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around RM13

125 recorded home sales on the streets around central RM13 in the last 2 years, with a median of £386,000 and a range from £80,000 to £650,000. Mostly flats and maisonettes.

AddressTypeSold forDate
103 Cherry Tree Lane, RM13 8TT Detached £391,500 7 Jul 2026
36 Dunedin Road, RM13 8JX Flat or maisonette £292,000 6 Jul 2026
101 Hubert Road, RM13 8AD Semi-detached £470,000 3 Jul 2026
76 New Zealand Way, RM13 8JD Semi-detached £460,000 26 Jun 2026
37 Cherry Tree Close, RM13 7QU Terraced £386,000 19 Jun 2026
19 Collingwood Road, RM13 8SZ Semi-detached £490,000 12 Jun 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

46 schools within 3 miles , of which 81% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Scotts Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.7 mi away 0.44 mi 2025/26
Harrow Lodge Primary School Primary Outstanding 2.6 mi away 0.87 mi 2025/26
La Salette Catholic Primary School Primary Good 0.1 mi away no figure
Rainham Village Primary School Primary Good 0.4 mi away 0.44 mi 2025/26
Whybridge Infant School Primary Good 0.7 mi away 0.83 mi 2025/26
The Brittons Academy Secondary Good 0.8 mi away no figure

Schools in RM13 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Rainham Village Primary School Primary 0.44 mi 2025/26
Scargill Infant School Primary 0.67 mi 2025/26
Whybridge Infant School Primary 0.83 mi 2025/26
Brady Primary School Primary 0.95 mi 2025/26
Harris Academy Rainham Secondary 1.85 mi 2025/26

Will an address here get a place? How far Havering schools admitted from, school by school →

33 state primary and 9 state secondary schools within range, and no fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for RM13 →

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations14.9%
Skilled trades14.1%
Administrative and secretarial12.3%
Elementary occupations12.3%
Associate professional and technical10.8%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How RM13 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: white residents, down 21.6 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of RM13 (E01002370, 2,470 residents in 2021, up 25.2% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: white residents, down 21.6 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 56.7% 59.7% +3.0 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 10.2% 13.8% +3.6 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 31.2% 26.2% -5.0 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 19.3% 21.9% +2.6 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 13.5% 9.6% -3.9 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 13.8% 29.6% +15.8 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 11.9% 27.1% +15.2 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 80.0% 84.0% +4.0 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 83.3% 61.7% -21.6 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

276 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central RM13 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Havering's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

4 supermarkets, 6 pharmacies, 39 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs within a mile of central RM13.

Buses from the centre of RM13

Best-served stop: Dovers Corner, with 12.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of RM13 is Dovers Corner: 12.2 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 8.8 in the evening and 9.1 on Sunday daytime; the service runs through the night. Routes there: 165, 287, 372, 652. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of RM13. The nearest, Rainham Health Centre, has 7,029 registered patients.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Rainham Health Centre0.4 mi7,029Not given
South Hornchurch Medical Practice0.5 mi6,7097,188
Harlow Road Surgery0.6 mi3,9112,933

Nearest A&E: Barts Health NHS Trust, where 62.2% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust at 60.9%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Havering pays £2,425 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.8% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Havering, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Havering, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,893+5.4%
2022-23£1,971+4.1%
2023-24£2,088+5.9%
2024-25£2,208+5.7%
2025-26£2,314+4.8%
2026-27£2,425+4.8%

Exceptional Financial Support. Havering was agreed support by government for 2026-27 (£77.0m), 2025-26 (£88.0m), 2024-25 (£30.4m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about RM13

What is the average house price in RM13?

The average sold price in Havering is £448,648 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in RM13?

Prices in Havering are up 2.1% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in RM13?

The median of 125 recorded sales around central RM13 in the last 2 years is £386,000, ranging from £80,000 to £650,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in RM13?

46 schools sit within 3 miles of central RM13, and 81% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in RM13?

276 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central RM13 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is RM13 at risk of flooding?

Central RM13 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is RM13 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 81% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £386,000; the area sits in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 276 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is RM13 safe?

276 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central RM13 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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