Maxwell Road, Romford, RM7 0FN

People

Gender

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.4%	51%	2.6%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	51.6%	49%	-2.6%	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.

In the immediate area around RM7 0FN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	59.1%	50.2%	-8.9%	37.9%	12.3%
Married: Opposite sex	27.1%	38.6%	11.5%	44.2%	-5.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	6.6%	3.2%	-3.4%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	6.4%	5.7%	-0.7%	9.1%	-3.4%
Widowed	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	6.1%	-5.4%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (94.4%) 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	57.8%	61.9%	4.1%	48.4%	13.5%
Good health	30.2%	32.5%	2.3%	33.6%	-1.1%
Fair health	9.1%	4.5%	-4.6%	12.7%	-8.2%
Bad health	1.8%	1%	-0.8%	4.0%	-3.0%
Very bad health	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 56.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.9%	10.7%	0.8%	18.2%	-7.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.3%	6.5%	-6.8%	9.6%	-3.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.9%	8.9%	-3.0%	13.4%	-4.5%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	3%	0.8%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.8%	10.4%	-3.4%	16.9%	-6.5%
Degree or Similar	39.2%	56.6%	17.4%	33.8%	22.8%
Other	9.7%	4%	-5.7%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56.3% 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	3.1%	3.1%	0.0%	1.1%	2.0%
Chinese	1.1%	2%	0.9%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	12.2%	11%	-1.2%	3.1%	7.9%
Pakistani	4.7%	4.3%	-0.4%	2.7%	1.6%
Other Asian	4%	6.7%	2.7%	1.6%	5.1%
Black African	7.8%	6.9%	-0.9%	2.5%	4.4%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	2%	-1.1%	1.0%	1.0%
Other Black	2%	0.2%	-1.8%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.8%	1.1%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	0.8%	-1.0%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	0.8%	0.4%
White	54.2%	56.3%	2.1%	81.4%	-25.1%
Roma	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	3.1%	1.6%	-1.5%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 38.3% 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	60.2%	38.3%	-21.9%	83.2%	-44.9%
European Union	10.2%	29.8%	19.6%	6.1%	23.7%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	4%	3.6%	0.8%	3.2%
Africa	8%	5.6%	-2.4%	2.7%	2.9%
Middle East and Asia	18.2%	19.8%	1.6%	5.6%	14.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	2.4%	0.0%	1.3%	1.1%
Oceania	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 38.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 21.9% 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	59.1%	38.1%	-21.0%	83.2%	-45.1%
10+ Years	15.8%	21.9%	6.1%	9.8%	12.1%
5-10 Years	5.3%	17%	11.7%	2.9%	14.1%
2-5 Years	10.2%	11.3%	1.1%	2.2%	9.1%
Less than 2 years	9.6%	11.7%	2.1%	1.9%	9.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	42.5%	76.7%	-34.2%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Lithuania	5.3%	0.3%	5.0%
Poland	6.7%	1.3%	5.4%
Romania	8.9%	0.9%	8.0%
Other EU countries	7.9%	1.5%	6.4%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	8.5%	1.2%	7.3%
South-East Asia	4.7%	0.2%	4.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	3.9%	13.5%	-9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.5%	37.2%	-13.7%
Christian	47%	46.2%	0.8%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	6.3%	1.7%	4.6%
Muslim	12.5%	6.5%	6.0%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Not answered	9.3%	6.0%	3.3%

Safety

Is Maxwell Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Maxwell Road was 45.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 28.5% lower than the Hylands & Harrow Lodge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Maxwell Road has the 36th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge and the 305th lowest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 22.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 2.1%.

