South Street, Romford, RM1 2BP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RM1 2BP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.5%	51.1%	5.6%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	54.5%	48.9%	-5.6%	49.0%	-0.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around RM1 2BP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.8% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	32.3%	51.8%	19.5%	37.9%	13.9%
Married: Opposite sex	48.9%	35.5%	-13.4%	44.2%	-8.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	3.1%	1.7%	-1.4%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	7.4%	6.6%	-0.8%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	8.3%	3.9%	-4.4%	6.1%	-2.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.9%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.2%	53.7%	5.5%	48.4%	5.3%
Good health	34.3%	33.2%	-1.1%	33.6%	-0.4%
Fair health	13.2%	8.3%	-4.9%	12.7%	-4.4%
Bad health	3.3%	3.4%	0.1%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	1%	1.4%	0.4%	1.2%	0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24%	17.8%	-6.2%	18.2%	-0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.8%	12.2%	0.4%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	22.7%	14.4%	-8.3%	13.4%	1.0%
Apprenticeship	4.4%	4.6%	0.2%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	13.4%	3.4%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	20.5%	33.7%	13.2%	33.8%	-0.1%
Other	6.6%	3.7%	-2.9%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 66.5% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	3.2%	3.2%	1.1%	2.1%
Chinese	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	6.9%	4.4%	-2.5%	3.1%	1.3%
Pakistani	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	2.3%	5.5%	3.2%	1.6%	3.9%
Black African	7.3%	5.5%	-1.8%	2.5%	3.0%
Black Caribbean	5%	5.1%	0.1%	1.0%	4.1%
Other Black	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.8%	0.4%
White	74.6%	66.5%	-8.1%	81.4%	-14.9%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Other	0%	2.7%	2.7%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.5%	73.5%	-10.0%	83.2%	-9.7%
European Union	3%	11.7%	8.7%	6.1%	5.6%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	1.9%	0.6%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	3.6%	3.5%	-0.1%	2.7%	0.8%
Middle East and Asia	8.3%	8.1%	-0.2%	5.6%	2.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	1.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	82.8%	73.5%	-9.3%	83.2%	-9.7%
10+ Years	0.7%	17.8%	17.1%	9.8%	8.0%
5-10 Years	1.3%	3.9%	2.6%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	6.6%	3.7%	-2.9%	2.2%	1.5%
Less than 2 years	8.6%	1.1%	-7.5%	1.9%	-0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.6%	76.7%	-8.1%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Lithuania	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	7.1%	0.9%	6.2%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	14%	13.5%	0.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.7%	37.2%	-8.5%
Christian	52.4%	46.2%	6.2%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	4%	1.7%	2.3%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	5.8%	6.5%	-0.7%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is South Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around South Street was 115.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 73.3% higher than the Hylands & Harrow Lodge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

South Street has the 20th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge and the 150th highest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 54.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -47.8%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 75% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,900

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in RM1 2BP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on South Street are based on 634 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.

House Prices for South Street, Romford, RM1 2BP

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM1 2BP

Average Price
£170,036

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£170,036

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for South Street

Average Price
£511,212

Semi-Detached
£533,514

Terraced
£743,665

Detached
£856,276

Flats/Maisonettes
£273,884

Other
£2,191,640

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on South Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 71 Vickers House, 365 South Street, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£88,000	2025-07-22	£88,896
Flat 62 Vickers House, 365 South Street, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£147,500	2024-03-15	£153,536
Flat 87 Vickers House, 365 South Street, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£115,000	2023-11-17	£119,206
Flat 89 Vickers House, 365 South Street, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£345,000	2023-10-13	£355,389
Flat 52 Vickers House, 365 South Street, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£90,000	2023-09-08	£92,903

