RM12 5DS postcode in Havering, England

RM12 5DS 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 £452,500 Homes sold in RM12 5, last 12 months. ▼ 0.3% on the year before Nearest station Emerson Park 2.7 km in a straight line

Where RM12 5DS is, and what is near it

Map of RM12 5DS and what is near it Map of RM12 5DS: its centre point, with the 158 other postcodes in the RM12 5 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 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. RM12 5AA: also in RM12 5RM12 5AB: also in RM12 5RM12 5AS: also in RM12 5RM12 5BB: also in RM12 5RM12 5BE: also in RM12 5RM12 5BG: also in RM12 5RM12 5BH: also in RM12 5RM12 5BJ: also in RM12 5RM12 5BL: also in RM12 5RM12 5BP: also in RM12 5RM12 5BQ: also in RM12 5RM12 5BS: also in RM12 5RM12 5BT: also in RM12 5RM12 5DH: also in RM12 5RM12 5DJ: also in RM12 5RM12 5DL: also in RM12 5RM12 5DN: also in RM12 5RM12 5DP: also in RM12 5RM12 5DQ: also in RM12 5RM12 5DR: also in RM12 5RM12 5DT: also in RM12 5RM12 5DU: also in RM12 5RM12 5DX: also in RM12 5RM12 5EA: also in RM12 5RM12 5EB: also in RM12 5RM12 5ED: also in RM12 5RM12 5EH: also in RM12 5RM12 5EJ: also in RM12 5RM12 5EL: also in RM12 5RM12 5EP: also in RM12 5RM12 5ER: also in RM12 5RM12 5ES: also in RM12 5RM12 5ET: also in RM12 5RM12 5EU: also in RM12 5RM12 5HJ: also in RM12 5RM12 5HP: also in RM12 5RM12 5HR: also in RM12 5RM12 5HS: also in RM12 5RM12 5HT: also in RM12 5RM12 5HU: also in RM12 5RM12 5HX: also in RM12 5RM12 5JA: also in RM12 5RM12 5JB: also in RM12 5RM12 5JD: also in RM12 5RM12 5JH: also in RM12 5RM12 5JJ: also in RM12 5RM12 5JR: also in RM12 5RM12 5JS: also in RM12 5RM12 5JT: also in RM12 5RM12 5JU: also in RM12 5RM12 5JX: also in RM12 5RM12 5LA: also in RM12 5RM12 5LB: also in RM12 5RM12 5LD: also in RM12 5RM12 5LH: also in RM12 5RM12 5LT: also in RM12 5RM12 5LU: also in RM12 5RM12 5NA: also in RM12 5RM12 5NB: also in RM12 5RM12 5NX: also in RM12 5RM12 5PA: also in RM12 5RM12 5RD: also in RM12 5RM12 5RH: also in RM12 5RM12 5RJ: also in RM12 5RM12 5RL: also in RM12 5RM12 5RP: also in RM12 5RM12 5RS: also in RM12 5RM12 5RT: also in RM12 5RM12 5RU: also in RM12 5RM12 5SA: also in RM12 5RM12 5SB: also in RM12 5RM12 5SD: also in RM12 5RM12 5SJ: also in RM12 5RM12 5SL: also in RM12 5RM12 5SP: also in RM12 5RM12 5SR: also in RM12 5RM12 5SS: also in RM12 5RM12 5ST: also in RM12 5RM12 5TA: also in RM12 5RM12 5TX: also in RM12 5RM12 5UA: also in RM12 5RM12 5UB: also in RM12 5 GP 650 m2 places, 850 m–2.7 kmSanders Draper 1.2 kmRomford station 3.2 kmElm Park RM12 5DS Map of RM12 5DS and what is near it Map of RM12 5DS: its centre point, with the 158 other postcodes in the RM12 5 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 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. GP 650 mSchool 900 mSanders Draper 1.2 kmElm Park RM12 5DS
  • RM12 5DS
  • Other postcodes in RM12 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 51.5481, longitude 0.1984)

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 5DS?

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 5DS?

Every home and business at RM12 5DS 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 5DS?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Havering's days for RM12 5DS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for RM12 5DS 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 5DS 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 5DS.

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 5DS: 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 5DS 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 5DS?

Homes in RM12 5 sold for a typical £452,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 96 sales, down 0.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£452,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£453,750 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.3% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £488,750 48 sales
  • Terraced £425,000 34 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £275,000 14 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 5DS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RM12 5DS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 5DS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around RM12 5DS. Over half of them (83%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (76%). 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 5DS

Band D in Havering for 2026‑27: £2,425. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,616 (band A) to £2,963 (band E); band D, the most common, is £2,425.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,616
Band Babout 40 (6%)£1,886
Band Cabout 60 (9%)£2,155
Band Dabout 570 (83%)£2,425
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,963
Band Fwithheld£3,502
Band Gfewer than 5£4,041
Band Hfewer than 5£4,849

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 76% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 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 5DS is in (ONS area E01002261), 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 5DS?

The nearest open schools to RM12 5DS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RM12 5DS, 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 5DS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RM12 5DS is Emerson Park Rail Station, 2.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Emerson Park Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
  • Romford Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Elm Park Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 200 mWalk

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ambleside Avenue, 57 m away.

More stations near RM12 5DS, 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 5DS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RM12 5DS, 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 5DS?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of RM12 5DS on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 5DS?

The nearest to the centre of RM12 5DS, 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 5DS?

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 5DS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RM12 5DS, 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 5DS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RM12 5DS, 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 5DS?

The nearest vets to the centre of RM12 5DS 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 5DS in a conservation area?

The centre of RM12 5DS 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 5DS?

Police.uk records 159 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RM12 5DS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences53 reports
Anti-social behaviour34 reports
Shoplifting20 reports
Vehicle crime11 reports
Other theft11 reports
Public order10 reports

Also: drugs 7, burglary 4, theft from the person 4, robbery 4, criminal damage and arson 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 5DS

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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Nearby postcodes

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

RM12 5EL90 mRM12 5AB90 mRM12 5AA110 mRM12 5DJ130 mRM12 5DU130 mRM12 5DT140 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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