Brooklands Road, Romford, RM7 7DX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RM7 7DX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.7%	50.2%	-1.5%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	48.3%	49.8%	1.5%	49.0%	0.8%

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 7DX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.1% 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	43.8%	43.1%	-0.7%	37.9%	5.2%
Married: Opposite sex	38.3%	43.1%	4.8%	44.2%	-1.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Separated	4%	2.3%	-1.7%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	9.8%	8.3%	-1.5%	9.1%	-0.8%
Widowed	4%	3%	-1.0%	6.1%	-3.1%

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 (87.1%) 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	54.6%	57%	2.4%	48.4%	8.6%
Good health	33.3%	30.1%	-3.2%	33.6%	-3.5%
Fair health	9.3%	9.6%	0.3%	12.7%	-3.1%
Bad health	2.1%	2.9%	0.8%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	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.

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 45.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.6%	13.7%	1.1%	18.2%	-4.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.4%	7.2%	-6.2%	9.6%	-2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.1%	12.7%	-3.4%	13.4%	-0.7%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	3.7%	0.9%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.1%	14.1%	1.0%	16.9%	-2.8%
Degree or Similar	33.5%	45.4%	11.9%	33.8%	11.6%
Other	8.6%	3.2%	-5.4%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58.8% 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	0.4%	2.2%	1.8%	1.1%	1.1%
Chinese	0.6%	2.5%	1.9%	0.7%	1.8%
Indian	3.8%	7.1%	3.3%	3.1%	4.0%
Pakistani	2.3%	2.9%	0.6%	2.7%	0.2%
Other Asian	7.4%	5.3%	-2.1%	1.6%	3.7%
Black African	8.6%	8.3%	-0.3%	2.5%	5.8%
Black Caribbean	1.9%	2%	0.1%	1.0%	1.0%
Other Black	0.6%	2%	1.4%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	1.6%	1.4%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	0.8%	0.8%
White	68.4%	58.8%	-9.6%	81.4%	-22.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	2.1%	2.2%	0.1%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.6% 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	71.1%	60.6%	-10.5%	83.2%	-22.6%
European Union	7.6%	13.2%	5.6%	6.1%	7.1%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	5.4%	4.6%	0.8%	4.6%
Africa	8.2%	6%	-2.2%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	10.3%	12.6%	2.3%	5.6%	7.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	1.1%	-0.6%	1.3%	-0.2%
Oceania	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	0.3%	0.6%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.4%	60.6%	-8.8%	83.2%	-22.6%
10+ Years	4.2%	19.9%	15.7%	9.8%	10.1%
5-10 Years	4.6%	8.8%	4.2%	2.9%	5.9%
2-5 Years	9.5%	7.6%	-1.9%	2.2%	5.4%
Less than 2 years	12.2%	3.1%	-9.1%	1.9%	1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66%	76.7%	-10.7%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	7.6%	0.9%	6.7%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	3.4%	1.2%	2.2%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	7.6%	13.5%	-5.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.6%	37.2%	-12.6%
Christian	53.4%	46.2%	7.2%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	5.4%	1.7%	3.7%
Muslim	11.2%	6.5%	4.7%
Sikh	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	2.7%	6.0%	-3.3%

Safety

Is Brooklands Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brooklands Road was 213.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 172.1% higher than the Marshalls & Rise Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Brooklands Road has the 20th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park and the 55th highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 79.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -19.8%.

🔎 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. 64% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,000

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in RM7 7DX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (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) - 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) - 9/10 (very high )
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 Brooklands Road are based on 110 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 Brooklands Road, Romford, RM7 7DX

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM7 7DX

Average Price
£418,782

Semi-Detached
£472,188

Terraced
£432,155

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£380,357

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brooklands Road

Average Price
£437,322

Semi-Detached
£470,344

Terraced
£439,392

Detached
£568,145

Flats/Maisonettes
£342,553

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brooklands Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
16 Brooklands Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£435,000	2024-07-19	£456,034
26 Brooklands Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£335,000	2022-04-29	£361,615
Flat 5 Laleham Court, 2 Brooklands Road, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2021-06-23	£381,410
Flat 4 Laleham Court, 2 Brooklands Road, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£325,000	2019-12-20	£373,311
Flat 6 Laleham Court, 2 Brooklands Road, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£345,000	2019-12-20	£396,284

