Emerson Park · Havering · Hornchurch and Upminster constituency · 51.56654, 0.23228

RM11 3BW— Emerson Park, Havering

Location and area intelligence for RM11 3BW, Emerson Park, Havering

The practical family move

 

Schools 100%Safety 84/100Transport 30/100

Best for: Families, Owner-occupiers

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Strong schools, limited transport — ideal for car-owning families

Liveability
60
Safety
84
Schools
90
Transport
30
Environment
63
Investment
52

The bottom line

RM11 3BW offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and low crime — strong value for Families and Owner-occupiers who can accept its trade-offs.

The catch: 55 min to canary wharf — above average for this zone.

Less suited to Car-free commuters.

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Location

RM11 3BW

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
MediumOwner occupiers / families
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: CautiousRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income-6.7% vs London avg
vs London crime-38.0% vs London avg

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How RM11 3BW has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

Langtons Infant School & Nursery

Not yet inspected · 11 min walk

KS2: 105.8

★★

Secondary

Emerson Park Academy

Good · Inspected Jun 2022 · 10 min walk

P8: -0.22A8: 47.6

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 6 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Abbey Wood Nursery School

Not inspected · 152 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

40.3 incidents per 1,000 residents

Better than 71% of London
→ Stable

-33% vs borough

Crime by type

Violence & sexual offences39%
Other26%
Vehicle crime11%
Anti-social behaviour9%
Drug offences6%
Burglary6%
Robbery4%
Theft0%

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Hornchurch Fire Station · 840m

Crime is 38% below London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Avg floor area95.2 m²

EPC breakdown

B
5%

Based on 5 properties · Confidence: low

Street mix

Semi 80%Detached 20%

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
Rebuild cost estimate£238,000
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

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

Construction era2016
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.24 W/m²K
RoofAverage thermal transmittance 0.11 W/m²K
Heating fuelGas: mains gas
GlazingHigh performance glazing
Council tax band Band FAnnual charge £2,960
Price growth potentialLow

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Distribution

P25: £600k–£700k · P75: £500k–£600k · 5 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 5 sales

Detached20%
Semi-detached80%

By decade

2010s

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Brexit uncertainty2017–2017£584k£584k+0%5

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 3

Moderate

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Bottom 25% — limited connections
Upminster BridgeDistrict line
11.3 min walk
Emerson Park

Nearby stations

Emerson Park Rail StationLiberty
11 min walk
Emerson ParkNational Rail
11 min walk
Upminster Bridge Underground StationDistrict
12 min walk
Upminster Underground StationDistrict
19 min walk
Upminster Rail StationLiberty · c2c
19 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

14

Walkability score

26

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge61 min ↑
Victoria76 min ↑
Waterloo70 min ↑
Canary Wharf ★55 min
City61 min ↑

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

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

1

Car parks (800m)

0

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park691m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock16.2 km

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 20.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³
Better than 90% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 21.9 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB4% green spaceTree canopy: 10%
Less green space than 79% of London

Nearest SSSI: Hornchurch Cutting SSSI — 0.3 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): 1

Landslide susceptibility: Low

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

CHOWDHURY

OAK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE, 8 OAK ROAD, RM3 0PT

36 min walk

91%

Recommend GP

91%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

1

Dentists within 1km

4

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalSt. George's Health & Wellbeing Hub · 2.2 km
Nearest A&EBARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 3.7 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.8%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

30

Parks (1km)

2

Restaurants (800m)

0

Cafes (800m)

0

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

0

Gyms (1km)

19

Sports (1km)

0

Convenience

No pubs within 400m — nearest: The Windmill (995 m)

Nearest supermarketM&S Simply Food · 1.5 km
1 tennis courts18 swimming pools

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

0

Late-night venues

E
562 licensed premises in boroughHome Office 2023/24

0

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

827m

Post office

Nearby cafes

HR's Cafe House854 m

Nearby restaurants

Crispy Cod356 m
New Plentiful366 m
Super Kebab House802 m
Passage to India807 m

Nearby pubs

The Windmill995 m
Food hygiene (5-star)43% of 7

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

52

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 score17/100
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

35.8

Price growth score

D
Low

New supply risk

Low-deprivation area

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route20,453m
Crossrail 2 route20,359m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 8/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 25,848 nationally

1,341

Est. population

3,449/km²

53%

Employed

30%

Degree educated

£39,200

Median income

2.6%

Claimant rate

Inner cityMedium densityOwner occupiers / families

65

Community stability

Age profile

20%
15%
17%
21%
27%
Under 1820%
18–3415%
35–4917%
50–6421%
65+27%

Tenure

54%
38%
Own outright54%
Own (mortgage)38%
Private rent7%
Social rent1%

Ethnicity

70%
15%
White British70%
White Other3%
Asian15%
Black5%
Mixed3%
Other4%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional39%
Routine / semi-routine14%
No car household7%
Unemployed2%
No qualifications20%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent7%
Social rent1%

vs. London

Income vs London-6.7%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
1
Planning apps (12 months)
2
Planning apps (3 years)
8
Local approval rate
50%
Borough approval rate
44%
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)
12
Largest scheme
8 homes · Duryfalls, 35, Duryfalls, 35, Upminster Road, Hornchurch, RM11 3XA
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

64, 64, Wingletye Lane, Hornchurch, RM11 3AU4 homes
completed
14 and l/ro 12,16 and 18, 14 and l/ro 12,16 and 18, Beverley Gardens, Hornchurch, RM11 3PA4 homes
completed
44, 44, Herbert road, Emerson Park, RM11 3LJ3 homes
completed
6, 6, Poole Road, Hornchurch, RM11 3AS2 homes
completed
54 Herbert Road, Hornchurch, RM11 3LJ2 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Havering Residents Association
Ward majority vote
26.0%
Ward turnout
41%
Election year
2022
MP
Julia Lopez (Conservative)
MP majority
1,943
Constituency
Hornchurch and Upminster

Councillors

Laurance Robert GarrardHavering Residents Association
David GodwinHavering Residents Association

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Key facts for RM11 3BW

Full postcodeRM11 3BW
Postcode districtRM11
BoroughLondon Borough of Havering
WardEmerson Park
Latitude51.566539
Longitude0.232276
Parliamentary constituencyHornchurch and Upminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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