RM3 3FB postcode in Havering, England
RM3 3FB is a postcode in Havering, in the Gooshays ward. It is in the Hornchurch and Upminster parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since June 2022. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.
Where RM3 3FB is, and what is near it
- RM3 3FB
- Other postcodes in RM3 3: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 15 bus stops
- Further out, with the distance
Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, 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 51.6055, longitude 0.2239)
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Who looks after RM3 3FB?
- HaveringCouncil, for all local services Havering: bins, council tax, planning
- Keith Prince, Liz Tyler and Robert WhittonCouncillors elected for the Gooshays ward When elected, and how to contact them
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around RM3 3FB Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Metropolitan PolicePolice force area
- Hornchurch and UpminsterParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Julia Lopez (Conservative). How to contact Julia Lopez
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.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.
At this postcode
What broadband can you get at RM3 3FB?
Ofcom gives no broadband figures for RM3 3FB. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcodeSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
When are the bins collected at RM3 3FB?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for RM3 3FB.
Check the bin days for RM3 3FB on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.
Is RM3 3FB 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 RM3 3FB.
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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.
From surface water, across Havering
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RM3 3FB: 5,588 properties in Havering are at high risk (4.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Havering
Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.
Flood warnings
The centre of RM3 3FB 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 risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.
At this postcode
Homes sold in RM3 3FB
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RM3 3FB from January 2024 to September 2026. Typical prices for the homes around it are under Prices.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
Who lives at RM3 3FB?
RM3 3FB came into use after the 2021 Census, so the Census has no figure for it.
ONS counted the postcodes as they were in May 2021, on Census Day, 21 March 2021.
Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.
How much energy do homes at RM3 3FB use?
DESNZ publishes no domestic energy figures for RM3 3FB. It leaves out any postcode with fewer than 5 domestic meters of a kind, or where two meters use most of the energy. Across the RM3 district, the median electricity meter used 2,502 kWh and the median gas meter used 9,173 kWh in 2024.
Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.
Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.
At its centre point
Is RM3 3FB in a conservation area?
The centre of RM3 3FB 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.
Near here
Which schools are near RM3 3FB?
The nearest open primary and secondary schools to RM3 3FB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.
Primary
Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.
Near here
Where is the nearest station to RM3 3FB?
The nearest railway station to the centre of RM3 3FB is Harold Wood Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.
- Harold Wood Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
- Gidea Park Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Harold Hill Community Centre, 120 m away.
More stations near RM3 3FB, and how we find themSource: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
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Which GP surgeries are near RM3 3FB?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of RM3 3FB, 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.
- Abbamoor Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2024 · Phone 01708 341188 100 mWalk
- Central Park Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 01708 331802 100 mWalk
- The Robins Surgery, Harold Hill Health C Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01708 796960 100 mWalk
Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Where can I charge an electric car near RM3 3FB?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of RM3 3FB on the map as of 23 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 MapSource: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Which dentists are near RM3 3FB?
The nearest to the centre of RM3 3FB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Essence Dental Clinic Phone 01708 346212 1.0 kmWalk
- Naidu & Naidu Dental Care Phone 01708 341587 1.2 kmWalk
- Retford Dental Centre Phone 01708 343065 1.3 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026.
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Which hospitals are nearest to RM3 3FB?
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.
- Spire Hartswood Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01277 232525 4.8 kmCycle
- Queen's Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report December 2025 · Phone 01708 435000 5.1 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which care homes are near RM3 3FB?
The nearest care homes to the centre of RM3 3FB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Rose House Phone 01708 349212 750 mWalk
- Hillside Nursing Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01708 346077 1.0 kmWalk
- Outlook Care - Veronica Close Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 01708 378856 1.1 kmWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which pharmacies are near RM3 3FB?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RM3 3FB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Day Lewis Pharmacy, Harold Hill Health Centre Mon to Fri 8am to 8pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01708 375888 150 mWalk
- Boots, 12 Farnham Road Mon 8:45am to 7pm; Tue 9am to 7pm; Wed to Fri 8:45am to 7pm; Sat 8:45am to 5:30pm; Sun closed 400 mWalk
- Boots, 122 Petersfield Avenue Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01708 343834 750 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS pharmacy lists.
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Which vets are near RM3 3FB?
The nearest vets to the centre of RM3 3FB 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 3.0 kmCycle
- Wylie Veterinary Centre 4.2 kmCycle
- Romford Veterinary Surgery 4.6 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.
Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Across the RM3 district
What do homes sell for near RM3 3FB?
Homes in the RM3 district sold for a typical £412,750 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 364 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £410,000 from 486 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.
- Detached £625,000 23 sales
- Semi-detached £450,000 115 sales
- Terraced £400,000 161 sales
- Flat or maisonette £250,000 65 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
In its neighbourhood
What council tax band are homes near RM3 3FB?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around RM3 3FB. Over half of them (80%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (91%). 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 £2,425 (band D); band C, the most common, is £2,155.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 80 (10%) | £1,616 |
| Band B | about 50 (6%) | £1,886 |
| Band C | about 630 (80%) | £2,155 |
| Band D | about 30 (4%) | £2,425 |
| Band E | withheld | £2,963 |
| Band F | fewer than 5 | £3,502 |
| Band G | fewer than 5 | £4,041 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,849 |
When the homes were built
- None Before 1900
- None 1900 to 1918
- None 1919 to 1939
- 91% 1945 to 1964
- 1% 1965 to 1982
- 1% 1983 to 1999
- 5% 2000 to 2009
- 1% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Havering before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of RM3 3FB is in (ONS area E01002284), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.
Within a mile
How much crime is there near RM3 3FB?
Police.uk records 335 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RM3 3FB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: shoplifting 16, burglary 10, theft from the person 5, other crime 3, possession of weapons 2, criminal damage and arson 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 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: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.
The official record for RM3 3FB
- Ward
- Gooshays
- 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
- June 2022
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory, Census 2021 postcode estimates
- UK Parliament
- Democracy Club
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Environment Agency flood risk, Environment Agency surface water
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: DESNZ postcode energy statistics
- planning.data.gov.uk
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- NHS England: NHS GP practices
- Care Quality Commission
- OpenStreetMap charging points, OpenStreetMap vets
- The NHS in England, Wales and Scotland: NHS pharmacy lists
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Welsh Government (StatsWales); Scottish Government: Band D council tax
- HM Revenue and Customs: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands
- data.police.uk: police.uk
- BinDayBuddy, from each council: BinDayBuddy
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.
Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.
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