🔎 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 0FN, 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 Maxwell Road are based on 612 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 Maxwell Road, Romford, RM7 0FN

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM7 0FN

Average Price
£274,017

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£273,844

Other
£281,457

Estimated Average Property Prices for Maxwell Road

Average Price
£292,442

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£286,929

Other
£961,662

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Maxwell Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 43 Lux Building Maxwell Road, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£330,000	2025-05-06	£330,000
Flat 31 Lux Building Maxwell Road, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£265,000	2025-02-07	£267,624
Flat 11 Lux Building Maxwell Road, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£332,500	2022-10-31	£342,576
Flat 7 Lux Building Maxwell Road, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£221,000	2022-08-30	£231,437
Flat 18 Lux Building Maxwell Road, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£307,000	2021-11-30	£332,068

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM7 0FN

Employment

RM7 0FN area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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 0FN 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	208
Self-Employed	60
Part-Time Employee	30
Looking after home or family	27
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	27
Unemployed	17
Other	16
Student (economically inactive)	16
Retired	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	129
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Construction	21
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Transport and storage	13
Financial and insurance activities	12
Education	10
Administrative and support service activities	6
Other	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Information and communication	4
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Concordia Academy Union Road , RM7 0HG	4out of 4	35 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Mawney Foundation School Mawney Road , RM7 7HR	3out of 4	836 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crowlands Primary School London Road , RM7 9EJ	3out of 4	943 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rush Green Primary School Dagenham Road , Rush Green RM7 0RL	3out of 4	1,090 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Havering Drive , RM1 4BT	3out of 4	1,455 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls Brentwood Road , RM1 2RR	3out of 4	1,691 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
St Edward's Church of England Academy London Road , RM7 9NX	1out of 4	1,694 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	2,233 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Marshalls Park Academy Pettits Lane , RM1 4EH	2out of 4	2,270 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hornchurch High School Broadstone Road , RM12 4AJ	3out of 4	2,426 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	1,441 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	2,691 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	4out of 4	4,376 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	4out of 4	4,624 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	1,172 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Brentwood Road , Romford RM1 2PS	- not rated	1,665 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gidea Park College 2 Balgores Lane , Gidea Park RM2 5JR	- not rated	2,420 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Hare Park School South Drive , Gidea Park RM2 6HH	- not rated	2,876 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	4out of 4	3,149 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
Havering Islamic Cultural Centre	91 Waterloo Road, Romford	225 yd
Crow Lane Cafe	Crow Lane, Romford	382 yd
Pepe's Piri Piri	172-174 South Street, Romford	454 yd
Mel's Cafe	Davidson Way, Romford	471 yd
Wah Ping	51-55 London Road, Romford	480 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Sun	47 London Road, Romford	480 yd
The Goose	143 South Street, Romford	556 yd
ATIK	108 South Street, Romford	573 yd
Slug & Lettuce	105-111 South Street, Romford	640 yd
Moon & Stars	99-103 South Street, Romford	640 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hot & Tasty Chicken	140 South Street, Romford	506 yd
Express Kebab House	171 South Street, Romford	521 yd
Silver City	58 London Road, Romford	523 yd
Stadium Fish & Chips	60 London Road, Romford	523 yd
The Burger Yardz	40 London Road, Romford	544 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	Atlanta Boulevard, Romford	463 yd
Aldi	Rom Valley Way, Romford	466 yd
Sainsbury's	The Brewery, Romford	560 yd
Sainsburys Garage	The Brewery, Romford	560 yd
Tesco Express	76 South Street, Romford	599 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Concordia Academy CONCORDIA ACADEMY CONCORDIA ACADEMY UNION ROAD		108 yd
Ldg Fitness Centre (Romford) BRIDGE CLOSE	health and fitness suite	276 yd
Romford Ice Rink Arena (Closed) Rom Valley Way	ice rinks	321 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Romford) ATLANTA BOULEVARD	health and fitness suite	449 yd
Nuffield Health (Romford) THE BREWERY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	511 yd
Cottons Park MARKS ROAD	grass pitches	734 yd
Sapphire Ice And Leisure Grimshaw Way	health and fitness suite, ice rinks, swimming pool	856 yd
Ymca (Romford) RUSH GREEN ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	919 yd
Better Gym Romford ROMFORD SHOPPING HALL ROMFORD SHOPPING HALL MARKET PLACE	health and fitness suite	1,064 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	157.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	125.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM7 0FN