RM2 5UN postcode in Havering, England

RM2 5UN 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 March 2004.

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 Gidea Park 750 m in a straight line

Where RM2 5UN is, and what is near it

Map of RM2 5UN and what is near it Map of RM2 5UN: its centre point, with the 139 other postcodes in the RM2 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. RM2 5AA: also in RM2 5RM2 5AB: also in RM2 5RM2 5AD: 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 5DR: also in RM2 5RM2 5DS: also in RM2 5RM2 5DT: also in RM2 5RM2 5JP: also in RM2 5RM2 5JX: 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 5TD: 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 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 GP 900 mRomford station 1.2 kmTram or metro 2.8 kmHavering RM2 5UN Map of RM2 5UN and what is near it Map of RM2 5UN: its centre point, with the 139 other postcodes in the RM2 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Havering RM2 5UN
  • RM2 5UN
  • Other postcodes in RM2 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 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 51.5765, longitude 0.2000)

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 5UN?

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 5UN?

Every home and business at RM2 5UN 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 5UN?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Havering's days for RM2 5UN today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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

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 5UN: 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 5UN 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 5UN?

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
£560,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ 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

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 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 5UN

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in RM2 5UN from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 26 February 2026. The middle sale was £780,000, from £490,000 to £780,000. 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.

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 5UN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around RM2 5UN. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (41%). 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 5UN

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 £4,041 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,425.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,616
Band Babout 50 (6%)£1,886
Band Cabout 230 (29%)£2,155
Band Dabout 280 (35%)£2,425
Band Eabout 130 (16%)£2,963
Band Fabout 90 (11%)£3,502
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,041
Band Hwithheld£4,849

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 25% 1900 to 1918
  3. 41% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 16% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

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 5UN is in (ONS area E01002382), 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 5UN?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of RM2 5UN is Gidea Park Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Gidea Park Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Romford Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
  • Hornchurch Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 2.8 kmCycle

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Fairholme Avenue, 167 m away.

More stations near RM2 5UN, 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 5UN?

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

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

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

  • Romford Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.1 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle
  • Britania Car park Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 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 RM2 5UN?

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

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 5UN?

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

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

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

The centre of RM2 5UN 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 5UN?

Police.uk records 522 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RM2 5UN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences134 reports
Anti-social behaviour117 reports
Shoplifting65 reports
Drugs51 reports
Public order33 reports
Vehicle crime29 reports

Also: other theft 26, robbery 21, burglary 17, theft from the person 13, other crime 6, possession of weapons 5, 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 5UN

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
March 2004

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.

RM2 5UG60 mRM2 5US60 mRM2 5UF70 mRM2 5SB70 mRM2 5UT90 mRM2 5SA100 m
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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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