Oldchurch Road, Romford, RM7 0BD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RM7 0BD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51%	51%	0.0%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	49%	49%	0.0%	49.0%	0.0%

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	38.8%	38.1%	-0.7%	37.9%	0.2%
Married: Opposite sex	50%	48.3%	-1.7%	44.2%	4.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Separated	4.3%	5.1%	0.8%	2.2%	2.9%
Divorced	3.2%	4%	0.8%	9.1%	-5.1%
Widowed	3.7%	2.8%	-0.9%	6.1%	-3.3%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (90.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	60.2%	63.9%	3.7%	48.4%	15.5%
Good health	29%	26.2%	-2.8%	33.6%	-7.4%
Fair health	8.5%	8.4%	-0.1%	12.7%	-4.3%
Bad health	2.3%	1.1%	-1.2%	4.0%	-2.9%
Very bad health	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%

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	17.6%	15.7%	-1.9%	18.2%	-2.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.7%	11.2%	-0.5%	9.6%	1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.6%	10.7%	0.1%	13.4%	-2.7%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	3.4%	1.8%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.2%	11.2%	-1.0%	16.9%	-5.7%
Degree or Similar	35.6%	42.7%	7.1%	33.8%	8.9%
Other	10.6%	5.1%	-5.5%	2.8%	2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 41.4% 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	5.4%	5.3%	-0.1%	1.1%	4.2%
Chinese	3.1%	1.1%	-2.0%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	13.5%	11.4%	-2.1%	3.1%	8.3%
Pakistani	0%	8.4%	8.4%	2.7%	5.7%
Other Asian	17%	10.3%	-6.7%	1.6%	8.7%
Black African	5.4%	7.6%	2.2%	2.5%	5.1%
Black Caribbean	1.2%	3%	1.8%	1.0%	2.0%
Other Black	1.5%	2.7%	1.2%	0.5%	2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	1.9%	-0.8%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	47.9%	41.4%	-6.5%	81.4%	-40.0%
Roma	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Other	2.3%	2.7%	0.4%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.1%	48.7%	-8.4%	83.2%	-34.5%
European Union	4.6%	19.2%	14.6%	6.1%	13.1%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	3.4%	1.5%	0.8%	2.6%
Africa	5.8%	4.9%	-0.9%	2.7%	2.2%
Middle East and Asia	29.7%	22.6%	-7.1%	5.6%	17.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	1.3%	-0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 26.9% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56%	49.6%	-6.4%	83.2%	-33.6%
10+ Years	5.4%	26.9%	21.5%	9.8%	17.1%
5-10 Years	10.8%	11.2%	0.4%	2.9%	8.3%
2-5 Years	17.4%	5.4%	-12.0%	2.2%	3.2%
Less than 2 years	10.4%	6.9%	-3.5%	1.9%	5.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.9%	76.7%	-21.8%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Spain	3.4%	0.4%	3.0%
Lithuania	3.8%	0.3%	3.5%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	10.6%	0.9%	9.7%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Southern Asia	9.8%	1.2%	8.6%
South-East Asia	3%	0.2%	2.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
No passport held	4.5%	13.5%	-9.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.7%	37.2%	-19.5%
Christian	46.6%	46.2%	0.4%
Buddhist	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Hindu	9.4%	1.7%	7.7%
Muslim	16.2%	6.5%	9.7%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	7.5%	6.0%	1.5%

Safety

Is Oldchurch Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Oldchurch Road was 402.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 534.8% higher than the Hylands & Harrow Lodge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Oldchurch Road has the 4th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge and the 26th highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 172.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 347.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 75% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,900

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in RM7 0BD, 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 10/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Oldchurch Road are based on 128 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 Oldchurch Road, Romford, RM7 0BD

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM7 0BD

Average Price
£391,249

Semi-Detached
£460,924

Terraced
£399,918

Detached
£293,876

Flats/Maisonettes
£204,155

Other
£419,727

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oldchurch Road

Average Price
£353,667

Semi-Detached
£444,835

Terraced
£392,100

Detached
£293,000

Flats/Maisonettes
£303,250

Other
£428,122

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oldchurch Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
113 Oldchurch Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£315,000	2025-03-31	£310,731
153 Oldchurch Road, Romford, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£400,000	2024-05-17	£428,122
135 Oldchurch Road, Romford, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£382,000	2024-01-18	£412,285
165 Oldchurch Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£275,000	2023-11-03	£294,045
109 Oldchurch Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£380,000	2023-10-27	£401,264

