Lancaster Drive, Hornchurch, RM12 5SJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RM12 5SJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.8%	49.5%	-2.3%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	48.2%	50.5%	2.3%	49.0%	1.5%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	30.3%	40.2%	9.9%	37.9%	2.3%
Married: Opposite sex	51.8%	40.6%	-11.2%	44.2%	-3.6%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.8%	3.7%	1.9%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	9.6%	8.2%	-1.4%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	6%	7.4%	1.4%	6.1%	1.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.2%	49.5%	1.3%	48.4%	1.1%
Good health	36%	32.8%	-3.2%	33.6%	-0.8%
Fair health	12.9%	13.7%	0.8%	12.7%	1.0%
Bad health	2.2%	2.7%	0.5%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	1.2%	0.1%

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	24.3%	20.5%	-3.8%	18.2%	2.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.1%	13.5%	-1.6%	9.6%	3.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.7%	13.5%	-1.2%	13.4%	0.1%
Apprenticeship	6%	9%	3.0%	5.3%	3.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.1%	18%	1.9%	16.9%	1.1%
Degree or Similar	18.8%	23.4%	4.6%	33.8%	-10.4%
Other	5%	2%	-3.0%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 77.3% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.1%	4%	2.9%	1.1%	2.9%
Chinese	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	3.7%	4.7%	1.0%	3.1%	1.6%
Pakistani	0%	1.7%	1.7%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	3.3%	1.3%	-2.0%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	0%	3.3%	3.3%	2.5%	0.8%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
White	87.1%	77.3%	-9.8%	81.4%	-4.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Arab	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.4%	2.7%	2.3%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.9% 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	89.3%	81.9%	-7.4%	83.2%	-1.3%
European Union	2.9%	7.7%	4.8%	6.1%	1.6%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	2.2%	3.7%	1.5%	2.7%	1.0%
Middle East and Asia	5.5%	5%	-0.5%	5.6%	-0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	87.1%	82.2%	-4.9%	83.2%	-1.0%
10+ Years	0.7%	12.8%	12.1%	9.8%	3.0%
5-10 Years	0.4%	3%	2.6%	2.9%	0.1%
2-5 Years	3.7%	1.7%	-2.0%	2.2%	-0.5%
Less than 2 years	8.1%	0.3%	-7.8%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.1%	76.7%	2.4%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Lithuania	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Romania	5.1%	0.9%	4.2%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	9.4%	13.5%	-4.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29%	37.2%	-8.2%
Christian	53.5%	46.2%	7.3%
Hindu	2.7%	1.7%	1.0%
Jewish	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	7.1%	6.5%	0.6%
Sikh	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Lancaster Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lancaster Drive was 63.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 25.6% lower than the Elm Park average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Lancaster Drive has the 34th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Elm Park and the 338th highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -43.0%.

🔎 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. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,200

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in RM12 5SJ, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (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 - 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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Lancaster Drive are based on 185 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 Lancaster Drive, Hornchurch, RM12 5SJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM12 5SJ

Average Price
£471,122

Semi-Detached
£444,500

Terraced
£472,896

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lancaster Drive

Average Price
£492,723

Semi-Detached
£507,716

Terraced
£461,391

Detached
£487,491

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lancaster DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
206 Lancaster Drive, Hornchurch, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£427,000	2022-07-07	£451,362
179 Lancaster Drive, Hornchurch, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£475,000	2022-06-16	£505,245
198 Lancaster Drive, Hornchurch, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£367,500	2019-09-30	£446,688
208 Lancaster Drive, Hornchurch, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£340,000	2019-06-25	£413,437
190 Lancaster Drive, Hornchurch, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£465,000	2019-05-17	£572,264

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM12 5SJ

Employment

RM12 5SJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% 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	78
Retired	59
Self-Employed	34
Part-Time Employee	33
Unemployed	9
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Student (economically inactive)	8
Looking after home or family	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Human health and social work activities	16
Construction	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Financial and insurance activities	13
Transport and storage	13
Education	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Manufacturing	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Other	5
Information and communication	5
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The R J Mitchell Primary School Tangmere Crescent , RM12 5PP	3out of 4	417 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elm Park Primary School South End Road , Elm Park RM12 5UA	3out of 4	564 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Scotts Primary School Bonington Road , RM12 6TH	4out of 4	818 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Alban's Catholic Primary School Heron Flight Avenue , RM12 5LN	3out of 4	978 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Scargill Infant School Mungo Park Road , RM13 7PL	4out of 4	1,080 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College Abbs Cross Lane , RM12 4YB	3out of 4	1,086 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sanders Draper Suttons Lane , RM12 6RT	2out of 4	1,120 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brittons Academy Ford Lane , RM13 7BB	2out of 4	1,500 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hornchurch High School Broadstone Road , RM12 4AJ	3out of 4	1,654 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Elutec Yew Tree Avenue , Rainham Rd South RM10 7FN	2out of 4	2,386 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	2,784 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	3,002 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	4out of 4	5,271 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Routes4Life Limited First Floor , 100 Avelon Road RM13 7DH	- not rated	1,323 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Olive Ap Academy - Havering Inskip Drive , RM11 3UR	2out of 4	2,667 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Brentwood Road , Romford RM1 2PS	- not rated	3,408 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oakfields Montessori School Harwood Hall , Harwood Hall Lane RM14 2YG	- not rated	3,533 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Corbets Tey School Harwood Hall Lane , RM14 2YQ	3out of 4	3,559 yd	Foundation 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
Sunshine Fish Bar	371a South End Road, Hornchurch	133 yd
Havering Asian Social & Welfare Association	Kilmartin Way, Hornchurch	181 yd
Hornchurch Sea Cadets HQ	Wood Lane, Hornchurch	255 yd
JJ’s Coffee House	Northolt Way, Hornchurch	328 yd
Girls Allowed Gyms	Northolt Way, Hornchurch	328 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Good Intent	South End Road, Rainham		492 yd
Royal British Legion Club Ltd	35a Maylands Avenue, Hornchurch		554 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wok U Like	371b South End Road, Rainham	133 yd
Peri Peri World	11 Tadworth Parade, Hornchurch	617 yd
Domino's Pizza	18-19 Tadworth Parade, Hornchurch	617 yd
Uraswamy's Indian Takeaway	4 Tadworth Parade, Hornchurch	617 yd
New Regal Fish Bar	3 Tadworth Parade, Hornchurch	617 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Superstore	Airfield Way, Hornchurch	354 yd
A&J Food	27 The Broadway, Hornchurch	754 yd
Tesco Express	Elm Park Avenue, Hornchurch	783 yd
Sainsbury's Local	233 Elm Park Avenue, Hornchurch	890 yd
Midpoint Food Store	St Nicholas Avenue, Hornchurch	909 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Girls Allowed Gym 1 BLENHEIM COURT 1 BLENHEIM COURT NORTHOLT WAY	health and fitness suite	305 yd
Scotts Primary School BONINGTON ROAD	grass pitches	617 yd
Elm Park Primary School South End Road	grass pitches	642 yd
Abbs Cross Health And Fitness ABBS CROSS LANE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	1,031 yd
The Sanders School SUTTONS LANE	grass pitches	1,049 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	79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	145.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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