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM7 7DX

Employment

RM7 7DX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	175
Self-Employed	67
Part-Time Employee	48
Retired	45
Looking after home or family	31
Unemployed	17
Other	16
Student (economically inactive)	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Professional, scientific and technical activities	25
Financial and insurance activities	25
Construction	23
Administrative and support service activities	22
Other	22
Education	21
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Information and communication	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Transport and storage	12
Manufacturing	11
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Mawney Foundation School Mawney Road , RM7 7HR	3out of 4	295 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School Dorset Avenue , RM1 4JA	4out of 4	688 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Havering Drive , RM1 4BT	3out of 4	695 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parklands Primary School Havering Road , RM1 4QX	3out of 4	944 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crowlands Primary School London Road , RM7 9EJ	3out of 4	974 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Marshalls Park Academy Pettits Lane , RM1 4EH	2out of 4	1,459 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Church of England Academy London Road , RM7 9NX	1out of 4	1,668 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls Brentwood Road , RM1 2RR	3out of 4	2,245 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
The Warren School Whalebone Lane North , Chadwell Heath RM6 6SB	3out of 4	2,371 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College Terling Road , Wood Lane RM8 1JT	3out of 4	2,706 yd	Voluntary aided 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	2,506 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	3,628 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	4out of 4	4,150 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	4out of 4	4,909 yd	Academy converter	No	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	1,239 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gidea Park College 2 Balgores Lane , Gidea Park RM2 5JR	- not rated	2,176 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Brentwood Road , Romford RM1 2PS	- not rated	2,225 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Hare Park School South Drive , Gidea Park RM2 6HH	- not rated	2,789 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Immanuel School Havering Grange , Havering Road RM1 4HR	- not rated	3,423 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
Lushi's Coffee	Mawney Road, Romford	310 yd
North Street Cafe	138 North Street, Romford	312 yd
Besi Bar Restaurant	134 North Street, Romford	312 yd
Romford Rock & Boulder	5 Brooklands Approach, Romford	321 yd
Blue Orchid	70 North Street, Romford	353 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mawney Arms	44 Mawney Road, Romford	273 yd
Romford United Services Club	28 Mawney Road, Romford	283 yd
The Golden Lion	2 High Street, Romford	494 yd
The Lamb	5 Market Place, Romford	652 yd
The Sun	47 London Road, Romford	657 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Flames Kebabs & Pizza	101 North Street, Romford	287 yd
Fortune House	99 North Street, Romford	287 yd
Papa John's	97 North Street, Romford	291 yd
Fellas Chicken	126 North Street, Romford	312 yd
Romford Fish Bar	132 North Street, Romford	312 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	Mawney Road, Romford	310 yd
Sainsbury's	137-141 North Street, Romford	482 yd
Home Bargains	Eastern Avenue West, Romford	562 yd
Iceland	49 Market Place, Romford	652 yd
Marks & Spencer	37-43 South Street, Romford	731 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Cottons Park MARKS ROAD	grass pitches	492 yd
King George Playing Field (Mawney Park) EASTERN AVENUE WEST	grass pitches	638 yd
Better Gym Romford ROMFORD SHOPPING HALL ROMFORD SHOPPING HALL MARKET PLACE	health and fitness suite	655 yd
Playfootball Romford EASTERN AVENUE WEST	artificial grass pitch	831 yd
Nuffield Health (Romford) THE BREWERY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	832 yd
Kv03 Ltd (Ladies Only) (Closed) Mercury Gardens	health and fitness suite	912 yd
Gays Field (Closed) Jubilee Close	grass pitches	951 yd
Sapphire Ice And Leisure Grimshaw Way	health and fitness suite, ice rinks, swimming pool	955 yd
Ldg Fitness Centre (Romford) BRIDGE CLOSE	health and fitness suite	1,031 yd
Concordia Academy CONCORDIA ACADEMY CONCORDIA ACADEMY UNION ROAD		1,041 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	78.4%

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	79.7 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	16.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM7 7DX