Goldsmith Avenue, Romford, RM7 0EX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RM7 0EX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.6%	51.2%	-0.4%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	48.4%	48.8%	0.4%	49.0%	-0.2%

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	28.3%	37.8%	9.5%	37.9%	-0.1%
Married: Opposite sex	59.2%	44.8%	-14.4%	44.2%	0.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	6.3%	8.1%	1.8%	9.1%	-1.0%
Widowed	5.4%	7.3%	1.9%	6.1%	1.2%

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	51.2%	50.9%	-0.3%	48.4%	2.5%
Good health	32.3%	31.6%	-0.7%	33.6%	-2.0%
Fair health	11.9%	12.6%	0.7%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	3.9%	3.7%	-0.2%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	1.2%	0.0%

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	30.9%	21.5%	-9.4%	18.2%	3.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.3%	8.5%	-5.8%	9.6%	-1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.1%	13.1%	-3.0%	13.4%	-0.3%
Apprenticeship	3.6%	6.9%	3.3%	5.3%	1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	19.6%	9.3%	16.9%	2.7%
Degree or Similar	18.4%	28.1%	9.7%	33.8%	-5.7%
Other	6.3%	2.3%	-4.0%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58.2% 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	0%	6.8%	6.8%	1.1%	5.7%
Chinese	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	0.7%	7.7%	7.0%	3.1%	4.6%
Pakistani	0%	2.8%	2.8%	2.7%	0.1%
Other Asian	0%	1.8%	1.8%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	3.9%	6.5%	2.6%	2.5%	4.0%
Black Caribbean	4.2%	4.6%	0.4%	1.0%	3.6%
Other Black	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.4%	2.5%	2.1%	0.8%	1.7%
White	87.7%	58.2%	-29.5%	81.4%	-23.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	3.1%	3.1%	0.1%	3.0%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Other	2.5%	1.2%	-1.3%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 83.7% 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	87%	83.7%	-3.3%	83.2%	0.5%
European Union	7.4%	4%	-3.4%	6.1%	-2.1%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	1.1%	4.6%	3.5%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	2.1%	4%	1.9%	5.6%	-1.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	2.8%	1.0%	1.3%	1.5%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86%	83.4%	-2.6%	83.2%	0.2%
10+ Years	3.9%	12.6%	8.7%	9.8%	2.8%
5-10 Years	1.8%	2.5%	0.7%	2.9%	-0.4%
2-5 Years	2.8%	0.6%	-2.2%	2.2%	-1.6%
Less than 2 years	5.6%	0.9%	-4.7%	1.9%	-1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.4%	76.7%	7.7%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	8%	13.5%	-5.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.9%	37.2%	-13.3%
Christian	49.1%	46.2%	2.9%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	5.2%	1.7%	3.5%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	12.9%	6.5%	6.4%
Sikh	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Not answered	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5%

Safety

Is Goldsmith Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Goldsmith Avenue was 86.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 35.5% higher than the Hylands & Harrow Lodge average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Goldsmith Avenue has the 29th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge and the 241st highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 14.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 8.1%.

🔎 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 0EX, 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 6/10 (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 Goldsmith Avenue are based on 30 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 Goldsmith Avenue, Romford, RM7 0EX

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM7 0EX

Average Price
£470,900

Semi-Detached
£505,130

Terraced
£455,341

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Goldsmith Avenue

Average Price
£455,665

Semi-Detached
£502,789

Terraced
£443,884

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Goldsmith AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
23 Goldsmith Avenue, Romford, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£433,000	2021-10-22	£487,961
3 Goldsmith Avenue, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£402,500	2021-06-28	£461,358
9 Goldsmith Avenue, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£380,000	2019-02-22	£465,969
19 Goldsmith Avenue, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£340,000	2015-10-08	£497,787
26 Goldsmith Avenue, Romford, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£380,000	2015-08-17	£579,940

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM7 0EX

Employment

RM7 0EX area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	94
Retired	42
Self-Employed	31
Part-Time Employee	26
Student (economically inactive)	15
Unemployed	14
Other	13
Looking after home or family	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	20
Transport and storage	19
Education	15
Construction	14
Financial and insurance activities	11
Manufacturing	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Other	6
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Information and communication	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Administrative and support service activities	2

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	918 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Bellamy Primary School Frizlands Lane , East RM10 7HX	3out of 4	1,127 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Warren Junior School Gordon Road , Chadwell Heath RM6 6DA	4out of 4	1,164 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Crowlands Primary School London Road , RM7 9EJ	3out of 4	1,267 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grafton Primary School Grafton Road , RM8 3EX	4out of 4	1,390 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	1out of 4	595 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College Terling Road , Wood Lane RM8 1JT	3out of 4	668 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	882 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Warren School Whalebone Lane North , Chadwell Heath RM6 6SB	3out of 4	1,283 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Mayfield School Pedley Road , RM8 1XE	3out of 4	2,344 yd	Foundation school	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	2,012 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	2,246 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	4out of 4	2,745 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	4out of 4	2,980 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	4,537 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	3out of 4	4,589 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Trinity School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	4out of 4	1,870 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newbridge School 161 Gresham Drive , RM6 4TR	4out of 4	2,575 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Noor Primary School 619-629 Green Lane , Ilford IG3 9RP	- not rated	2,669 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Constance Bridgeman Centre East Wing, Redbridge College , Little Heath RM6 4XT	3out of 4	2,801 yd	Pupil referral unit	No	Mixed	More About School
Bep Academy 62-64 Western Road , ROMFORD RM1 3LP	- not rated	3,069 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
McDonald's Restaurants Ltd	McDonald's Drive In, Eldonwall Trading Estate, Whalebone Lane South	602 yd
McDonalds	Whalebone Lane South	608 yd
OVXO	58 Whalebone Lane South	654 yd
Say Cafe	48 Whalebone Lane South	657 yd
Lady Tee/s Nigerian Food	70 Whalebone Lane South	660 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Romford & Gidea Park RFC	R/O 55-59 Crow Lane, Romford	854 yd
The Three Travellers	The Three Travellers Ph, Wood Lane	856 yd
West Ham United Rush Green Training Ground	Rush Green Road, Romford	1,012 yd
Tollgate Tavern Public House	High Road	1,038 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kim Ling Chinese Take Away	62 Whalebone Lane South	657 yd
King's Flavour	32 Whalebone Lane South	657 yd
The Clay Oven	36 Whalebone Lane South	657 yd
Essex Kebab and Pizza	60 Whalebone Lane South	657 yd
The PIZZERT & Grill Ltd	14 Whalebone Lane South	767 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda	Eldonwall Trading Estate	602 yd
Lidl	79a Whalebone Lane South	736 yd
Iceland	2-8 Whalebone Lane South	747 yd
Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Limited	402 Wood Lane	1,062 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Robert Clack School (Upper Site) Gosfield Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	573 yd
Chadwell Heath Training Ground Saville Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	587 yd
All Saints Catholic School And Technology College TERLING ROAD	grass pitches	606 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	618 yd
Crowlands Heath Golf Course WOOD LANE	golf	682 yd
Westlands Playing Fields London Road	grass pitches	691 yd
Wood Lane Sports Centre (Closed) Wood Lane	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	726 yd
Ford Sports Club (Closed) Rush Green Road	grass pitches	737 yd
Rush Green Training Ground Rush Green Road	grass pitches	747 yd
Romford And Gidea Park Rfc GIDEA PARK RUGBY CLUB GIDEA PARK RUGBY CLUB CROW LANE	grass pitches	860 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	40.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	177.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	8.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM7 0EX