Emerson Park · Havering · Romford constituency · 51.57192, 0.21672

RM11 2LA— Emerson Park, Havering

Location and area intelligence for RM11 2LA, Emerson Park, Havering

Top-rated schools set this area apart

 

Schools 100%Safety 90/100Transport 38/100

Best for: Families, Owner-occupiers

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Lopsided profile — strong safety but weak transport

Liveability
69
Safety
90
Schools
60
Transport
38
Environment
64
Investment
48

Location

RM11 2LA

Key facts for RM11 2LA

Full postcodeRM11 2LA
Postcode districtRM11
BoroughLondon Borough of Havering
WardEmerson Park
Latitude51.571924
Longitude0.216723
Parliamentary constituencyRomford
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
MediumOwner occupiers / families
ExcellentCautiousRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income-6.0% vs London avg
vs London crime-94.4% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for RM11 2LA

🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

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How RM11 2LA has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

60

Education score

Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

Towers Infant School

Not yet inspected · 6 min walk

—

Secondary

The Royal Liberty School

Not yet inspected · 20 min walk

P8: +0.54A8: 52.5

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Abbey Wood Nursery School

Not inspected · 149 min walk

3 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

5 Jun

Crime rates and local incidents

LOW CRIME

3.7 incidents per 1,000 residents

Top 5% — safest in London
→ Stable

-46% vs borough

Crime by type

Anti-social behaviour60%
Vehicle crime20%
Violence & sexual offences20%
Drug offences0%
Other0%
Theft0%
Robbery0%
Burglary0%

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Crime is 94% below London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

⚠️

Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.

Street mix

Semi 19%Terraced 2%Detached 79%

LHA rates — Outer East London

Shared room£561/mo
1 bedroom£1200/mo
2 bedrooms£1400/mo
3 bedrooms£1675/mo
4 bedrooms£1950/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield865 kWh/kWp/yr

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band DAnnual charge £2,049
Price growth potentialLow

Transport

1 May

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 2

Poor

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
🚇
Gidea Park Rail StationElizabeth line line
16.1 min walk
🚂
Emerson Park

Nearby stations

🚇
Emerson Park Rail StationLiberty
5 min walk
🚂
Emerson ParkNational Rail
5 min walk
🟣
Gidea Park Rail StationGreater Anglia · Elizabeth line
17 min walk
🚇
Hornchurch Underground StationDistrict
25 min walk
🚇
Upminster Bridge Underground StationDistrict
25 min walk
🚌5 bus routes · 6 stops within 400m · 48 buses/hr peak

11

Walkability score

6

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge66 min ↑
Victoria84 min ↑
Waterloo70 min ↑
Canary Wharf58 min ↑
City ★54 min

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)

Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

4

Car parks (800m)

0

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park439m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock15.3 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Haynes Park Car Park
439m

Environment

22 Apr

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 22.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³
Better than 87% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 21.0 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB16% green spaceTree canopy: 10%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Hornchurch Cutting SSSI — 1.3 km

Energy

Solar: 865 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,540 hrs/yr

Sunshine

594 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.7°C

Summer avg

3.1°C

Winter avg

Solar yield865.1 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

THE NEW MEDICAL CENTRE

264 BRENTWOOD ROAD, RM2 5SU

12 min walk

60%

Recommend GP

60%

Overall GP experience

1

GPs within 1km

8

Dentists within 1km

2

Care homes (1km)

Nearest A&EBARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 2.6 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.8%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

21

Parks (1km)

6

Restaurants (800m)

1

Cafes (800m)

0

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

18

Gyms (1km)

22

Sports (1km)

0

Convenience

No pubs within 400m — nearest: Monty's Bar (422 m)