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM7 0BD

Employment

RM7 0BD area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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 RM7 0BD 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	60
Self-Employed	28
Part-Time Employee	23
Student (economically inactive)	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Retired	12
Looking after home or family	11
Unemployed	9
Other	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	51
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Construction	14
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Education	4
Real estate activities	4
Transport and storage	4
Information and communication	4
Other	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Concordia Academy Union Road , RM7 0HG	4out of 4	218 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Rush Green Primary School Dagenham Road , Rush Green RM7 0RL	3out of 4	920 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crowlands Primary School London Road , RM7 9EJ	3out of 4	925 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Mawney Foundation School Mawney Road , RM7 7HR	3out of 4	990 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Havering Drive , RM1 4BT	3out of 4	1,643 yd	Voluntary aided 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	1out of 4	1,620 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls Brentwood Road , RM1 2RR	3out of 4	1,803 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College Terling Road , Wood Lane RM8 1JT	3out of 4	2,069 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hornchurch High School Broadstone Road , RM12 4AJ	3out of 4	2,385 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Marshalls Park Academy Pettits Lane , RM1 4EH	2out of 4	2,462 yd	Academy converter	No	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	1,260 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	2out of 4	2,496 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	4out of 4	4,195 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	4out of 4	4,578 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bep Academy 62-64 Western Road , ROMFORD RM1 3LP	- not rated	1,359 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Brentwood Road , Romford RM1 2PS	- not rated	1,777 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gidea Park College 2 Balgores Lane , Gidea Park RM2 5JR	- not rated	2,608 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	4out of 4	2,960 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Hare Park School South Drive , Gidea Park RM2 6HH	- not rated	3,050 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
Crow Lane Cafe	Crow Lane, Romford	211 yd
Havering Islamic Cultural Centre	91 Waterloo Road, Romford	422 yd
Eurest @ The Royal Mail Centre	Sandgate Close, Romford	494 yd
Indian Ocean	146 Rush Green Road, Romford	521 yd
Nazar BBQ	144 Rush Green Road, Romford	521 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Havering Well	148 Rush Green Road, Romford	521 yd
The Sun	47 London Road, Romford	613 yd
The Goose	143 South Street, Romford	741 yd
ATIK	108 South Street, Romford	767 yd
The Wheatsheaf	45 Wheatsheaf Road, Romford	830 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chilliz	80 Dagenham Road, Romford	547 yd
Chicken Kingdom	178 Rush Green Road, Romford	565 yd
Rush Green Balti	166 Rush Green Road, Romford	565 yd
Basil Wood Oven Pizzeria	172 Rush Green Road, Romford	565 yd
Silver City	58 London Road, Romford	665 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	Rom Valley Way, Romford	501 yd
Lidl	Atlanta Boulevard, Romford	651 yd
Cooperative	98-100 Dagenham Road	691 yd
Sainsbury's	The Brewery, Romford	754 yd
Sainsburys Garage	The Brewery, Romford	754 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Concordia Academy CONCORDIA ACADEMY CONCORDIA ACADEMY UNION ROAD		236 yd
Romford Ice Rink Arena (Closed) Rom Valley Way	ice rinks	320 yd
Ldg Fitness Centre (Romford) BRIDGE CLOSE	health and fitness suite	467 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Romford) ATLANTA BOULEVARD	health and fitness suite	632 yd
Nuffield Health (Romford) THE BREWERY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	707 yd
Ymca (Romford) RUSH GREEN ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	828 yd
Cottons Park MARKS ROAD	grass pitches	836 yd
Romford And Gidea Park Rfc GIDEA PARK RUGBY CLUB GIDEA PARK RUGBY CLUB CROW LANE	grass pitches	1,034 yd
Sapphire Ice And Leisure Grimshaw Way	health and fitness suite, ice rinks, swimming pool	1,050 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	97.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.9%

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	134.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	16.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM7 0BD