Essex Road, Romford, RM7 8AX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RM7 8AX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.8%	50.4%	0.6%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	50.2%	49.6%	-0.6%	49.0%	0.6%

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	34.2%	38.5%	4.3%	37.9%	0.6%
Married: Opposite sex	50.7%	48.1%	-2.6%	44.2%	3.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	2.4%	2.3%	-0.1%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	8.1%	5.1%	-3.0%	9.1%	-4.0%
Widowed	4.6%	5.3%	0.7%	6.1%	-0.8%

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 (85.3%) 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	51.7%	51.6%	-0.1%	48.4%	3.2%
Good health	34.2%	33.7%	-0.5%	33.6%	0.1%
Fair health	10.4%	11.3%	0.9%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	3.1%	2.5%	-0.6%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.6%	1%	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	29.9%	15.7%	-14.2%	18.2%	-2.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.1%	12.2%	-5.9%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.6%	16.2%	0.6%	13.4%	2.8%
Apprenticeship	3.8%	5.8%	2.0%	5.3%	0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	19.5%	10.3%	16.9%	2.6%
Degree or Similar	19.4%	27.2%	7.8%	33.8%	-6.6%
Other	4%	3.3%	-0.7%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 67.9% 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%	3.1%	3.1%	1.1%	2.0%
Chinese	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	2.1%	5.1%	3.0%	3.1%	2.0%
Pakistani	0%	2.9%	2.9%	2.7%	0.2%
Other Asian	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	1.5%	4.5%	3.0%	2.5%	2.0%
Black Caribbean	1%	4.3%	3.3%	1.0%	3.3%
Other Black	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	2.5%	-0.4%	0.9%	1.6%
Mixed Other	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.8%	1.1%
White	89%	67.9%	-21.1%	81.4%	-13.5%
Arab	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	2.1%	1.2%	-0.9%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 82.7% 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	94.4%	82.7%	-11.7%	83.2%	-0.5%
European Union	1.5%	6.6%	5.1%	6.1%	0.5%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	0.6%	3.1%	2.5%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	1.9%	5.5%	3.6%	5.6%	-0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	1.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.4%	82.5%	-10.9%	83.2%	-0.7%
10+ Years	1%	11.1%	10.1%	9.8%	1.3%
5-10 Years	0.4%	3.7%	3.3%	2.9%	0.8%
2-5 Years	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	2.2%	-1.0%
Less than 2 years	4.4%	1.6%	-2.8%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.5%	76.7%	3.8%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	8.6%	13.5%	-4.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.1%	37.2%	-3.1%
Christian	44.6%	46.2%	-1.6%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Jewish	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Muslim	11%	6.5%	4.5%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Essex Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Essex Road was 98.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 25.2% higher than the Marshalls & Rise Park average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Essex Road has the 44th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park and the 200th highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 21.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 1.6%.

🔎 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. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,200

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in RM7 8AX, 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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) - 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) - 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 Essex Road are based on 304 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 Essex Road, Romford, RM7 8AX

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM7 8AX

Average Price
£454,664

Semi-Detached
£445,083

Terraced
£466,311

Detached
£478,570

Flats/Maisonettes
£322,530

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Essex Road

Average Price
£390,669

Semi-Detached
£472,412

Terraced
£441,064

Detached
£507,445

Flats/Maisonettes
£259,518

Other
£389,096

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Essex Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 84 Essex Road, Romford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£301,000	2024-12-18	£310,749
108 Essex Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£420,000	2024-03-08	£451,456
82 Essex Road, Romford, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£485,000	2023-11-17	£509,911
78 Essex Road, Romford, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£430,000	2023-03-03	£445,264
108 Essex Road, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2023-02-02	£306,928

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM7 8AX

Employment

RM7 8AX area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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	141
Retired	68
Part-Time Employee	53
Self-Employed	50
Looking after home or family	21
Student (economically inactive)	20
Unemployed	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Construction	32
Human health and social work activities	26
Education	25
Manufacturing	21
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Transport and storage	14
Financial and insurance activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Other	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Information and communication	7
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Crownfield Junior School White Hart Lane , Collier Row RM7 8JB	3out of 4	821 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Crownfield Infant School White Hart Lane , Collier Row RM7 8JB	3out of 4	821 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parklands Primary School Havering Road , RM1 4QX	3out of 4	1,371 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lowshoe Lane , Collier Row RM5 2AP	3out of 4	1,376 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Crowlands Primary School London Road , RM7 9EJ	3out of 4	1,463 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Warren School Whalebone Lane North , Chadwell Heath RM6 6SB	3out of 4	1,497 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Church of England Academy London Road , RM7 9NX	1out of 4	1,508 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Marshalls Park Academy Pettits Lane , RM1 4EH	2out of 4	2,214 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College Terling Road , Wood Lane RM8 1JT	3out of 4	2,737 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	2,933 yd	Community school	Yes	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	3,309 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	4out of 4	2,995 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	2out of 4	4,118 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	4out of 4	4,752 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	2,532 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Little Heath School Hainault Road , Little Heath RM6 5RX	3out of 4	2,835 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Constance Bridgeman Centre East Wing, Redbridge College , Little Heath RM6 4XT	3out of 4	2,859 yd	Pupil referral unit	No	Mixed	More About School
Newbridge School 161 Gresham Drive , RM6 4TR	4out of 4	3,012 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gidea Park College 2 Balgores Lane , Gidea Park RM2 5JR	- not rated	3,288 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
Cloves	174 Mawney Road, Romford	558 yd
Ottomans Turkish Restaurant	176 Mawney Road, Romford	558 yd
The Park Cafe	Eastern Avenue West, Romford	727 yd
Powerleague Romford	Eastern Avenue West, Romford	727 yd
K’s Cafe @ Selco	Unit 2 King George Close, Romford	728 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Winchesters	119-121 Cross Road, Mawneys		528 yd
Royal British Legion	120 Collier Row Lane, Romford		1,052 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Man Bow House	6 Marlborough Road, Romford	395 yd
Chickaholic	172 Mawney Road, Romford	558 yd
Chick 'n' Shack	55 White Hart Lane, Romford	868 yd
White Hart Lane Fish Bar	37 White Hart Lane, Romford	868 yd
Hyderabad Wala/Grill Wala/Dosa Wala	83-95 Hainault Road, Collier Row	976 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	163 Mawney Road, Romford	543 yd
Aldi	7-9 Marlborough Road, Romford	548 yd
Home Bargains	Eastern Avenue West, Romford	763 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Playfootball Romford EASTERN AVENUE WEST	artificial grass pitch	604 yd
King George Playing Field (Mawney Park) EASTERN AVENUE WEST	grass pitches	753 yd
Crownfield Junior School WHITE HART LANE	grass pitches	892 yd
Gays Field (Closed) Jubilee Close	grass pitches	926 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	95.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.6%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	154 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM7 8AX