St Edward's · Havering · Romford constituency · 51.57972, 0.17663

RM7 7DPSt Edward's, Havering

Location and area intelligence for RM7 7DP, St Edward's, Havering

The hidden gem

 

Schools 100%Safety 70/100Transport 45/100Low yield 2.59%⚠ Knotweed sites nearby

Best for: Families

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Strong, well-rated schools set this area apart

Liveability
65
Safety
70
Schools
90
Transport
45
Environment
61
Investment
40

The bottom line

RM7 7DP offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and fast broadband at £602,500 median — strong value for Families who can accept its trade-offs.

The catches: 54 min to canary wharf — above average for this zone and 2 Japanese knotweed sites within 400m — may affect mortgage applications.

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Location

RM7 7DP

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
HighSocially diverse / deprived
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: PositiveRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London avg price+15.9% vs London avg
vs London income-12.1% vs London avg
vs London crime+37.0% vs London avg

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Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km

Primary

The Mawney Foundation School

Not yet inspected · Inspected May 2025 · 3 min walk

KS2: 106.9

★★

Secondary

Marshalls Park Academy

Good · Inspected Jan 2020 · 16 min walk

P8: -0.23A8: 44.4

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 8 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Abbey Wood Nursery School

Not inspected · 141 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

89.3 incidents per 1,000 residents

Higher crime than 67% of London
↑ Rising 175.0%

+49% vs borough

Crime by type

Violence & sexual offences28%
Other27%
Anti-social behaviour19%
Drug offences10%
Vehicle crime10%
Robbery3%
Burglary3%
Theft1%

Stop & search

4.6

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

2

Incidents (1yr)

6

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Romford Fire Station · 1.6km

Crime is +37% above London average

Property

2 Jul

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Low transaction volumeonly 6 sales in 24 months. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.

£602,500

Median sale price

Above London median by 16%

£602,500 is 16% above the London median (£520,000)

+31.2%

This year

Flat

Dominant type

Price history

5-year change
+38.2%
Sales (24 months)6
New build0.0%
Avg semi-detached£602,500
Price per m²£5,861/m²
Price per ft²£544/ft²
Avg floor area110.8

EPC breakdown

C
8%
D
21%
E
9%

Based on 38 properties · Confidence: high

Street mix

Semi 39%Terraced 14%Detached 1%Flat 44%Other 1%

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

Stamp duty

Standard buyer£17,625
First-time buyerFTB
£8,875
Additional propertyBTL/2nd
£35,700

England & NI rates 2025/26. Additional property rate adds 3% on each band.

Current mortgage rates

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

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

16.3×

Price-to-income

£3,014/mo

Est. mortgage

Low

Market activity

100d

Days to sell

Rising

Market momentum

Energy & construction

Solar yield863 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium
Rebuild cost estimate£277,000
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

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

Construction era1900-1929
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
RoofPitched, 100 mm loft insulation
Heating fuelmains gas (not community)
GlazingFully double glazed
Council tax band Band CAnnual charge £1,821
Price growth potentialModerate

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Trajectory

19952025 · CAGR

+6.9%

Total change

+635%

Market Activity

Price Velocity & Acceleration

Current Velocity

+29.6%

per year

Acceleration

-97.26

change in velocity

Market State

Strong growth

Velocity (%)Acceleration

Price Distribution

P25: £350k–£400k · P75: £200k–£250k · 66 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 66 sales

Detached1.5%
Semi-detached40.9%
Terraced15.2%
Flat/maisonette42.4%

By decade

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Market Cycle

BullCooling bullRisingSteadyRecoveryCorrectionBear

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Late-1990s boom19952000£82k£101k+23.2%2.2
Post-dot-com plateau20012004£84k£185k+120.9%2.8
Pre-crash peak20052007£110k£203k+85.2%3.3
GFC & correction20082012£125k£215k+72.3%1.8
Help-to-Buy recovery20132016£205k£145k-29.3%2.7
Brexit uncertainty20172019£450k£250k-44.6%1.7
Pandemic surge20212021£436k£436k+0%2
Rate-rise correction20222023£628k£205k-67.3%1.5
Current market20242025£465k£603k+29.6%3.5

Price Trajectory by Type

Semi-detachedFlat/maisonette

Per-type alpha vs district

Best performer

Semi-detached

+1.1% alpha

Weakest performer

Flat/maisonette

+0.2% alpha

Semi-detached+1.1% α
Local
6.8%
District
5.7%
Flat/maisonette+0.2% α
Local
6.9%
District
6.7%

CAGR over 25yr data window. Alpha = local CAGR − district CAGR.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Composite market conditions index 0–100

26out of 100SellerBuyer

Market condition

Seller's Market

Favours sellers

Higher score = better conditions for buyers

Score breakdown

Price Velocity0
Sales Volume75
Seasonal Timing20
Trend Position10

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 3

Moderate

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
Romford StationGreater Anglia line
8.1 min walk
RomfordLiverpool Street· 12 tph
21 min

Nearby stations

Romford Rail StationLiberty · Elizabeth line
9 min walk
RomfordNational Rail
9 min walk
Gidea Park Rail StationElizabeth line · Greater Anglia
26 min walk
Emerson Park Rail StationLiberty
41 min walk
Chadwell Heath Rail StationElizabeth line
44 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

59

Walkability score

104

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge62 min
Victoria71 min
Waterloo66 min
Canary Wharf54 min
City57 min

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

Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

25

Car parks (800m)

3

EV chargers (800m)

1

Fast chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)480
Nearest car park191m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock12.8 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Angel Way480 spaces
200m
🅿️
The Brewery Surface· yes
449m
🅿️
The Brewery Multi-storey· yes
532m
🅿️
Havering Town Hall
559m
🅿️
Liberty Shopping Centre Car Park
602m
🅿️
Slaney Road Car Park· yes
662m
🅿️
The Mercury· yes
732m
🅿️
Lidl· no
790m

