High Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 6AX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RM6 6AX 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	50.7%	49.5%	-1.2%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	49.3%	50.5%	1.2%	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	29.2%	35.1%	5.9%	37.9%	-2.8%
Married: Opposite sex	48.5%	48.5%	0.0%	44.2%	4.3%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	6.2%	4%	-2.2%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	7.9%	5%	-2.9%	9.1%	-4.1%
Widowed	7.9%	6.7%	-1.2%	6.1%	0.6%

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	50.4%	51.6%	1.2%	48.4%	3.2%
Good health	31.4%	30.8%	-0.6%	33.6%	-2.8%
Fair health	12.9%	11.9%	-1.0%	12.7%	-0.8%
Bad health	4.4%	4.9%	0.5%	4.0%	0.9%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	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	17.5%	22%	4.5%	18.2%	3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.2%	11%	-6.2%	9.6%	1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.6%	12%	-7.6%	13.4%	-1.4%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	2.3%	0.2%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.3%	16.3%	5.0%	16.9%	-0.6%
Degree or Similar	24.4%	34.3%	9.9%	33.8%	0.5%
Other	7.9%	2%	-5.9%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 30% 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	6.1%	12.4%	6.3%	1.1%	11.3%
Chinese	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	7.2%	14.1%	6.9%	3.1%	11.0%
Pakistani	9.6%	18.9%	9.3%	2.7%	16.2%
Other Asian	2.5%	1.9%	-0.6%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	7.7%	8.4%	0.7%	2.5%	5.9%
Black Caribbean	7.4%	4.1%	-3.3%	1.0%	3.1%
Other Black	3%	2.4%	-0.6%	0.5%	1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
White	52.1%	30%	-22.1%	81.4%	-51.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.6%	4.3%	3.7%	1.6%	2.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.3% 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	73.6%	57.3%	-16.3%	83.2%	-25.9%
European Union	3.6%	7.6%	4.0%	6.1%	1.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	6.3%	7%	0.7%	2.7%	4.3%
Middle East and Asia	13.5%	25.1%	11.6%	5.6%	19.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3%	1.6%	-1.4%	1.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.5%	57.1%	-15.4%	83.2%	-26.1%
10+ Years	1.7%	25.1%	23.4%	9.8%	15.3%
5-10 Years	3.3%	9.4%	6.1%	2.9%	6.5%
2-5 Years	2.8%	3.8%	1.0%	2.2%	1.6%
Less than 2 years	19.8%	4.6%	-15.2%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.9%	76.7%	-1.8%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Southern Asia	7.8%	1.2%	6.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	5.9%	13.5%	-7.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.4%	37.2%	-24.8%
Christian	30.7%	46.2%	-15.5%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	9.4%	1.7%	7.7%
Muslim	37.5%	6.5%	31.0%
Sikh	7.3%	0.9%	6.4%
Not answered	2.4%	6.0%	-3.6%

Safety

Is High Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around High Road was 83.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 25.6% lower than the Chadwell Heath average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

High Road has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath and the 251st lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -38.4%.

🔎 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. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,900

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in RM6 6AX, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 9/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 High Road are based on 776 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Barking And Dagenham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for High Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 6AX

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM6 6AX

Average Price
£403,856

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£430,430

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£270,982

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Road

Average Price
£397,526

Semi-Detached
£522,020

Terraced
£459,817

Detached
£588,797

Flats/Maisonettes
£249,136

Other
£1,617,161

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
315 High Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£285,000	2019-05-02	£351,960
313A High Road, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£249,990	2018-06-08	£270,709
319A High Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£100,000	2010-06-25	£220,211
315A High Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£245,000	2010-05-19	£548,758
319 High Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£280,000	2010-02-25	£631,207

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM6 6AX

Employment

RM6 6AX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in RM6 6AX 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	87
Self-Employed	43
Retired	40
Part-Time Employee	40
Student (economically inactive)	24
Looking after home or family	20
Other	17
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	22
Construction	19
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	17
Education	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Other	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Real estate activities	8
Information and communication	7
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Warren Junior School Gordon Road , Chadwell Heath RM6 6DA	4out of 4	499 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Furze Infant School Bennett Road , Chadwell Heath RM6 6ES	3out of 4	540 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crowlands Junior School London Road , RM7 9EJ	- not rated	1,352 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Crowlands Infant School London Road , RM7 9EJ	- not rated	1,352 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crowlands Primary School London Road , RM7 9EJ	3out of 4	1,363 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Edward's Church of England Academy London Road , RM7 9NX	3out of 4	570 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Church of England School & Sixth Form College London Road , RM7 9NX	- not rated	576 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Church of England School & Sixth Form College London Road , RM7 9NX	- not rated	576 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Warren School Whalebone Lane North , Chadwell Heath RM6 6SB	4out of 4	621 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Warren Comprehensive School Whalebone Lane North , Chadwell Heath RM6 6SB	- not rated	621 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Loxford School of Science and Technology Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	5,230 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Redbridge College Little Heath , Barley Lane RM6 4XT	- not rated	2,250 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barking and Dagenham College Dagenham Road , RM7 0XU	- not rated	2,600 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	1,370 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	3out of 4	2,428 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	3out of 4	2,914 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	3out of 4	3,138 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	4,372 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Compass School 373 London Road , RM7 9NU	- not rated	495 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Havering Motorvations Motor Project 13 Maldon Road , RM7 0JB	- not rated	1,371 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kings Oak Primary School Salem Baptist Church , London Road RM7 9AQ	- not rated	2,005 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mountain Ash School Oasis House , Essex Road RM6 4JA	- not rated	2,006 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newbridge School 161 Gresham Drive , RM6 4TR	4out of 4	2,111 yd	Academy special converter	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
3 Luanet Restaurant & Shisha Lounge	236-238 High Road	303 yd
West Ham Training Ground	West Ham Football Club Training Ground, Saville Road	339 yd
7even Restaurant	230 High Road	352 yd
Nebula	218 High Road	426 yd
Sabores Da Terra Restaurant LTD	210 High Road	443 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tollgate Tavern Public House	High Road	419 yd
The Cedars Club	Cedars Club, Mill Lane	818 yd
Chadwell Heath Cricket Club	St Chads Park, West Road	1,016 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Roadhouse Grill Ltd	242 High Road	309 yd
Peri Peri Chicken Hut	213 High Road	442 yd
Luck Kitchen	204 High Road	443 yd
Happy House	226 High Road	443 yd
Yummy Chicken De Cafe Lounge Ltd	222 High Road	443 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Asda	Eldonwall Trading Estate		805 yd
Sainsbury's	97-131 High Road		1,015 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Chadwell Heath Training Ground Saville Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	376 yd
Westlands Playing Fields London Road	grass pitches	433 yd
St Edwards Church Of England School And Sixth Form College ST EDWARDS C OF E SCHOOL ST EDWARDS C OF E SCHOOL LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	570 yd
Warren Sports Centre Whalebone Lane North	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	626 yd
Cranfield Golf Centre WHALEBONE LANE NORTH	golf	734 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	68.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	81.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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