RM2 5HR postcode in Havering, England
RM2 5HR is a postcode in Havering, in the Squirrels Heath ward. It is in the Romford parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since December 1998.
Where RM2 5HR is, and what is near it
- RM2 5HR
- Other postcodes in RM2 5: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 2 bus stops
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5863, longitude 0.2017)
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 RM2 5HR?
- HaveringCouncil, for all local services Havering: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around RM2 5HR Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Metropolitan PolicePolice force area
- RomfordParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK), as Parliament lists them. Contact Andrew Rosindell
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 5HR?
Every home and business at RM2 5HR can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Havering: 91%
Havering: 98%
The line marks the figure across Havering.
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 5HR?
BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Havering's days for RM2 5HR today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for RM2 5HR on BinDayBuddySource: 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 5HR 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 5HR.
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 5HR: 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 5HR 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: 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 5HR?
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.
- Detached £850,000 11 sales
- Semi-detached £600,000 23 sales
- Terraced £550,000 17 sales
- Flat or maisonette £309,000 16 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole RM2 district: a typical £516,250 from 146 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 5HR
HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in RM2 5HR from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 July 2026. The middle price was £225,000, from £175,000 to £270,000. Across RM2 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £545,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.
- £175,000Flat 6, Gidea Lodge, 220A, Main Road
- £210,000Flat 22, Gidea Lodge, 220A, Main Road
- £240,000Flat 5, Gidea Lodge, 220A, Main Road
- £270,000Flat 26, Gidea Lodge, 220A, Main Road
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 RM2 5HR?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around RM2 5HR. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (51%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £4,041 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,155.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 20 (3%) | £1,616 |
| Band B | about 60 (8%) | £1,886 |
| Band C | about 230 (31%) | £2,155 |
| Band D | about 90 (12%) | £2,425 |
| Band E | about 100 (13%) | £2,963 |
| Band F | about 150 (20%) | £3,502 |
| Band G | about 100 (13%) | £4,041 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,849 |
When the homes were built
- 1% Before 1900
- 5% 1900 to 1918
- 51% 1919 to 1939
- 22% 1945 to 1964
- 8% 1965 to 1982
- 8% 1983 to 1999
- Withheld 2000 to 2009
- 4% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
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 RM2 5HR is in (ONS area E01002379), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 5HR?
The nearest open schools to RM2 5HR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 5HR?
The nearest railway station to the centre of RM2 5HR is Gidea Park Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.
- Gidea Park Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
- Romford Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Balgores Lane, 73 m away.
More stations near RM2 5HR, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near RM2 5HR?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of RM2 5HR, 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.
- Western Road Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01708 775300 1.3 kmCycle
- The New Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2023 · Phone 01708 478800 1.3 kmCycle
- St Edwards Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01708 741096 1.5 kmCycle
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 5HR?
The nearest charging points to the centre of RM2 5HR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Romford Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.5 kmCycle
- Britania Car park Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
- A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.0 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near RM2 5HR?
The nearest to the centre of RM2 5HR, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Gidea Park Dental Practice Phone 01708 760889 200 mWalk
- Teeth by Teki Phone 01708 398161 750 mWalk
- Western Road Dental Practice Phone 01708 776840 1.3 kmCycle
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 5HR?
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.
- Queen's Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report December 2025 · Phone 01708 435000 2.5 kmCycle
- King George Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report December 2023 · Phone 020 8970 8051 6.2 kmDrive
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 5HR?
The nearest care homes to the centre of RM2 5HR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Nightingale House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01708 763124 350 mWalk
- Parkside Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 01708 743110 350 mWalk
- 13a Repton Drive Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01708 750957 450 mWalk
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 5HR?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RM2 5HR, 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.
- Britcrown Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01708 455328 100 mWalk
- Crescent Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 7pm; Sat 9am to 2pm; Sun closed 1.2 kmWalk
- Shadforth Pharmaceutical Co Ltd Mon to Wed 8:45am to 1pm, 2pm to 6:15pm; Thu 8:45am to 1pm, 2pm to 5:30pm; Fri 8:45am to 1pm, 2pm to 6:15pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01708 446462 1.3 kmCycle
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 5HR?
The nearest vets to the centre of RM2 5HR on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Goddard Veterinary 550 mWalk
- Romford Veterinary Surgery 2.0 kmCycle
- Vets4Pets 2.2 kmCycle
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 5HR in a conservation area?
The centre of RM2 5HR is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
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 5HR?
Police.uk records 270 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RM2 5HR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: public order 8, burglary 8, robbery 6, other crime 6, theft from the person 5, bicycle theft 2, criminal damage and arson 1, possession of weapons 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for RM2 5HR
- Ward
- Squirrels Heath
- 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
- December 1998
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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