Latching Close, Romford, RM3 9DG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding RM3 9DG, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.7% 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	51.5%	53.7%	2.2%	51.0%	2.7%
Male	48.5%	46.3%	-2.2%	49.0%	-2.7%

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 RM3 9DG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.2% 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	43%	46.2%	3.2%	37.9%	8.3%
Married: Opposite sex	42.1%	39.1%	-3.0%	44.2%	-5.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	2.2%	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	7.2%	9.3%	2.1%	9.1%	0.2%
Widowed	5.6%	2.3%	-3.3%	6.1%	-3.8%

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	45.8%	53.5%	7.7%	48.4%	5.1%
Good health	37.4%	31%	-6.4%	33.6%	-2.6%
Fair health	11.3%	11.7%	0.4%	12.7%	-1.0%
Bad health	4.2%	2.9%	-1.3%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	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	27.1%	17.6%	-9.5%	18.2%	-0.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.6%	13.3%	-2.3%	9.6%	3.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	21.8%	15.8%	-6.0%	13.4%	2.4%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	5%	2.5%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	15.3%	4.7%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	17.8%	30.2%	12.4%	33.8%	-3.6%
Other	4.7%	2.8%	-1.9%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70% 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	1.7%	1.3%	-0.4%	1.1%	0.2%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1%	4.4%	3.4%	3.1%	1.3%
Pakistani	0%	3.1%	3.1%	2.7%	0.4%
Other Asian	1.7%	0.4%	-1.3%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	4.7%	11.5%	6.8%	2.5%	9.0%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	2.3%	0.8%	1.0%	1.3%
Other Black	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	2.9%	1.9%	0.9%	2.0%
Mixed Other	1.5%	0.2%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	84.7%	70%	-14.7%	81.4%	-11.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.3% 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	87.9%	78.3%	-9.6%	83.2%	-4.9%
European Union	4.4%	7.5%	3.1%	6.1%	1.4%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	3%	6.3%	3.3%	2.7%	3.6%
Middle East and Asia	2.5%	4.4%	1.9%	5.6%	-1.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	1.9%	0.4%	1.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86.7%	78.3%	-8.4%	83.2%	-4.9%
10+ Years	0%	17.5%	17.5%	9.8%	7.7%
5-10 Years	2%	2.3%	0.3%	2.9%	-0.6%
2-5 Years	4.7%	1.5%	-3.2%	2.2%	-0.7%
Less than 2 years	6.7%	0.4%	-6.3%	1.9%	-1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.8%	76.7%	2.1%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Romania	4.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	8.3%	13.5%	-5.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.3%	37.2%	-3.9%
Christian	47.9%	46.2%	1.7%
Hindu	4.2%	1.7%	2.5%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	7.9%	6.5%	1.4%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Latching Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Latching Close was 121.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 41.5% higher than the Gooshays average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Latching Close has the 22nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Gooshays and the 131st highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 59.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -47.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 51% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£44,700

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in RM3 9DG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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) - 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) - 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 Latching Close are based on 15 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 Latching Close, Romford, RM3 9DG

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM3 9DG

Average Price
£469,620

Semi-Detached
£441,562

Terraced
£525,159

Detached
£469,735

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Latching Close

Average Price
£485,101

Semi-Detached
£461,157

Terraced
£525,675

Detached
£490,622

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Latching CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Latching Close, Romford, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£450,000	2024-09-12	£466,921
4 Latching Close, Romford, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£540,000	2023-03-08	£547,644
2 Latching Close, Romford, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£310,000	2015-09-11	£451,933
3 Latching Close, Romford, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£330,000	2015-05-14	£524,813
9 Latching Close, Romford, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£215,000	2011-07-20	£425,335

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM3 9DG

Employment

RM3 9DG area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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 RM3 9DG 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 Employee	154
Self-Employed	48
Part-Time Employee	47
Retired	39
Student (economically inactive)	27
Looking after home or family	24
Unemployed	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Other	10

Employment Industry

Construction	33
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Human health and social work activities	23
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	17
Transport and storage	16
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	15
Financial and insurance activities	14
Other	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Manufacturing	9
Information and communication	8
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Real estate activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Drapers' Brookside Junior School Dagnam Park Drive , Harold Hill RM3 9DJ	3out of 4	574 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Drapers' Brookside Infant School Dagnam Park Drive , Harold Hill RM3 9DJ	2out of 4	594 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Ursula's Catholic Primary School Straight Road , RM3 7JS	4out of 4	1,085 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Broadford Primary School Faringdon Avenue , Harold Hill RM3 8JS	3out of 4	1,273 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hilldene Primary School Grange Road , RM3 7DU	3out of 4	1,404 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Drapers' Academy Settle Road , Harold Hill RM3 9XR	2out of 4	1,667 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bower Park Academy Havering Road , RM1 4YY	3out of 4	2,920 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Royal Liberty School Upper Brentwood Road , RM2 6HJ	3out of 4	3,264 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Redden Court School Cotswold Road , Harold Wood RM3 0TS	3out of 4	3,264 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Marshalls Park Academy Pettits Lane , RM1 4EH	2out of 4	3,686 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Koru 90 Taunton Road , Harold Hill CM13 2QU	- not rated	344 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Forest Approach Settle Road , Harold Hill RM3 9YA	3out of 4	1,507 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Ravensbourne Neave Crescent , Faringdon Avenue RM3 8HN	3out of 4	2,058 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Immanuel School Havering Grange , Havering Road RM1 4HR	- not rated	3,094 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Hare Park School South Drive , Gidea Park RM2 6HH	- not rated	3,317 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
Cafe Expresso	161 Whitchurch Road, Romford	188 yd
Knights Tandoori	149 Whitchurch Road, Romford	188 yd
St Thomas JSO Church London	2a Taunton Road, Romford	189 yd
Koru Educational Services	90 Taunton Road, Romford	428 yd
Bright Futures Kids Club	343 Dagnam Park Drive, Romford	481 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Deers Rest	Noak Hill Road, Romford		591 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wok-u-Like	147 Whitchurch Road, Romford	188 yd
Rajja's Grill	5 Farnham Road, Romford	591 yd
Hong Kong Garden	106 Hilldene Avenue, Romford	597 yd
L’Dees Country Kitchen	83b Chippenham Road, Romford	670 yd
Central Park Kiosk	Petersfield Avenue, Romford	836 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op Food	6-8 Farnham Road, Romford	604 yd
Iceland	10 Farnham Road, Romford	618 yd
Sainsbury's	44 Farnham Road, Romford	629 yd
Lidl	131-133 Gooshays Drive, Romford	807 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Central Park Leisure Centre GOOSHAYS DRIVE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	542 yd
Havering College Of Further And Higher Education TRING GARDENS	grass pitches	776 yd
Noak Hill Sports Complex NOAK HILL SPORTS COMPLEX NOAK HILL SPORTS COMPLEX NOAK HILL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, tennis courts	833 yd
Broxhill Centre (Closed) Broxhill Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	837 yd
Ablemarle Youth House (Closed) Gooshays Drive	grass pitches	903 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	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	50.0%

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	78 Mbit/s
Average download speed	90.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	27.62 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM3 9DG