Nearest supermarketCo-op Food · 2.7 km
4 tennis courts18 swimming pools

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

0

Late-night venues

E

0

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

1.9km

Post office

Nearby shops

Hillview Food & Wine456 m
The Hop Shop520 m

Nearby cafes

Tower's Cafe390 m
Costa1.0 km

Nearby restaurants

Papadom380 m
Shish Meze404 m
Mother India537 m
Fu Wing568 m

Nearby pubs

Monty's Bar422 m
The Chequers458 m
Hop Inn Micropub524 m
The Drill883 m

Nearby pharmacies

Superdrug1.0 km
Boots1.1 km

Nearby health

Hornchurch Healthcare632 m
Harrow Dental Practice989 m
Food hygiene (5-star)59% of 27

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
324

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

48

Investment score

Moderate

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,300London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score19/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition324

Rental market

Medium

Demand

Medium

Void risk

Mixed owner / renter

Tenant profile

+4.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

38.7

Price growth score

D
Low

New supply risk

Low-deprivation area

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route19,910m
Crossrail 2 route19,223m

Demographics

22 Apr

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 9/10

Least deprived

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than 90% of London

Rank: 27,793 nationally

1,665

Est. population

5,670/km²

60%

Employed

30%

Degree educated

£39,500

Median income

2.3%

Claimant rate

SuburbanMedium densityOwner occupiers / families

61

Community stability

Age profile

20%
19%
19%
20%
22%
Under 1820%
18–3419%
35–4920%
50–6420%
65+22%

Tenure

46%
40%
13%
Own outright46%
Own (mortgage)40%
Private rent13%
Social rent1%

Ethnicity

78%
White British78%
White Other6%
Asian10%
Black1%
Mixed3%
Other1%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional39%
Routine / semi-routine16%
No car household15%
Unemployed2%
No qualifications16%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent13%
Social rent1%

vs. London

Income vs London-6.0%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
5
Planning apps (12 months)
1
Planning apps (3 years)
9
Local approval rate
0%
Borough approval rate
47%
Opportunity area
No
CIL rate (residential)
£90/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
3
Largest scheme
44 homes · 75, 75, North Street, Hornchurch, RM11 1ST
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

30-36, 30-36, BUTTS GREEN ROAD, RM11 2JW30 homes
completed
1-3 & REAR OF 5-7, 1-3 & REAR OF 5-7, BERTHER ROAD, RM1119 homes
completed
LAND FRONTING, LAND FRONTING, ARDLEIGH GREEN ROAD, HAYNES ROAD, RM1116 homes
completed
GREENWAYS COURT, GREENWAYS COURT, BUTTS GREEN ROAD, RM11 2JR14 homes
completed
Land next to Greenways Court, Land next to Greenways Court, Butts Green Road, Romford, RM11 2JL10 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Havering Residents Association
Ward majority vote
26.0%
Ward turnout
41%
Election year
2022
MP
Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK)
MP majority
1,943
Constituency
Hornchurch and Upminster

Councillors

Laurance Robert GarrardHavering Residents Association
David GodwinHavering Residents Association

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The bottom line

RM11 2LA offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and low crime — strong value for Families and Owner-occupiers who can accept its trade-offs.

The catch: 54 min to city — above average for this zone.

Less suited to Car-free commuters.

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Data freshness

When each data source was last updated

67%

Confidence score

8/12

Pillars populated

Medium reliability
gp1 May
cqc8 May
imd24 Apr
lha18 Apr
tfl1 May
prow21 Apr
ptal17 Apr
seed17 Apr
crime5 Jun
flood22 Apr
radon18 Apr
census25 Apr
mobile18 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
sports18 Apr
parking4 May
schools1 May
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
amenities4 May
buildings18 Apr
bus stops4 May
elections18 Apr
ethnicity7 Jun
gp survey18 Apr
green belt18 Apr
parliament19 Apr
tfl cycles2 May
air quality19 May
bgs geology18 Apr
councillors18 Apr
dfe schools18 Apr
fsa hygiene1 May
green space22 Apr
demographics22 Apr
voa property24 Apr
bgs landslide18 Apr
bus frequency7 Jun
national rail1 May
rental market2 Jun
claimant count18 Apr
street profile8 Jun
water provider9 Jun
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr

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