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM1 2BP

Employment

RM1 2BP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	159
Self-Employed	58
Part-Time Employee	45
Retired	34
Looking after home or family	30
Student (economically inactive)	25
Unemployed	23
Other	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Human health and social work activities	23
Financial and insurance activities	19
Construction	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Manufacturing	9
Education	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Information and communication	5
Other	3
Transport and storage	3
Mining and quarrying	2
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harrow Lodge Primary School Rainsford Way , RM12 4BP	4out of 4	710 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harrow Lodge Primary School Rainsford Way , RM12 4BP	- not rated	710 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wykeham Junior School Rainsford Way , RM12 4BP	- not rated	710 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wykeham Infants' School Rainsford Way , RM12 4BP	- not rated	710 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Hornchurch Road , RM12 4TL	3out of 4	768 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Frances Bardsley School for Girls Brentwood Road , RM1 2RR	- not rated	1,277 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls Brentwood Road , RM1 2RR	- not rated	1,277 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Hornchurch High School Broadstone Road , RM12 4AJ	3out of 4	1,406 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Albany, A Business and Enterprise College Broadstone Road , Off Albany Road RM12 4AJ	- not rated	1,406 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Albany School Broadstone Road , RM12 4AJ	- not rated	1,406 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barking and Dagenham College Dagenham Road , RM7 0XU	- not rated	1,149 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Havering College of Further and Higher Education Ardleigh Green Road , RM11 2LL	- not rated	3,248 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Havering Sixth Form College Wingletye Lane , RM11 3TB	- not rated	3,557 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge College Little Heath , Barley Lane RM6 4XT	- not rated	5,345 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	3out of 4	2,477 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	2,485 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	3out of 4	4,582 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Raphael Independent School Park Lane , Hornchurch RM11 1XY	- not rated	729 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bridgewater Century Youth House , Albert Road RM1 2PS	- not rated	923 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manor Green College Arc Pru , Century Youth House RM1 2PS	- not rated	923 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Albert Road Unit Century Youth House , Albert Road RM1 2PS	- not rated	923 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Brentwood Road , Romford RM1 2RR	- not rated	1,294 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tole Haven	30 Roneo Corner, Hornchurch	153 yd
Roneo Cafe	14 Roneo Corner, Hornchurch	153 yd
YMCA Thamesgateway Ltd	29 Rush Green Road	194 yd
Pizza Hut Restaurant	Rom Valley Retail Park, Rom Valley Way	362 yd
Lake View Palace	Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	370 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Crown	360 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	180 yd
The Havering Well	148 Rush Green Road, Romford	613 yd
The Wheatsheaf	45 Wheatsheaf Road, Romford	705 yd
The Avenues Social Club Limited	231 Dagenham Road	912 yd
The Goose	143 South Street, Romford	1,024 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Curry Corner	4 Roneo Corner, Hornchurch	153 yd
Essex Chef	28 Roneo Corner, Hornchurch	153 yd
Happy Coffee	South Street, Romford	194 yd
Yo! To Go! @ Tesco Extra	300 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	427 yd
Park Lane Chippy	73 Park Lane, Hornchurch	642 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Extra	300 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	427 yd
Tesco Garage	300 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	427 yd
Aldi	Rom Valley Way, Romford	471 yd
Cooperative	98-100 Dagenham Road	835 yd
Lidl	Atlanta Boulevard, Romford	1,003 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ymca (Romford) RUSH GREEN ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	212 yd
Romford Ice Rink Arena (Closed) Rom Valley Way	ice rinks	571 yd
Harrow Lodge Primary School RAINSFORD WAY	grass pitches	713 yd
St Mary'S Catholic Primary School HORNCHURCH ROAD	grass pitches	776 yd
Ldg Fitness Centre (Romford) BRIDGE CLOSE	health and fitness suite	944 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Romford) ATLANTA BOULEVARD	health and fitness suite	955 yd
Concordia Academy CONCORDIA ACADEMY CONCORDIA ACADEMY UNION ROAD		997 yd

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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	60.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	163.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	137.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM1 2BP