Albany Road, Romford, RM6 6BS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RM6 6BS 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 Albany Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Albany 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.

Albany 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 6BS, 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 Albany Road are based on 81 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 Albany Road, Romford, RM6 6BS

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM6 6BS

Average Price
£414,580

Semi-Detached
£461,932

Terraced
£465,359

Detached
£613,163

Flats/Maisonettes
£237,706

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Albany Road

Average Price
£459,418

Semi-Detached
£539,316

Terraced
£475,091

Detached
£670,982

Flats/Maisonettes
£239,099

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Albany Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
29 Albany Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£425,000	2024-04-18	£457,827
23 Albany Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£435,000	2024-03-06	£470,538
18 Albany Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£486,000	2022-06-10	£526,248
10A Albany Road, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2022-05-24	£309,667
31 Albany Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£440,000	2021-12-20	£507,991

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM6 6BS

Employment

RM6 6BS 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 6BS 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	374 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Furze Infant School Bennett Road , Chadwell Heath RM6 6ES	3out of 4	469 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crowlands Junior School London Road , RM7 9EJ	- not rated	1,464 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Crowlands Infant School London Road , RM7 9EJ	- not rated	1,464 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crowlands Primary School London Road , RM7 9EJ	3out of 4	1,473 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Warren School Whalebone Lane North , Chadwell Heath RM6 6SB	4out of 4	493 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Warren Comprehensive School Whalebone Lane North , Chadwell Heath RM6 6SB	- not rated	493 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Church of England Academy London Road , RM7 9NX	3out of 4	694 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	700 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	700 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	5,174 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	2,117 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barking and Dagenham College Dagenham Road , RM7 0XU	- not rated	2,735 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	1,483 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	3out of 4	2,294 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	3out of 4	3,029 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	3out of 4	3,168 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	4,287 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	624 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Havering Motorvations Motor Project 13 Maldon Road , RM7 0JB	- not rated	1,504 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mountain Ash School Oasis House , Essex Road RM6 4JA	- not rated	1,918 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newbridge School 161 Gresham Drive , RM6 4TR	4out of 4	1,987 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newbridge School 161 Gresham Drive , RM6 4TR	- not rated	1,987 yd	Community special 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
3 Luanet Restaurant & Shisha Lounge	236-238 High Road	242 yd
7even Restaurant	230 High Road	285 yd
Nebula	218 High Road	350 yd
West Ham Training Ground	West Ham Football Club Training Ground, Saville Road	364 yd
212 Lounge Romford Ltd	212 High Road	368 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tollgate Tavern Public House	High Road	328 yd
The Cedars Club	Cedars Club, Mill Lane	708 yd
Chadwell Heath Cricket Club	St Chads Park, West Road	884 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Roadhouse Grill Ltd	242 High Road	248 yd
Peri Peri Chicken Hut	213 High Road	355 yd
Luck Kitchen	204 High Road	369 yd
Happy House	226 High Road	369 yd
Yummy Chicken De Cafe Lounge Ltd	222 High Road	369 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda	Eldonwall Trading Estate	865 yd
Sainsbury's	97-131 High Road	918 yd
Tesco	38-40 High Road	1,076 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Chadwell Heath Training Ground Saville Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	442 yd
Warren Sports Centre Whalebone Lane North	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	498 yd
Westlands Playing Fields London Road	grass pitches	547 yd
Cranfield Golf Centre WHALEBONE LANE NORTH	golf	617 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	693 yd
St Chads Park Alexander Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,047 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	98.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.0%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	127.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM6 6BS