Harris Close, Romford, RM3 8PQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding RM3 8PQ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.1% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.3%	52.1%	-1.2%	51.0%	1.1%
Male	46.7%	47.9%	1.2%	49.0%	-1.1%

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	38.9%	39.6%	0.7%	37.9%	1.7%
Married: Opposite sex	47.3%	47.3%	0.0%	44.2%	3.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	3.6%	1.7%	-1.9%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	6.6%	6.7%	0.1%	9.1%	-2.4%
Widowed	3.6%	3.6%	0.0%	6.1%	-2.5%

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 (86.1%) 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	51.4%	52.8%	1.4%	48.4%	4.4%
Good health	34.8%	33.3%	-1.5%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	9.3%	10.3%	1.0%	12.7%	-2.4%
Bad health	3.5%	2.8%	-0.7%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	20.7%	22.1%	1.4%	18.2%	3.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.2%	11.9%	-8.3%	9.6%	2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.8%	15.2%	0.4%	13.4%	1.8%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	3.8%	0.5%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13%	15.7%	2.7%	16.9%	-1.2%
Degree or Similar	21.5%	29.2%	7.7%	33.8%	-4.6%
Other	6.4%	2.1%	-4.3%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 73.6% 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%	1.9%	1.9%	1.1%	0.8%
Chinese	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	1.7%	3%	1.3%	3.1%	-0.1%
Pakistani	1.1%	2.4%	1.3%	2.7%	-0.3%
Other Asian	2.8%	2.8%	0.0%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	5%	8.3%	3.3%	2.5%	5.8%
Black Caribbean	2.6%	1.9%	-0.7%	1.0%	0.9%
Other Black	1.7%	0.8%	-0.9%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.2%	1.1%	0.9%	0.8%	0.3%
White	81%	73.6%	-7.4%	81.4%	-7.8%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0%	2.6%	2.6%	1.6%	1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71% 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	86.8%	71%	-15.8%	83.2%	-12.2%
European Union	3.4%	12.7%	9.3%	6.1%	6.6%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	2.8%	2.1%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	2.8%	5.2%	2.4%	2.7%	2.5%
Middle East and Asia	5.4%	7.3%	1.9%	5.6%	1.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	1.3%	-0.6%
Oceania	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86.8%	71.6%	-15.2%	83.2%	-11.6%
10+ Years	2%	19.6%	17.6%	9.8%	9.8%
5-10 Years	1.7%	6.2%	4.5%	2.9%	3.3%
2-5 Years	3.4%	2.1%	-1.3%	2.2%	-0.1%
Less than 2 years	6.1%	0.6%	-5.5%	1.9%	-1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.2%	76.7%	-0.5%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Lithuania	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	4.5%	0.9%	3.6%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	7.1%	13.5%	-6.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.8%	37.2%	-5.4%
Christian	53.7%	46.2%	7.5%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	3.9%	1.7%	2.2%
Muslim	4.5%	6.5%	-2.0%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Harris Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Harris Close was 91.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 6.4% higher than the Gooshays average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Harris Close has the 37th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Gooshays and the 221st highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 48.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 69.9%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 59% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,300

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in RM3 8PQ, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 6/10 (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) - 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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Harris Close are based on 48 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 Harris Close, Romford, RM3 8PQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM3 8PQ

Average Price
£551,397

Semi-Detached
£530,204

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£657,361

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Harris Close

Average Price
£549,174

Semi-Detached
£534,779

Terraced
£572,911

Detached
£643,582

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Harris CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14 Harris Close, Romford, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£555,000	2025-03-28	£552,295
16 Harris Close, Romford, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£516,000	2025-01-24	£518,539
30 Harris Close, Romford, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£505,600	2023-06-23	£531,635
26 Harris Close, Romford, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£515,000	2023-05-04	£529,247
46 Harris Close, Romford, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£697,000	2021-09-08	£780,235

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM3 8PQ

Employment

RM3 8PQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 9% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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	155
Self-Employed	64
Part-Time Employee	58
Retired	43
Unemployed	22
Looking after home or family	22
Student (economically inactive)	20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Other	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	37
Construction	33
Human health and social work activities	30
Financial and insurance activities	24
Manufacturing	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Transport and storage	17
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Other	10
Information and communication	9
Real estate activities	7
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Broadford Primary School Faringdon Avenue , Harold Hill RM3 8JS	3out of 4	560 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mead Primary School Amersham Road , Harold Hill RM3 9JD	3out of 4	781 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harold Court Primary School Church Road , Harold Wood RM3 0SH	3out of 4	1,144 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Drapers' Brookside Junior School Dagnam Park Drive , Harold Hill RM3 9DJ	3out of 4	1,328 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Drapers' Brookside Infant School Dagnam Park Drive , Harold Hill RM3 9DJ	2out of 4	1,375 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Redden Court School Cotswold Road , Harold Wood RM3 0TS	3out of 4	1,462 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Drapers' Academy Settle Road , Harold Hill RM3 9XR	2out of 4	1,763 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Royal Liberty School Upper Brentwood Road , RM2 6HJ	3out of 4	1,923 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
The Campion School Wingletye Lane , RM11 3BX	3out of 4	1,963 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Marshalls Park Academy Pettits Lane , RM1 4EH	2out of 4	3,290 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lime Academy Ravensbourne Neave Crescent , Faringdon Avenue RM3 8HN	3out of 4	683 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Forest Approach Settle Road , Harold Hill RM3 9YA	3out of 4	1,860 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Hare Park School South Drive , Gidea Park RM2 6HH	- not rated	2,030 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Koru 90 Taunton Road , Harold Hill CM13 2QU	- not rated	2,042 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gidea Park College 2 Balgores Lane , Gidea Park RM2 5JR	- not rated	2,460 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
Mumbai Cafe	11 Melksham Gardens, Romford	181 yd
Jump Evolution	Spilsby Road, Harold Hill	357 yd
Methodist Church	The Drive, Harold Wood	417 yd
Bread & Breakfast	5 Camborne Avenue, Romford	518 yd
Royal Voluntary Services	The Drive, Harold Wood	537 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
King Harold	51 Station Road, Harold Wood		664 yd
The Saxon King	Petersfield Avenue, Romford		1,034 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tower Fish & Chips	13 Camborne Avenue, Romford	518 yd
Jasmin Indian Takeaway	Gubbins Lane, Romford	542 yd
Fat Indian Takeaway	Unit 6b Faringdon Grove, Faringdon Avenue	609 yd
New Raj Bilash	Faringdon Avenue, Romford	623 yd
Yo! To Go! @ Tesco Extra	Bryant Avenue, Romford	828 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jayam Cash & Carry	Faringdon Avenue, Romford	623 yd
Co-op Food	13-15 Station Road, Harold Wood	644 yd
Tesco Extra	Bryant Avenue, Romford	828 yd
Tesco Garage	Bryant Avenue, Romford	828 yd
Lidl	131-133 Gooshays Drive, Romford	1,014 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ablemarle Youth House (Closed) Gooshays Drive	grass pitches	1,016 yd
Heavenly Ladies Gym PETERSFIELD AVENUE	health and fitness suite	1,092 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	58 Mbit/s
Average download speed	67.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	160 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	160 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM3 8PQ