RM2 5AA postcode in Havering, England

RM2 5AA is a postcode in Havering, in the St Edward's ward. It is in the Romford 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 £545,000 Homes sold in RM2 5, last 12 months. ▼ 2.7% on the year before Nearest station Romford 650 m in a straight line

Where RM2 5AA is, and what is near it

Map of RM2 5AA and what is near it Map of RM2 5AA: its centre point, with the 139 other postcodes in the RM2 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 4 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. RM2 5AB: also in RM2 5RM2 5AD: also in RM2 5RM2 5AH: also in RM2 5RM2 5AJ: also in RM2 5RM2 5AL: also in RM2 5RM2 5AP: also in RM2 5RM2 5AR: also in RM2 5RM2 5AS: also in RM2 5RM2 5AT: also in RM2 5RM2 5AU: also in RM2 5RM2 5AX: also in RM2 5RM2 5BA: also in RM2 5RM2 5BB: also in RM2 5RM2 5BD: also in RM2 5RM2 5BE: also in RM2 5RM2 5BF: also in RM2 5RM2 5BN: also in RM2 5RM2 5BT: also in RM2 5RM2 5BU: also in RM2 5RM2 5BX: also in RM2 5RM2 5DA: also in RM2 5RM2 5DB: also in RM2 5RM2 5DD: also in RM2 5RM2 5DH: also in RM2 5RM2 5DJ: also in RM2 5RM2 5DL: also in RM2 5RM2 5DP: also in RM2 5RM2 5DR: also in RM2 5RM2 5DS: also in RM2 5RM2 5DT: also in RM2 5RM2 5JP: also in RM2 5RM2 5JU: also in RM2 5RM2 5JX: also in RM2 5RM2 5LH: also in RM2 5RM2 5LJ: also in RM2 5RM2 5LL: also in RM2 5RM2 5LP: also in RM2 5RM2 5LT: also in RM2 5RM2 5PS: also in RM2 5RM2 5SA: also in RM2 5RM2 5SB: also in RM2 5RM2 5SD: also in RM2 5RM2 5SH: also in RM2 5RM2 5SJ: also in RM2 5RM2 5SL: also in RM2 5RM2 5SP: also in RM2 5RM2 5SR: also in RM2 5RM2 5SS: also in RM2 5RM2 5ST: also in RM2 5RM2 5SU: also in RM2 5RM2 5SX: also in RM2 5RM2 5SY: also in RM2 5RM2 5TA: also in RM2 5RM2 5TB: also in RM2 5RM2 5TH: also in RM2 5RM2 5TP: also in RM2 5RM2 5UA: also in RM2 5RM2 5UB: also in RM2 5RM2 5UD: also in RM2 5RM2 5UE: also in RM2 5RM2 5UF: also in RM2 5RM2 5UG: also in RM2 5RM2 5UH: also in RM2 5RM2 5UL: also in RM2 5RM2 5UN: also in RM2 5RM2 5UP: also in RM2 5RM2 5UQ: also in RM2 5RM2 5UR: also in RM2 5RM2 5US: also in RM2 5RM2 5UT: also in RM2 5RM2 5UU: also in RM2 5RM2 5UW: also in RM2 5RM2 5UX: also in RM2 5RM2 5XA: also in RM2 5RM2 5XB: also in RM2 5RM2 5XD: also in RM2 5RM2 5XE: also in RM2 5RM2 5XH: also in RM2 5RM2 5XJ: also in RM2 5RM2 5XL: also in RM2 5 Havering RM2 5AA Map of RM2 5AA and what is near it Map of RM2 5AA: its centre point, with the 139 other postcodes in the RM2 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 4 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Squirrels Heath RM2 5AA
  • RM2 5AA
  • Other postcodes in RM2 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points

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 51.5779, longitude 0.1909)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RM2 5AA?

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 RM2 5AA?

Every home and business at RM2 5AA 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 RM2 5AA?

London Borough of Havering's collection system is not answering BinDayBuddy just now. BinDayBuddy links to the council's own checker meanwhile.

Check the bin days for RM2 5AA 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 RM2 5AA 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 RM2 5AA.

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 RM2 5AA: 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 RM2 5AA 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 RM2 5AA?

Homes in RM2 5 sold for a typical £545,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 67 sales, down 2.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£545,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£560,000
12 months to August 2026
£545,000

▼ down 2.7% on the 12 months before

Detached£850,000 11 sales
Semi-detached£600,000 23 sales
Terraced£550,000 17 sales
Flat or maisonette£309,000 16 sales

Across the whole RM2 district: a typical £516,250 from 146 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 RM2 5AA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in RM2 5AA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 11 June 2025. 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

Food hygiene ratings at RM2 5AA

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at RM2 5AA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near RM2 5AA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 900 homes in the neighbourhood around RM2 5AA. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (32%). 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 RM2 5AA

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 £3,502 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,155.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,616
Band Babout 130 (14%)£1,886
Band Cabout 300 (33%)£2,155
Band Dabout 280 (31%)£2,425
Band Eabout 100 (11%)£2,963
Band Fabout 60 (7%)£3,502
Band Gwithheld£4,041
Band Hwithheld£4,849

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. 9% 1900 to 1918
  3. 21% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 32% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 RM2 5AA is in (ONS area E01032742), 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 RM2 5AA?

The nearest open schools to RM2 5AA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RM2 5AA, 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 RM2 5AA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RM2 5AA is Romford Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Romford Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Gidea Park Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk

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 Albert Road Heath Park, 266 m away.

More stations near RM2 5AA, 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 RM2 5AA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RM2 5AA, 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 RM2 5AA?

3 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RM2 5AA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Romford Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 400 mWalk
  • Britania Car park Charging point · No details mapped 700 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 800 mWalk

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 RM2 5AA?

The nearest to the centre of RM2 5AA, 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 RM2 5AA?

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 RM2 5AA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RM2 5AA, 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 RM2 5AA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RM2 5AA, 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 RM2 5AA?

The nearest vets to the centre of RM2 5AA 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 RM2 5AA in a conservation area?

The centre of RM2 5AA 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 RM2 5AA?

Police.uk records 581 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RM2 5AA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences166 reports
Anti-social behaviour138 reports
Shoplifting59 reports
Drugs50 reports
Public order35 reports
Vehicle crime28 reports

Also: other theft 28, robbery 27, burglary 16, theft from the person 14, other crime 9, possession of weapons 6, bicycle theft 3, criminal damage and arson 2.

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 RM2 5AA

Ward
St Edward's
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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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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