Is RM1 1ER a good place to live?
Havering (RM1 1ER), London, England
View RM1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
RM1 1ER has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 95 nearby (16 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
RM1 1ER is a UK postcode in RM1 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Romford, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around RM1 1ER include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 4 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 12 incidents were reported in RM1 1ER. It ranks in the lower half for safety within RM1.
Overall score
Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 71/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
RM1 1ER is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 12 incidents were reported in RM1 1ER.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (33%), Criminal damage arson (17%), Violent crime (8%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within RM1, this postcode ranks 309 of 509 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- RM1 district average
- 714 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near RM1 1ER
95 schools near RM1 1ER, including 16 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 74 primary schools (13 Outstanding, 53 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 14 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
RM1 1ER is well served by everyday amenities, with 16 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Mixas, 0.0 miles away.
Cottons Park is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Mixas0.0 mi
- Asda0.4 mi
- Sainsbury's0.4 mi
- Lidl0.6 mi
- ALDI0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- Cottons Park0.4 mi
- Cottons Park0.4 mi
- King George's Playing Fields0.6 mi
- Lodge Farm Park0.6 mi
- Jubilee Park0.7 mi
Transportation
Romford is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from RM1 1ER - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Romford0.5 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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