Is RM1 1ER a good place to live?

Havering (RM1 1ER), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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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.

4/ 5
Safety score
12last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Anti-Social Behaviour
4 (33%)
Criminal Damage Arson
2 (17%)
Violent Crime
1 (8%)
Drugs
1 (8%)
Other Theft
1 (8%)
Other Crime
1 (8%)

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.

74
Primary
21
Secondary
16
Outstanding
Primary schools74 schools
13
53
2
6
Outstanding (13) Good (53) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (6)
Secondary schools21 schools
3
14
2
2
Outstanding (3) Good (14) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (2)

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
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
4
Gyms
2
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Mixas
    RM11EU
    0.0 mi
  • Asda
    RM13EE
    0.4 mi
  • Sainsbury's
    RM11AU
    0.4 mi
  • Lidl
    RM11TB
    0.6 mi
  • ALDI
    RM78AD
    0.6 mi

Parks & green space

  • Cottons Park
    RM79BZ
    0.4 mi
  • Cottons Park
    RM79AE
    0.4 mi
  • King George's Playing Fields
    RM78DD
    0.6 mi
  • Lodge Farm Park
    RM25AG
    0.6 mi
  • Jubilee Park
    RM70DF
    0.7 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.

1
Stations in range
0.5miles
Closest
  • Romford
    RM11TU
    0.5 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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