Rush Green Road, Romford, RM7 0PT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RM7 0PT is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.5%	51.1%	5.6%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	54.5%	48.9%	-5.6%	49.0%	-0.1%

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 0PT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.8% 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	32.3%	51.8%	19.5%	37.9%	13.9%
Married: Opposite sex	48.9%	35.5%	-13.4%	44.2%	-8.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	3.1%	1.7%	-1.4%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	7.4%	6.6%	-0.8%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	8.3%	3.9%	-4.4%	6.1%	-2.2%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.9%) 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	48.2%	53.7%	5.5%	48.4%	5.3%
Good health	34.3%	33.2%	-1.1%	33.6%	-0.4%
Fair health	13.2%	8.3%	-4.9%	12.7%	-4.4%
Bad health	3.3%	3.4%	0.1%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	1%	1.4%	0.4%	1.2%	0.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24%	17.8%	-6.2%	18.2%	-0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.8%	12.2%	0.4%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	22.7%	14.4%	-8.3%	13.4%	1.0%
Apprenticeship	4.4%	4.6%	0.2%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	13.4%	3.4%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	20.5%	33.7%	13.2%	33.8%	-0.1%
Other	6.6%	3.7%	-2.9%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 66.5% 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	0%	3.2%	3.2%	1.1%	2.1%
Chinese	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	6.9%	4.4%	-2.5%	3.1%	1.3%
Pakistani	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	2.3%	5.5%	3.2%	1.6%	3.9%
Black African	7.3%	5.5%	-1.8%	2.5%	3.0%
Black Caribbean	5%	5.1%	0.1%	1.0%	4.1%
Other Black	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.8%	0.4%
White	74.6%	66.5%	-8.1%	81.4%	-14.9%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Other	0%	2.7%	2.7%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73.5% 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	83.5%	73.5%	-10.0%	83.2%	-9.7%
European Union	3%	11.7%	8.7%	6.1%	5.6%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	1.9%	0.6%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	3.6%	3.5%	-0.1%	2.7%	0.8%
Middle East and Asia	8.3%	8.1%	-0.2%	5.6%	2.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	1.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	82.8%	73.5%	-9.3%	83.2%	-9.7%
10+ Years	0.7%	17.8%	17.1%	9.8%	8.0%
5-10 Years	1.3%	3.9%	2.6%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	6.6%	3.7%	-2.9%	2.2%	1.5%
Less than 2 years	8.6%	1.1%	-7.5%	1.9%	-0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.6%	76.7%	-8.1%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Lithuania	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	7.1%	0.9%	6.2%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	14%	13.5%	0.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.7%	37.2%	-8.5%
Christian	52.4%	46.2%	6.2%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	4%	1.7%	2.3%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	5.8%	6.5%	-0.7%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Rush Green Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rush Green Road was 106.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 68.4% higher than the Hylands & Harrow Lodge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Rush Green Road has the 19th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge and the 174th highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 50.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 5.4%.

🔎 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 0PT, 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 Rush Green Road are based on 413 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 Rush Green Road, Romford, RM7 0PT

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM7 0PT

Average Price
£439,128

Semi-Detached
£447,126

Terraced
£438,513

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rush Green Road

Average Price
£424,446

Semi-Detached
£453,991

Terraced
£450,146

Detached
£522,143

Flats/Maisonettes
£244,916

Other
£359,476

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rush Green Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
31 Rush Green Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£398,000	2025-02-25	£394,900
57 Rush Green Road, Romford, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£415,000	2024-04-19	£449,327
33 Rush Green Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£445,000	2022-09-30	£458,963
71 Rush Green Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£585,000	2021-07-28	£678,946
47 Rush Green Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£390,000	2020-10-02	£465,351

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM7 0PT

Employment

RM7 0PT 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	159
Self-Employed	58
Part-Time Employee	45
Retired	34
Looking after home or family	30
Student (economically inactive)	25
Unemployed	23
Other	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Human health and social work activities	23
Financial and insurance activities	19
Construction	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Manufacturing	9
Education	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Information and communication	5
Other	3
Transport and storage	3
Mining and quarrying	2
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rush Green Primary School Dagenham Road , Rush Green RM7 0RL	3out of 4	539 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Concordia Academy Union Road , RM7 0HG	4out of 4	835 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harrow Lodge Primary School Rainsford Way , RM12 4BP	2out of 4	933 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Hornchurch Road , RM12 4TL	3out of 4	1,077 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hylands Primary School Granger Way , RM1 2RU	3out of 4	1,350 yd	Community 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	1,546 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Hornchurch High School Broadstone Road , RM12 4AJ	3out of 4	1,649 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Church of England Academy London Road , RM7 9NX	1out of 4	2,253 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	2,364 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elutec Yew Tree Avenue , Rainham Rd South RM10 7FN	2out of 4	2,457 yd	University technical college	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	901 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	2,248 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	4out of 4	4,289 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	4out of 4	5,228 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bridge Brentwood Road , Romford RM1 2PS	- not rated	1,521 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bep Academy 62-64 Western Road , ROMFORD RM1 3LP	- not rated	1,607 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gidea Park College 2 Balgores Lane , Gidea Park RM2 5JR	- not rated	2,770 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	4out of 4	2,985 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Hare Park School South Drive , Gidea Park RM2 6HH	- not rated	3,071 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
YMCA Thamesgateway Ltd	29 Rush Green Road	81 yd
Lake View Palace	Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	264 yd
Tole Haven	30 Roneo Corner, Hornchurch	302 yd
Roneo Cafe	14 Roneo Corner, Hornchurch	302 yd
Shish Legends	140-142 Rush Green Road, Romford	420 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Crown	360 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	360 yd
The Havering Well	148 Rush Green Road, Romford	420 yd
The Avenues Social Club Limited	231 Dagenham Road	698 yd
The Wheatsheaf	45 Wheatsheaf Road, Romford	840 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Curry Corner	4 Roneo Corner, Hornchurch	302 yd
Essex Chef	28 Roneo Corner, Hornchurch	302 yd
Happy Coffee	South Street, Romford	364 yd
Chilliz	80 Dagenham Road, Romford	591 yd
Andys Fish Bar	118 Dagenham Road	605 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	Rom Valley Way, Romford	514 yd
Tesco Extra	300 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	618 yd
Tesco Garage	300 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch	618 yd
Cooperative	98-100 Dagenham Road	626 yd
Lidl	Atlanta Boulevard, Romford	1,057 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ymca (Romford) RUSH GREEN ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	72 yd
Romford Ice Rink Arena (Closed) Rom Valley Way	ice rinks	544 yd
Harrow Lodge Primary School RAINSFORD WAY	grass pitches	799 yd
Barking And Dagenham College DAGENHAM ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	939 yd
Concordia Academy CONCORDIA ACADEMY CONCORDIA ACADEMY UNION ROAD		945 yd
St Mary'S Catholic Primary School HORNCHURCH ROAD	grass pitches	951 yd
Ldg Fitness Centre (Romford) BRIDGE CLOSE	health and fitness suite	961 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Romford) ATLANTA BOULEVARD	health and fitness suite	1,011 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	95.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.2%

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 Mbit/s
Average download speed	149.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	7.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM7 0PT