Turpin Avenue, Romford, RM5 2JU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RM5 2JU 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	51.9%	50.6%	-1.3%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	48.1%	49.4%	1.3%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.7%	39.3%	-0.4%	37.9%	1.4%
Married: Opposite sex	31.7%	37.2%	5.5%	44.2%	-7.0%
Separated	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	13.8%	14.8%	1.0%	9.1%	5.7%
Widowed	13.8%	7.1%	-6.7%	6.1%	1.0%

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	36.8%	42.2%	5.4%	48.4%	-6.2%
Good health	34.2%	36.9%	2.7%	33.6%	3.3%
Fair health	20.8%	15.7%	-5.1%	12.7%	3.0%
Bad health	5.6%	4.4%	-1.2%	4.0%	0.4%
Very bad health	2.6%	0.8%	-1.8%	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	34.4%	22.9%	-11.5%	18.2%	4.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.1%	16.2%	-3.9%	9.6%	6.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.2%	14.5%	2.3%	13.4%	1.1%
Apprenticeship	5.3%	2.8%	-2.5%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.9%	12.8%	4.9%	16.9%	-4.1%
Degree or Similar	12.7%	25.7%	13.0%	33.8%	-8.1%
Other	7.4%	5%	-2.4%	2.8%	2.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 80.4% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	2.2%	0.4%	-1.8%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	1.3%	9.2%	7.9%	2.5%	6.7%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	2%	1.6%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	0.8%	0.4%
White	90.5%	80.4%	-10.1%	81.4%	-1.0%
Other	0%	4.4%	4.4%	1.6%	2.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 80.5% 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	93.5%	80.5%	-13.0%	83.2%	-2.7%
European Union	0.9%	5.6%	4.7%	6.1%	-0.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	5.6%	5.6%	0.8%	4.8%
Africa	1.3%	5.2%	3.9%	2.7%	2.5%
Middle East and Asia	2.2%	2.4%	0.2%	5.6%	-3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.4%	-1.3%	1.3%	-0.9%
Oceania	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.5%	79.8%	-13.7%	83.2%	-3.4%
10+ Years	0.4%	9.1%	8.7%	9.8%	-0.7%
5-10 Years	0.4%	4.7%	4.3%	2.9%	1.8%
2-5 Years	2.2%	5.1%	2.9%	2.2%	2.9%
Less than 2 years	3.5%	1.2%	-2.3%	1.9%	-0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.1%	76.7%	-8.6%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Romania	6%	0.9%	5.1%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	16.7%	13.5%	3.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.1%	37.2%	-0.1%
Christian	51%	46.2%	4.8%
Jewish	3.2%	0.5%	2.7%
Muslim	3.6%	6.5%	-2.9%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	4.8%	6.0%	-1.2%

Safety

Is Turpin Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Turpin Avenue was 41.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 44.2% lower than the Havering-atte-Bower average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Turpin Avenue has the 16th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Havering-atte-Bower and the 277th lowest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 3.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about -1.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,400

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in RM5 2JU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 Turpin Avenue are based on 129 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 Turpin Avenue, Romford, RM5 2JU

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM5 2JU

Average Price
£356,650

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£372,112

Detached
£483,256

Flats/Maisonettes
£245,991

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Turpin Avenue

Average Price
£350,455

Semi-Detached
£390,390

Terraced
£405,419

Detached
£476,777

Flats/Maisonettes
£228,554

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Turpin AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Turpin Avenue, Romford, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£435,000	2024-06-03	£460,237
66 Turpin Avenue, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£173,000	2021-05-07	£188,929
60 Turpin Avenue, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£174,000	2020-08-07	£198,080
13 Turpin Avenue, Romford, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£425,000	2020-05-22	£500,323
7 Turpin Avenue, Romford, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£418,000	2017-02-24	£516,323

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM5 2JU

Employment

RM5 2JU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% 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.

RM5 2JU area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	44
Retired	33
Self-Employed	25
Looking after home or family	24
Unemployed	15
Part-Time Employee	15
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Student (economically inactive)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Construction	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Manufacturing	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Other	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Transport and storage	4
Education	4
Human health and social work activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Information and communication	2
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oasis Academy Pinewood Thistledene Avenue , Collier Row RM5 2TX	3out of 4	749 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clockhouse Primary School Clockhouse Lane , Collier Row RM5 3QR	3out of 4	752 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lowshoe Lane , Collier Row RM5 2AP	3out of 4	1,160 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Crownfield Junior School White Hart Lane , Collier Row RM7 8JB	3out of 4	1,678 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Crownfield Infant School White Hart Lane , Collier Row RM7 8JB	3out of 4	1,678 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bower Park Academy Havering Road , RM1 4YY	3out of 4	1,889 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Marshalls Park Academy Pettits Lane , RM1 4EH	2out of 4	2,833 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Forest Academy Harbourer Road , Hainault IG6 3TN	3out of 4	3,120 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Warren School Whalebone Lane North , Chadwell Heath RM6 6SB	3out of 4	3,668 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Church of England Academy London Road , RM7 9NX	1out of 4	4,003 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	4out of 4	4,226 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Immanuel School Havering Grange , Havering Road RM1 4HR	- not rated	1,667 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Little Heath School Hainault Road , Little Heath RM6 5RX	3out of 4	3,849 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gidea Park College 2 Balgores Lane , Gidea Park RM2 5JR	- not rated	4,057 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bep Academy 62-64 Western Road , ROMFORD RM1 3LP	- not rated	4,063 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Constance Bridgeman Centre East Wing, Redbridge College , Little Heath RM6 4XT	3out of 4	4,183 yd	Pupil referral unit	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Forest Row Centre	241 Lodge Lane, Romford	207 yd
AfroBites Mixes	37 Ravenswood Close, Romford	667 yd
Veyso's	17-19 Clockhouse Lane, Romford	762 yd
Gup Shup – Chit Chat Chai	3 Clockhouse Lane, Romford	768 yd
Bhais Dessert Bar	50a Collier Row Road, Romford	787 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
RM5 Lounge	11 Clockhouse Lane, Romford	769 yd
Colley Rowe Inn	54-56 Collier Row Road, Romford	780 yd
Gravity Bar	322 Collier Row Lane, Romford	859 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Churchill's / Serial Griller	15 Clockhouse Lane, Romford	768 yd
Domino's Pizza	58 Collier Row Road, Romford	780 yd
Kebabway / Pizzaway	62 Collier Row Road, Romford	780 yd
Chop Suey Centre	8 Collier Row Road, Romford	782 yd
12th Street	4 Collier Row Road, Romford	785 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op Food	25 Turpin Avenue, Romford	44 yd
Aldi	89-97 Collier Row Road, Romford	841 yd
Tesco	316-318 Collier Row Lane, Romford	945 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Forest Row Centre LODGE LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	330 yd
North Romford Community Association CLOCKHOUSE LANE		705 yd
Oasis Academy Pinewood THISTLEDENE AVENUE	grass pitches	850 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	56.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	56.4%

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	64.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	136.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM5 2JU