St Edward's · Havering · 51.57944, 0.17844

RM1 1DY— St Edward's, Havering

Location and area intelligence for RM1 1DY, St Edward's, Havering

The practical family move

 

Bottom 25% LondonSchools 100%Safety 73/100Transport 50/100Low yield 3.43%⚠ Knotweed sites nearby

Best for: Families

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Outstanding schools set this area apart

Liveability
72
Safety
73
Schools
90
Transport
50
Environment
84
Investment
33

Location

RM1 1DY

Key facts for RM1 1DY

Full postcodeRM1 1DY
Postcode districtRM1
BoroughLondon Borough of Havering
WardSt Edward's
Latitude51.579440
Longitude0.178436
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
ExcellentNeutralRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London crime+80.6% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for RM1 1DY

🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

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How RM1 1DY has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

The Mawney Foundation School

Not yet inspected · 4 min walk

KS2: 106.9

★★

Secondary

Marshalls Park Academy

Good · 16 min walk

P8: -0.23A8: 44.4

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Abbey Wood Nursery School

Not inspected · 141 min walk

4 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

11 Jun

Crime rates and local incidents

HIGH CRIME

117.4 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 116.2%

+1631% vs borough

Crime by type

Other33%
Violence & sexual offences23%
Anti-social behaviour18%
Drug offences11%
Vehicle crime7%
Robbery4%
Burglary3%
Theft3%

Stop & search

12.2

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

93

Road safety score

7

Accidents (5yr)

2

Serious within 200m

MEDIUM pedestrian risk2 pedestrian casualties (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Romford Fire Station · 1.6km

Crime is +81% above London average

Note: high crime per resident is typical of central London postcodes — daytime population is often 5–10× the resident count.

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

⚠️

Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.

Avg floor area49.8 m²

EPC breakdown

B
54%
C
17%

Based on 71 properties · Confidence: high

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield863 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costLow
Rebuild cost estimate£124,500
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Construction era2025
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.17 W/m-¦K
Roof(other premises above)
Heating fuelElectricity: electricity, unspecified tariff
GlazingHigh performance glazing
Price growth potentialModerate

Transport

1 May

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 3

Moderate

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Above London average
🚇
Romford StationGreater Anglia line
7.1 min walk
🚂
Romford→ Liverpool Street· 12 tph
21 min

Nearby stations

🚇
Romford Rail StationElizabeth line · Liberty
8 min walk
🚂
RomfordNational Rail
8 min walk
🟣
Gidea Park Rail StationGreater Anglia · Elizabeth line
24 min walk
🚇
Emerson Park Rail StationLiberty
39 min walk
🚇
Elm Park Underground StationDistrict
45 min walk
🚌No bus stops within 400m

60

Walkability score

92

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge52 min ↑
Victoria71 min ↑
Waterloo56 min ↑
Canary Wharf43 min ↓
City ★38 min

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)

Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

25

Car parks (800m)

3

EV chargers (800m)

1

Fast chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)480
Nearest car park125m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock12.9 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Angel Way480 spaces
132m
🅿️
The Brewery Surface· yes
380m
🅿️
The Brewery Multi-storey· yes
444m
🅿️
Havering Town Hall
455m
🅿️
Liberty Shopping Centre Car Park
473m
🅿️
Slaney Road Car Park· yes
544m
🅿️
The Mercury· yes
609m
🅿️
Lidl· no
710m

Environment

22 Apr

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterMEDIUM
Medium
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 22.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³
Better than 87% of London
NoiseVERY HIGH
road
Among London's noisiest areas
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 18.8 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB

Nearest SSSI: Hornchurch Cutting SSSI — 4.0 km

Energy

Solar: 863 kWh/kWp/yrHeat pump: SuitableEPC upgrade: Low

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): 1

Landslide susceptibility: Low

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

CGL HAVERING

BALLARD CHAMBERS, 26 HIGH STREET, RM1 1HR

2 min walk

7

GPs within 1km

6

Dentists within 1km

3

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalVictoria Hospital · 823 m
Nearest A&EBARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 1.2 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.8%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

Parks (1km)

27

Restaurants (800m)

21

Cafes (800m)

1

Pubs (400m)

4

Pharmacies (800m)

6

Gyms (1km)

6

Sports (1km)

3

Convenience

Nearest supermarketMixas · 162 m
1 swimming pools1 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

1

Late-night venues

E
562 licensed premises in boroughHome Office 2023/24

1

Libraries (1km)

2

Cinemas (2km)

710m

Post office

Nearby shops

Meat Express199 m
Hawkins264 m
Grocery & General Store307 m
Sainsbury's Local334 m

Nearby cafes

Café Chateau109 m
Cafe Bueno155 m
Sunrise Cafe255 m
Costa277 m

Nearby restaurants

Shanghai Karaoke Buffet76 m
Blue Orchid91 m
Fortune House170 m
Papa John's174 m

Nearby pubs

The Golden Lion155 m
Jukebox LDN419 m
The Crowning Angel451 m
The Mawney Arms480 m

Nearby gyms

Romford Rock and Boulder477 m
Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre540 m
Iron Phoenix CrossFit561 m
Hustle682 m

Nearby pharmacies

Mim Pharmacy231 m
Boots413 m

Nearby health

Havering Clinical Commissioning Group599 m
Victoria Hospital823 m
Food hygiene (5-star)59% of 239

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
324

High street

E

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

33

Investment score

Weak

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,300London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
3.43% (average)London avg: 3.8%Below average yield — bottom 52%
Gentrification score26/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition324

Rental market

+4.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

55.5

Price growth score

C
Low

Development pressure

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route18,410m
Crossrail 2 route16,511m

Demographics

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 5/10

Around average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Average deprivation level

Rank: 16,145 nationally

8.0%

Claimant rate

Inner city

Ethnicity

55%
19%
White British55%
White Other11%
Asian19%
Black8%
Mixed4%
Other3%

vs. London

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
11
Live planning apps (800m)
2
Development activity
low
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
4
Planning apps (3 years)
17
Local approval rate
75%
Borough approval rate
47%
Opportunity area
No
CIL rate (residential)
£90/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
2

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Reform UK
Ward majority vote
12.0%
Ward turnout
42%
Election year
2026

Councillors

Terry BrownReform UK
Martin LardnerReform UK
Sathya P MaddasaniReform UK

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The bottom line

RM1 1DY offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and a green environment — strong value for Families who can accept its trade-offs.

The catches: very high noise — check proximity to rail lines and 2 Japanese knotweed sites within 400m — may affect mortgage applications.

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Data freshness

When each data source was last updated

58%

Confidence score

7/12

Pillars populated

Medium reliability
gp12 Jun
cqc8 May
epc18 Apr
imd24 Apr
tfl1 May
prow21 Apr
ptal17 Apr
seed17 Apr
crime11 Jun
flood22 Apr
noise24 Apr
radon18 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
sports18 Apr
parking12 Jun
schools12 Jun
stats1911 Jun
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
amenities12 Jun
bus stops12 Jun
elections9 May
ethnicity7 Jun
green belt18 Apr
tfl cycles12 Jun
air quality11 Jun
bgs geology18 Apr
councillors9 May
dfe schools18 Apr
fsa hygiene12 Jun
bgs landslide18 Apr
bus frequency7 Jun
national rail1 May
rail services21 Apr
rental market12 Jun
claimant count12 Jun
water provider9 Jun
surface water flood18 Apr

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