The Chase, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 6UR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RM6 6UR has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% 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	50.3%	49.6%	-0.7%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	49.7%	50.4%	0.7%	49.0%	1.4%

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	35.3%	38.3%	3.0%	37.9%	0.4%
Married: Opposite sex	48.7%	46.6%	-2.1%	44.2%	2.4%
Separated	1.1%	1.7%	0.6%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	6.7%	8.7%	2.0%	9.1%	-0.4%
Widowed	8.2%	4.7%	-3.5%	6.1%	-1.4%

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	45.6%	53.7%	8.1%	48.4%	5.3%
Good health	35.5%	30.6%	-4.9%	33.6%	-3.0%
Fair health	13.1%	11.7%	-1.4%	12.7%	-1.0%
Bad health	5.2%	3.8%	-1.4%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	21.6%	18.5%	-3.1%	18.2%	0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19%	10.1%	-8.9%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.1%	11.1%	-9.0%	13.4%	-2.3%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	5.7%	4.6%	5.3%	0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	16.1%	4.2%	16.9%	-0.8%
Degree or Similar	21.2%	35.2%	14.0%	33.8%	1.4%
Other	5.2%	3.4%	-1.8%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 30.5% 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	8.7%	11.5%	2.8%	1.1%	10.4%
Chinese	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	9%	16%	7.0%	3.1%	12.9%
Pakistani	4.1%	13.6%	9.5%	2.7%	10.9%
Other Asian	4.9%	4%	-0.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	5.2%	2.7%	-2.5%	2.5%	0.2%
Black Caribbean	3.8%	4%	0.2%	1.0%	3.0%
Other Black	2.9%	3.5%	0.6%	0.5%	3.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	3.7%	2.5%	0.8%	2.9%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	1.1%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.6%	2.4%	-0.2%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
White	50%	30.5%	-19.5%	81.4%	-50.9%
Roma	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Arab	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	3.2%	2.4%	-0.8%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.9% 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	76.7%	62.9%	-13.8%	83.2%	-20.3%
European Union	2%	10.6%	8.6%	6.1%	4.5%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	6.4%	5.1%	-1.3%	2.7%	2.4%
Middle East and Asia	10.8%	19.5%	8.7%	5.6%	13.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.2%	1.9%	-1.3%	1.3%	0.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.7%	62.9%	-13.8%	83.2%	-20.3%
10+ Years	1.2%	23.6%	22.4%	9.8%	13.8%
5-10 Years	1.5%	6.5%	5.0%	2.9%	3.6%
2-5 Years	4.4%	4.1%	-0.3%	2.2%	1.9%
Less than 2 years	16.3%	3%	-13.3%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.8%	76.7%	-0.9%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Portugal	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Lithuania	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	5.4%	0.9%	4.5%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Southern Asia	5.2%	1.2%	4.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	4.1%	13.5%	-9.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	15.5%	37.2%	-21.7%
Christian	32.6%	46.2%	-13.6%
Hindu	5.7%	1.7%	4.0%
Muslim	30.7%	6.5%	24.2%
Sikh	10.3%	0.9%	9.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1%

Safety

Is The Chase Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Chase was 30.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 71.4% lower than the Chadwell Heath average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

The Chase has the 5th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath and the 57th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 66.2%.

🔎 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 6UR, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 7/10 (above 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 The Chase are based on 38 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 The Chase, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 6UR

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM6 6UR

Average Price
£407,777

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£407,777

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Chase

Average Price
£661,380

Semi-Detached
£718,608

Terraced
£436,464

Detached
£885,423

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£634,250

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The ChaseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 The Chase, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£380,000	2024-03-27	£416,153
5 The Chase, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£335,000	2019-11-25	£404,983
8 The Chase, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£221,000	2008-02-01	£432,604
3 The Chase, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£181,500	2006-07-11	£405,503
7 The Chase, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£178,000	2006-06-16	£401,068

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM6 6UR

Employment

RM6 6UR area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 25% 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 RM6 6UR 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	96
Retired	48
Part-Time Employee	40
Self-Employed	35
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	20
Unemployed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Human health and social work activities	18
Financial and insurance activities	14
Construction	13
Transport and storage	13
Education	11
Manufacturing	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Other	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Information and communication	7
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Furze Infant School Bennett Road , Chadwell Heath RM6 6ES	3out of 4	522 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Warren Junior School Gordon Road , Chadwell Heath RM6 6DA	4out of 4	569 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's Catholic Primary School Canon Avenue , Chadwell Heath RM6 5RR	4out of 4	782 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove Primary School Chadwell Heath Lane , Chadwell Heath RM6 4XS	4out of 4	1,233 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chadwell Primary School High Road , Chadwell Heath RM6 4EU	3out of 4	1,237 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	3out of 4	506 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Chadwell Heath Academy Christie Gardens , Chadwell Heath RM6 4RS	4out of 4	1,366 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Church of England Academy London Road , RM7 9NX	1out of 4	1,438 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mayfield School Pedley Road , RM8 1XE	3out of 4	1,680 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	1,744 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barking and Dagenham College Dagenham Road , RM7 0XU	- not rated	3,420 yd	Further education	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	1,572 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	4out of 4	3,160 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	2out of 4	3,534 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	3,666 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	3,823 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newbridge School 161 Gresham Drive , RM6 4TR	4out of 4	1,244 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Constance Bridgeman Centre East Wing, Redbridge College , Little Heath RM6 4XT	3out of 4	1,394 yd	Pupil referral unit	No	Mixed	More About School
Little Heath School Hainault Road , Little Heath RM6 5RX	3out of 4	1,719 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Noor Primary School 619-629 Green Lane , Ilford IG3 9RP	- not rated	1,996 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastcourt Independent School 1 Eastwood Road , Goodmayes IG3 8UW	- not rated	2,190 yd	Other independent school	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
Pizza & Ice	25 High Road	42 yd
One Love Caribbean Restaurant	One Love Caribbean Restaurant, 196 High Road	354 yd
212 Lounge Romford Ltd	212 High Road	400 yd
Sabores Da Terra Restaurant LTD	210 High Road	410 yd
Saint Chads Church	St Chads Road	410 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Cedars Club	Cedars Club, Mill Lane	189 yd
Chadwell Heath Cricket Club	St Chads Park, West Road	305 yd
Tollgate Tavern Public House	High Road	374 yd
The Eva Hart Public House	1128 High Road	705 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Star Pizza & Kebab	23 High Road	42 yd
Domino's Pizza	161 High Road	252 yd
Romford Fish & Chips	166 High Road	354 yd
Peri Peri Chicken Hut	213 High Road	371 yd
Chicken Spot	110 High Road	373 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	97-131 High Road	424 yd
Tesco	38-40 High Road	580 yd
B B Fatima Cash and Carry	1171 High Road	857 yd
Home Bargains	Unit 1, Grove Farm Retail Park, 1015-1021 High Road	1,087 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Chads Park Alexander Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	435 yd
Warren Sports Centre Whalebone Lane North	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	450 yd
Cranfield Golf Centre WHALEBONE LANE NORTH	golf	593 yd
Chadwell Heath Training Ground Saville Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	830 yd
Anytime Fitness (Chadwell Heath) KINVARA BUSINESS PARK 22-42 KINVARA BUSINESS PARK 22-42 FRESHWATER ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,045 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%

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