Connectivity

Broadband and mobile coverage

100%

Full fibre

94%

Gigabit

100%

5G outdoor

100%

4G outdoor

Mobile operators

EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed483 Mbps
Median download443 Mbps
Superfast coverage100%
All operators 5G67%

Broadband providers

BTSkyTalkTalkVodafoneVirgin Media

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterHIGH
High
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 23.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³
Better than 86% of London
NoiseMEDIUM
road
MODERATE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 18.6 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB11% green spaceTree canopy: 10%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Hornchurch Cutting SSSI — 4.1 km

Energy

Solar: 863 kWh/kWp/yrHeat pump: SuitableEPC upgrade: Medium

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 yield863.3 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

CGL HAVERING

BALLARD CHAMBERS, 26 HIGH STREET, RM1 1HR

3 min walk

8

GPs within 1km

6

Dentists within 1km

3

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalVictoria Hospital · 911 m
Nearest A&EBARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 1.2 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.8%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

27

Parks (1km)

23

Restaurants (800m)

18

Cafes (800m)

0

Pubs (400m)

3

Pharmacies (800m)

2

Gyms (1km)

4

Sports (1km)

2

Convenience

No pubs within 400m — nearest: The Golden Lion (275 m)

Nearest supermarketMixas · 140 m
1 swimming pools1 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

0

Late-night venues

E
562 licensed premises in boroughHome Office 2023/24

1

Libraries (1km)

2

Cinemas (2km)

622m

Post office

Nearby shops

Grocery & General Store256 m
Sainsbury's Local265 m
Meat Express325 m
Hawkins384 m

Nearby cafes

Café Chateau233 m
North Street Cafe245 m
Cafe Bueno273 m
Costa360 m

Nearby restaurants

Fortune House144 m
Papa John's146 m
Blue Orchid159 m
Shanghai Karaoke Buffet203 m

Nearby pubs

The Golden Lion275 m
The Mawney Arms361 m
The Sun493 m
Jukebox LDN526 m

Nearby gyms

Romford Rock and Boulder390 m
Iron Phoenix CrossFit471 m
Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre665 m
PlayFootball Romford779 m

Nearby pharmacies

Mim Pharmacy199 m
Boots496 m

Nearby health

Havering Clinical Commissioning Group707 m
Joint Injection Clinic707 m
Food hygiene (5-star)60% of 210

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
14
New (last 12 months)
2
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
12
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
324

High street

A

High street health

Registered businesses

CGSKY LTD
CGSKY&FACADES LTD
CLEAR CANAL CLINIC LTD
DIPPED IN SONA LTD
DUST WAY LTD

+9 more

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

40

Investment score

Moderate

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

Low gross yield (2.6%) makes this better for owner-occupiers than buy-to-let investors. Capital growth outlook is moderate.

Avg monthly rent
£1,300London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
2.6% (low)London avg: 3.8%Below average yield — bottom 73%
Gentrification score34/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition324
Sales last 12 months1

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Mixed / transient

Tenant profile

+4.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Low

Market activity

100d

Est. days to sell

8/100

Velocity score

Future outlook

61.2

Price growth score

C
Low

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumHigh investment qualityConfirmed 5yr price momentum

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route18,340m
Crossrail 2 route16,384m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 3/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 7,336 nationally

1,972

Est. population

7,614/km²

60%

Employed

36%

Degree educated

£36,900

Median income

8.6%

Claimant rate

Inner cityHigh densitySocially diverse / deprived

39

Community stability

Age profile

27%
22%
23%
16%
Under 1827%
18–3422%
35–4923%
50–6416%
65+12%

Tenure

14%
21%
28%
35%
Own outright14%
Own (mortgage)21%
Private rent28%
Social rent35%
Shared ownership2%

Ethnicity

54%
White British54%
White Other13%
Asian13%
Black12%
Mixed6%
Other3%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional32%
Routine / semi-routine21%
No car household41%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications21%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent35%
Private rent28%

vs. London

Income vs London-12.1%
Price vs London+15.9%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
9
Live planning apps (800m)
2
Development activity
low
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
7
Planning apps (3 years)
18
Local approval rate
71%
Borough approval rate
44%
Opportunity area
No
CIL rate (residential)
£90/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
2

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
153
Largest scheme
150 homes · ROMFORD BREWERY SITE, ROMFORD BREWERY SITE, WATERLOO ROAD, HIGH STREET, ROMFORD, RM7 0SX
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Romside Commercial Centre, 145-149, Romside Commercial Centre, 145-149, North Street, Romford, RM1 1ED111 homes
completed
Land at Marks Lodge, Land at Marks Lodge, Cottons Approach, Romford, RM7 7AA99 homes
completed
Former Woolpack PH & Car Park, Former Woolpack PH & Car Park, Angel Way, St. Edwards Way, Romford Town Centre, RM1 1JH74 homes
completed
22-44 North Street, Romford, RM1 1BH49 homes
completed
2, 2, Market Link, Romford, RM1 1XJ46 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Reform UK
Ward majority vote
12.0%
Ward turnout
42%
Election year
2026
MP
Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK)
MP majority
1,463
Constituency
Romford

Councillors

Terry BrownReform UK
Martin LardnerReform UK
Sathya P MaddasaniReform UK

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Stamp duty on median price (£602,500)

£17,625

Standard buyer

£8,875

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Save £8,750

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Key facts for RM7 7DP

Full postcodeRM7 7DP
Postcode districtRM7
BoroughLondon Borough of Havering
WardSt Edward's
Latitude51.579716
Longitude0.176630
Parliamentary constituencyRomford
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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