South Street is in Romford and in Havering district. RM1 2BH is located in the Romford Town electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Romford. This postcode has been in use since 2002-06-01.
StreetScan combines information about South Street, Romford, RM1 2BH and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RM1 2AD, RM1 2BS, RM1 2BE, RM1 2DY, RM1 1QJ, RM1 2DZ, RM1 1TR, RM1 1QA, RM1 2HJ.

South Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on South Street are based on 459 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Havering.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM1 2BH

Average Price
£289,473
Semi-Detached
£334,776
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£287,349
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for South Street

Average Price
£525,955
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on South Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 1 Burnside Court, 229 - 239 South Street, Romford, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£280,0002023-08-11 £274,110
Flat 7 Burnside Court, 229 - 239 South Street, Romford, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£280,0002022-06-20 £269,255
Flat 18 Burnside Court, 229 - 239 South Street, Romford, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£245,0002019-09-10 £247,923
Flat 11 Burnside Court, 229 - 239 South Street, Romford, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£242,0002018-09-18 £238,520
Flat 4 Burnside Court, 229 - 239 South Street, Romford, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£280,0002018-06-08 £276,350

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Concordia Academy
Union Road, RM7 0HG 		444 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Mawney Foundation School
Mawney Road, RM7 7HR 		1,059 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hylands Primary School
Granger Way, RM1 2RU 		1,073 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rush Green Primary School
Dagenham Road, Rush Green RM7 0RL 		1,198 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Hornchurch Road, RM12 4TL 		1,347 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
Brentwood Road, RM1 2RR 		1,213 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4Hornchurch High School
Broadstone Road, RM12 4AJ 		2,101 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4St Edward's Church of England Academy
London Road, RM7 9NX 		2,172 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Marshalls Park Academy
Pettits Lane, RM1 4EH 		2,192 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Royal Liberty School
Upper Brentwood Road, RM2 6HJ 		2,610 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBarking and Dagenham College
Dagenham Road, RM7 0XU 		1,578 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Eastbrook School
Dagenham Road, RM10 7UR 		2,907 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Sydney Russell School
Parsloes Avenue, RM9 5QT 		4,755 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Atam Academy
Little Heath, RM6 4XX 		5,090 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBep Academy
62-64 Western Road, ROMFORD RM1 3LP 		879 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Bridge
Brentwood Road, Romford RM1 2PS 		1,188 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGidea Park College
2 Balgores Lane, Gidea Park RM2 5JR 		2,099 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Mary's Hare Park School
South Drive, Gidea Park RM2 6HH 		2,489 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Olive Ap Academy - Havering
Inskip Drive, RM11 3UR 		3,480 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Smokey's Shack222 South Street, Romford96 yd
Mel's CafeDavidson Way, Romford175 yd
Pepe's Piri Piri172-174 South Street, Romford203 yd
Romford Elim ChurchWheatsheaf Road, Romford216 yd
Top Flavour, Grill'ish, American Pizza Doner, Just Pizza Doner175 South Street, Romford263 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Wheatsheaf45 Wheatsheaf Road, Romford235 yd
The Goose143 South Street, Romford350 yd
ATIK108 South Street, Romford472 yd
The Victoria122 Victoria Road, Romford497 yd
Slug & Lettuce105-111 South Street, Romford538 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Express Kebab House171 South Street, Romford263 yd
LangtonsVictoria Road, Romford295 yd
TastyVictoria Road, Romford345 yd
Dixy Chicken & PizzaVictoria Road, Romford348 yd
Baps151 South Street, Romford350 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
AldiRom Valley Way, Romford245 yd
LidlAtlanta Boulevard, Romford335 yd
Tesco Express76 South Street, Romford544 yd
Asda Express112-116 South Street, Romford544 yd
Green Grocery82 South Street, Romford544 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Fitness First Health Club (Romford)
ATLANTA BOULEVARD 		health and fitness suite287 yd
Ldg Fitness Centre (Romford)
BRIDGE CLOSE 		health and fitness suite341 yd
Romford Ice Rink Arena (Closed)
Rom Valley Way 		ice rinks348 yd
Nuffield Health (Romford)
THE BREWERY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool525 yd
Concordia Academy
CONCORDIA ACADEMY CONCORDIA ACADEMY UNION ROAD 		570 yd
Sapphire Ice And Leisure
Grimshaw Way 		health and fitness suite, ice rinks, swimming pool675 yd
Ymca (Romford)
RUSH GREEN ROAD 		health and fitness suite, squash courts808 yd
Kv03 Ltd (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Mercury Gardens 		health and fitness suite944 yd
Better Gym Romford
ROMFORD SHOPPING HALL ROMFORD SHOPPING HALL MARKET PLACE 		health and fitness suite1,030 yd
The Frances Bardsley Academy For Girls
BRENTWOOD ROAD 		artificial grass pitch1,072 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 4.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed76.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed60.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is South Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1614 crimes were reported near South Street . Only 4% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of RM1 2BH.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for South Street, Romford, RM1 2BH

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1614
Violence And Sexual Offences 500
Anti Social Behaviour 320
Drugs 157
Public Order 127
Shoplifting 100
Other Theft 97
Theft From The Person 73
Criminal Damage And Arson 64
Vehicle Crime 59
Burglary 34
Robbery 29
Possession Of Weapons 22
Bicycle Theft 18
Other Crime 14

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of RM1 2BH.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Melton Gardens492 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Romford (Station)420 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Maxwell Road478 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Romford464 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Romford464 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Romford464 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsUnder investigationOn or near The Maltings217 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near The Maltings217 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Douglas Road492 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Douglas Road492 yd
More Crime Statistics for South Street, Romford, RM1 2BH

Employment

RM1 2BH area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in RM1 2BH area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee120
Self-Employed71
Part-Time Employee44
Retired36
Student (economically inactive)35
Looking after home or family33
Other25
Long-Term Sick or disabled18
Unemployed15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)12

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities28
Construction22
Education21
Professional, scientific and technical activities21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles21
Financial and insurance activities14
Accommodation and food service activities11
Transport and storage10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Administrative and support service activities9
Manufacturing6
Information and communication6
Other3
Real estate activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female271
Male269

Partnership Status

Single204
Married: Opposite sex156
Married: Same sex2
Separated15
Divorced23
Widowed10

Health

Very good health269
Good health195
Fair health57
Bad health18
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications84
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 34
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 50
Apprenticeship28
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 51
Degree or Similar 150
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi44
Chinese7
Indian18
Pakistani26
Other Asian17
Black African50
Black Caribbean7
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African10
Mixed White and Caribbean5
Mixed Other9
White296
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Roma9
Arab18
Other17

Country of Birth

United Kingdom284
European Union111
Rest of Europe25
Africa33
Middle East and Asia81
The Americas and the Caribbean5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK284
10+ Years90
5-10 Years92
2-5 Years28
Less than 2 years47

Passport Held

United Kingdom283
Ireland3
Italy31
Portugal1
Spain8
Lithuania6
Poland4
Romania73
Other EU countries12
Turkey3
Other Europe2
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa15
South and Eastern Africa3
Middle East5
Eastern Asia3
Southern Asia8
South-East Asia7
No passport held79

Religion

No religion127
Christian227
Buddhist3
Hindu6
Muslim128
Other religion1
Not answered50
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