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Is RM5 2NS a good place to live?

Havering (RM5 2NS), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is average. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

RM5 2NS has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.

  • Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
  • Schools: 90 nearby (14 Outstanding)

Summary

Overall livability is average. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

RM5 2NS is a UK postcode in RM5 with a low crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Day-to-day amenities around RM5 2NS include 2 supermarkets and 1 park. Healthcare is served by 3 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 97% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 36 incidents were reported in RM5 2NS. It ranks 372 of 379 for safety within RM5.

Overall score

Average 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
3/5 — Below average
Schools
71/100 — Good
Amenities
43/100 — Average
Transport
0/100 — Poor
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

RM5 2NS is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 36 incidents were reported in RM5 2NS.

The most common categories are Shoplifting (31%), Violent crime (19%), Anti-social behaviour (19%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within RM5, this postcode ranks 372 of 379 for safety.

3/ 5
Safety score
36last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

RM5 district average
192 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Shoplifting
11 (31%)
Violent Crime
7 (19%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
7 (19%)
Other Theft
3 (8%)
Criminal Damage Arson
3 (8%)
Robbery
3 (8%)

Schools near RM5 2NS

90 schools near RM5 2NS, including 14 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 71 primary schools (11 Outstanding, 53 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 13 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

71
Primary
19
Secondary
14
Outstanding
Primary schools71 schools
11
53
3
4
Outstanding (11) Good (53) Requires Improvement (3) Other / not inspected (4)
Secondary schools19 schools
3
13
2
1
Outstanding (3) Good (13) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

A handful of everyday amenities surround RM5 2NS.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets and 1 park or green space.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Tesco, 0.2 miles away.

Lawns Park is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.

2
Supermarkets
1
Parks
0
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Tesco
    RM53NL
    0.2 mi
  • ALDI
    RM52AR
    0.2 mi

Parks & green space

  • Lawns Park
    RM53DW
    0.5 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 97%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

97%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
97%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

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