Rainsford Way, Hornchurch, RM12 4BL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RM12 4BL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.5%	50.6%	2.1%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	51.5%	49.4%	-2.1%	49.0%	0.4%

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 vicinity of RM12 4BL there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 54.5% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	30.2%	33.7%	3.5%	37.9%	-4.2%
Married: Opposite sex	56.3%	54.5%	-1.8%	44.2%	10.3%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	0.3%	1.1%
Separated	3.7%	1%	-2.7%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	1.9%	4.2%	2.3%	9.1%	-4.9%
Widowed	7.5%	5.2%	-2.3%	6.1%	-0.9%

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 (87.4%) 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	46.1%	52.1%	6.0%	48.4%	3.7%
Good health	33.5%	35.3%	1.8%	33.6%	1.7%
Fair health	16.2%	10.4%	-5.8%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	3.6%	2.2%	-1.4%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.2%	-1.2%

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	29.5%	17.2%	-12.3%	18.2%	-1.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.2%	11.2%	-6.0%	9.6%	1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.2%	17.5%	0.3%	13.4%	4.1%
Apprenticeship	5.6%	6.3%	0.7%	5.3%	1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	17.9%	8.2%	16.9%	1.0%
Degree or Similar	18.7%	29.5%	10.8%	33.8%	-4.3%
Other	2.2%	0.4%	-1.8%	2.8%	-2.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.2% 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%	3.4%	3.4%	1.1%	2.3%
Chinese	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	0%	3.4%	3.4%	3.1%	0.3%
Pakistani	1.2%	2.5%	1.3%	2.7%	-0.2%
Other Asian	1.2%	2.8%	1.6%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	4.2%	5.6%	1.4%	2.5%	3.1%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	2.2%	1.6%	0.9%	1.3%
Mixed Other	0%	2.5%	2.5%	0.8%	1.7%
White	90.1%	71.2%	-18.9%	81.4%	-10.2%
Other	0%	2.5%	2.5%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 85.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	94.6%	85.2%	-9.4%	83.2%	2.0%
European Union	1.2%	2.2%	1.0%	6.1%	-3.9%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	1.5%	4.2%	2.7%	2.7%	1.5%
Middle East and Asia	2.7%	6.2%	3.5%	5.6%	0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.4%	84.9%	-8.5%	83.2%	1.7%
10+ Years	1.2%	12.3%	11.1%	9.8%	2.5%
5-10 Years	0%	2.8%	2.8%	2.9%	-0.1%
2-5 Years	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	4.8%	0%	-4.8%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.2%	76.7%	11.5%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	5.1%	13.5%	-8.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.4%	37.2%	-11.8%
Christian	55.9%	46.2%	9.7%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	11.5%	6.5%	5.0%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Rainsford Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rainsford Way was 32.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 48.2% lower than the Hylands & Harrow Lodge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Rainsford Way has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge and the 209th lowest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 16.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 15.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,000

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in RM12 4BL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
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 - 5/10 (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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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 Rainsford Way are based on 72 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 Rainsford Way, Hornchurch, RM12 4BL

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM12 4BL

Average Price
£507,281

Semi-Detached
£485,459

Terraced
£526,375

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rainsford Way

Average Price
£504,151

Semi-Detached
£492,741

Terraced
£508,784

Detached
£464,004

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rainsford WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
52 Rainsford Way, Hornchurch, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£547,000	2025-01-03	£547,537
70 Rainsford Way, Hornchurch, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£465,000	2023-06-26	£491,021
55 Rainsford Way, Hornchurch, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£525,000	2022-09-05	£544,188
61 Rainsford Way, Hornchurch, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£470,000	2022-08-04	£495,222
47 Rainsford Way, Hornchurch, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£422,000	2021-02-08	£490,731

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM12 4BL

Employment

RM12 4BL area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	110
Retired	61
Part-Time Employee	30
Self-Employed	26
Student (economically inactive)	21
Looking after home or family	15
Other	8
Unemployed	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Transport and storage	21
Construction	16
Financial and insurance activities	15
Education	13
Manufacturing	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Other	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Information and communication	2
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harrow Lodge Primary School Rainsford Way , RM12 4BP	2out of 4	212 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Hornchurch Road , RM12 4TL	3out of 4	433 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rush Green Primary School Dagenham Road , Rush Green RM7 0RL	3out of 4	1,081 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hylands Primary School Granger Way , RM1 2RU	3out of 4	1,154 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benhurst Primary School Benhurst Avenue , Elm Park RM12 4QS	3out of 4	1,438 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hornchurch High School Broadstone Road , RM12 4AJ	3out of 4	907 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls Brentwood Road , RM1 2RR	3out of 4	1,349 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College Abbs Cross Lane , RM12 4YB	3out of 4	1,775 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sanders Draper Suttons Lane , RM12 6RT	2out of 4	2,427 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Elutec Yew Tree Avenue , Rainham Rd South RM10 7FN	2out of 4	2,496 yd	University technical college	No	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	1,300 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	2out of 4	2,511 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	4out of 4	4,753 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bridge Brentwood Road , Romford RM1 2PS	- not rated	1,332 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bep Academy 62-64 Western Road , ROMFORD RM1 3LP	- not rated	1,891 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Olive Ap Academy - Havering Inskip Drive , RM11 3UR	2out of 4	2,634 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Gidea Park College 2 Balgores Lane , Gidea Park RM2 5JR	- not rated	2,843 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Hare Park School South Drive , Gidea Park RM2 6HH	- not rated	2,987 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Burger King	272 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	319 yd
Harris & Hoole	300 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	357 yd
Tesco Family Dining	300 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	357 yd
Greggs PLC	300 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	357 yd
Tole Haven	30 Roneo Corner, Hornchurch	482 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Crown	360 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	467 yd
Iona Social Club	131-133 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	726 yd
The Harrow	130 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	946 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yo! To Go! @ Tesco Extra	300 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	357 yd
Curry Corner	4 Roneo Corner, Hornchurch	482 yd
Essex Chef	28 Roneo Corner, Hornchurch	482 yd
Blue Bengal	220 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	575 yd
Now Peri Peri	186 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	650 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Extra	300 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	357 yd
Tesco Garage	300 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	357 yd
Welcome Co-Op Hornchurch	176-178 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	650 yd
Aldi	Rom Valley Way, Romford	1,082 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Harrow Lodge Primary School RAINSFORD WAY	grass pitches	127 yd
St Mary'S Catholic Primary School HORNCHURCH ROAD	grass pitches	347 yd
Ymca (Romford) RUSH GREEN ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	686 yd
The Albany BROADSTONE ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	773 yd
Harrow Lodge Park WARREN DRIVE	grass pitches	1,013 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	96.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.0%

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	43.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	142.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	8.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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