Is RM2 6DL a good place to live?
Havering (RM2 6DL), London, England
View RM2 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
RM2 6DL has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 95 nearby (17 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
RM2 6DL is a UK postcode in RM2 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Gidea Park, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around RM2 6DL include 3 supermarkets, 5 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 4 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 8 incidents were reported in RM2 6DL. It ranks in the lower half for safety within RM2.
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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 82/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
RM2 6DL is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 8 incidents were reported in RM2 6DL.
The most common categories are Public order (38%), Violent crime (13%), Anti-social behaviour (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within RM2, this postcode ranks 176 of 269 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- RM2 district average
- 257 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near RM2 6DL
95 schools near RM2 6DL, including 17 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 72 primary schools (13 Outstanding, 51 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 15 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
RM2 6DL has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 2 gyms or fitness studios.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.3 miles away.
Haynes Park is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.3 mi
- Tesco Express0.8 mi
- Tesco Extra Gallows Corner0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Haynes Park0.4 mi
- Lodge Farm Park0.7 mi
- Platford Green0.8 mi
- Hylands Park0.8 mi
- Whitelands Dog Walking Area0.9 mi
Transportation
Gidea Park is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from RM2 6DL - a very short walk.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Gidea Park0.1 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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