RM12 4BD postcode in Havering, England

RM12 4BD is a postcode in Havering, in the Elm Park ward. It is in the Dagenham and Rainham parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Havering: 91% Typical price £482,500 Homes sold in RM12 4, last 12 months. ▲ 1.6% on the year before Nearest station Romford 2.9 km in a straight line

Where RM12 4BD is, and what is near it

Map of RM12 4BD and what is near it Map of RM12 4BD: its centre point, with the 255 other postcodes in the RM12 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. RM12 4AU: also in RM12 4RM12 4AX: also in RM12 4RM12 4BA: also in RM12 4RM12 4BB: also in RM12 4RM12 4DA: also in RM12 4RM12 4DB: also in RM12 4RM12 4EQ: also in RM12 4RM12 4FH: also in RM12 4RM12 4FY: also in RM12 4RM12 4LR: also in RM12 4RM12 4LS: also in RM12 4RM12 4LT: also in RM12 4RM12 4LU: also in RM12 4RM12 4LX: also in RM12 4RM12 4NG: also in RM12 4RM12 4NN: also in RM12 4RM12 4NQ: also in RM12 4RM12 4NW: also in RM12 4RM12 4PA: also in RM12 4RM12 4PB: also in RM12 4RM12 4PE: also in RM12 4RM12 4PF: also in RM12 4RM12 4PG: also in RM12 4RM12 4PL: also in RM12 4RM12 4PN: also in RM12 4RM12 4PP: also in RM12 4RM12 4PQ: also in RM12 4RM12 4PR: also in RM12 4RM12 4PT: also in RM12 4RM12 4PU: also in RM12 4RM12 4PW: also in RM12 4RM12 4PX: also in RM12 4RM12 4PY: also in RM12 4RM12 4PZ: also in RM12 4RM12 4QG: also in RM12 4RM12 4QH: also in RM12 4RM12 4QJ: also in RM12 4RM12 4QN: also in RM12 4RM12 4QP: also in RM12 4RM12 4QQ: also in RM12 4RM12 4QW: also in RM12 4RM12 4RN: also in RM12 4RM12 4RS: also in RM12 4RM12 4RW: also in RM12 4RM12 4RX: also in RM12 4RM12 4RY: also in RM12 4RM12 4RZ: also in RM12 4RM12 4SD: also in RM12 4RM12 4SH: also in RM12 4RM12 4SL: also in RM12 4RM12 4SN: also in RM12 4RM12 4SW: also in RM12 4RM12 4YF: also in RM12 4RM12 4YH: also in RM12 4RM12 4YJ: also in RM12 4 Wood Lane Surgery 700 mSchool 1.1 kmSchool 1.2 kmSt Andrew's RM12 4BD Map of RM12 4BD and what is near it Map of RM12 4BD: its centre point, with the 255 other postcodes in the RM12 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.1 kmSchool 1.2 kmRomford station 2.9 kmSt Andrew's RM12 4BD
  • RM12 4BD
  • Other postcodes in RM12 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5497, longitude 0.1918)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RM12 4BD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at RM12 4BD?

Every home and business at RM12 4BD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Havering: 91%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Havering: 98%

The line marks the figure across Havering.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at RM12 4BD?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Havering's days for RM12 4BD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for RM12 4BD on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is RM12 4BD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include RM12 4BD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Havering

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RM12 4BD: 5,588 properties in Havering are at high risk (4.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Havering

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of RM12 4BD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near RM12 4BD?

Homes in RM12 4 sold for a typical £482,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 173 sales, up 1.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£482,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£475,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £537,500 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £530,000 77 sales
  • Terraced £444,000 78 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £243,500 10 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole RM12 district: a typical £470,000 from 367 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in RM12 4BD

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in RM12 4BD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 7 August 2026. The middle price was £387,500, from £380,000 to £465,000. Across RM12 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £482,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near RM12 4BD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around RM12 4BD. Over half of them (87%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (42%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around RM12 4BD

Band D in Havering for 2026‑27: £2,425. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,886 (band B) to £3,502 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,425.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,616
Band Babout 10 (1%)£1,886
Band Cwithheld£2,155
Band Dabout 580 (87%)£2,425
Band Eabout 50 (7%)£2,963
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,502
Band Gwithheld£4,041
Band Hfewer than 5£4,849

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 30% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 42% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Havering before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of RM12 4BD is in (ONS area E01002260), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near RM12 4BD?

The nearest open schools to RM12 4BD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RM12 4BD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to RM12 4BD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RM12 4BD is Romford Rail Station, 2.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Romford Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
  • Emerson Park Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
  • Elm Park Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 500 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Carfax Road Elm Park, 151 m away.

More stations near RM12 4BD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near RM12 4BD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RM12 4BD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near RM12 4BD?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RM12 4BD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near RM12 4BD?

The nearest to the centre of RM12 4BD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to RM12 4BD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near RM12 4BD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RM12 4BD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near RM12 4BD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RM12 4BD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near RM12 4BD?

The nearest vets to the centre of RM12 4BD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is RM12 4BD in a conservation area?

The centre of RM12 4BD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near RM12 4BD?

Police.uk records 152 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RM12 4BD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences53 reports
Anti-social behaviour35 reports
Shoplifting13 reports
Other theft12 reports
Public order10 reports
Vehicle crime10 reports

Also: burglary 6, theft from the person 4, drugs 4, robbery 4, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for RM12 4BD

Ward
Elm Park
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Havering
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

RM12 4AU70 mRM12 4LU70 mRM12 4BB80 mRM12 4AX80 mRM12 4BA110 mRM12 4LX120 m
All of RM12

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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