RM postcode area: Romford
The RM postcode area is known as the Romford area. It is every postcode that begins RM followed by a number. It has 20 districts and 10,007 postcodes in use, across 6 councils.
Homes in the RM area sold for a typical £412,500 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £220,000 in RM19 (Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames) to £580,000 in RM4 (Havering).
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 51.5484
Longitude 0.2177
This is the middle of the postcodes in the RM area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the RM area?
Homes in the RM area sold for a typical £412,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 4,567 sales, up 0.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £412,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £412,500
▲ up 0.1% on the 12 months before
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the RM districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- RM1 postcode district: HaveringHavering 517 postcodes Typical price£470,000 Gigabit, every home349 of 500 At flood risk59 of 517
- RM2 postcode district: HaveringHavering 268 postcodes Typical price£516,250 Gigabit, every home200 of 265 At flood risk3 of 268
- RM3 postcode district: HaveringHavering 923 postcodes Typical price£412,750 Gigabit, every home723 of 898 At flood risk17 of 923
- RM4 postcode district: HaveringEpping Forest, Havering, Brentwood 160 postcodes Typical price£580,000 Gigabit, every home87 of 153 At flood risk15 of 160
- RM5 postcode district: HaveringHavering, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge 380 postcodes Typical price£440,000 Gigabit, every home309 of 378 At flood risk10 of 380
- RM6 postcode district: RedbridgeRedbridge, Barking and Dagenham 530 postcodes Typical price£440,000 Gigabit, every home440 of 527 At flood risk2 of 530
- RM7 postcode district: HaveringHavering, Barking and Dagenham 574 postcodes Typical price£425,000 Gigabit, every home402 of 520 At flood risk54 of 574
- RM8 postcode district: Barking and DagenhamBarking and Dagenham, Redbridge 587 postcodes Typical price£390,000 Gigabit, every home521 of 582 At flood riskNone listed
- RM9 postcode district: Barking and DagenhamBarking and Dagenham, Havering 569 postcodes Typical price£380,000 Gigabit, every home469 of 531 At flood risk45 of 569
- RM10 postcode district: Barking and DagenhamBarking and Dagenham 583 postcodes Typical price£380,000 Gigabit, every home495 of 575 At flood risk44 of 583
- RM11 postcode district: HaveringHavering 572 postcodes Typical price£500,000 Gigabit, every home450 of 569 At flood risk27 of 572
- RM12 postcode district: HaveringHavering 626 postcodes Typical price£470,000 Gigabit, every home511 of 604 At flood risk4 of 626
- RM13 postcode district: HaveringHavering 659 postcodes Typical price£433,000 Gigabit, every home465 of 636 At flood risk234 of 659
- RM14 postcode district: HaveringHavering, Thurrock, Brentwood 618 postcodes Typical price£568,750 Gigabit, every home430 of 593 At flood risk37 of 618
- RM15 postcode district: South OckendonThurrock, Havering 573 postcodes Typical price£360,000 Gigabit, every home497 of 558 At flood risk11 of 573
- RM16 postcode district: GraysThurrock 698 postcodes Typical price£385,000 Gigabit, every home584 of 695 At flood risk12 of 698
- RM17 postcode district: GraysThurrock 533 postcodes Typical price£330,000 Gigabit, every home400 of 477 At flood risk131 of 533
- RM18 postcode district: TilburyThurrock 333 postcodes Typical price£340,000 Gigabit, every home233 of 314 At flood risk279 of 333
- RM19 postcode district: Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-ThamesThurrock 143 postcodes Typical price£220,000 Gigabit, every home69 of 139 At flood risk52 of 143
- RM20 postcode district: Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-ThamesThurrock 161 postcodes Typical price£299,250 Gigabit, every home118 of 157 At flood risk69 of 161
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the RM area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the RM area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the RM area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Havering5,038 postcodes
- Thurrock2,486 postcodes
- Barking and Dagenham2,063 postcodes
- Redbridge287 postcodes
- Epping Forest118 postcodes
- Brentwood15 postcodes
Near the RM area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
Check a postcode
Something wrong on this page? Report an error and we will check it against the source.