Rush Green & Crowlands · Havering · Romford constituency · 51.57514, 0.17293

RM7 9BZ— Rush Green & Crowlands, Havering

Location and area intelligence for RM7 9BZ, Rush Green & Crowlands, Havering

 

Schools 100%Safety 72/100Transport 41/100Yield 3.80%

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Strong, well-rated schools set this area apart

Liveability
57
Safety
72
Schools
90
Transport
41
Environment
62
Investment
50

The bottom line

RM7 9BZ offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and fast broadband — strong value for Families who can accept its trade-offs.

The catch: 56 min to canary wharf — above average for this zone.

Less suited to Car-free commuters.

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Location

RM7 9BZ

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
MediumMixed
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income-10.2% vs London avg
vs London crime+22.0% vs London avg

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How RM7 9BZ has changed

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 · 5 min walk

KS2: 106.9

★★

Secondary

St Edward's Church of England Academy

Good · Inspected May 2022 · 16 min walk

P8: +0.09A8: 46.2

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 7 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Abbey Wood Nursery School

Not inspected · 134 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

79.2 incidents per 1,000 residents

Higher crime than 60% of London
↑ Rising 310.4%

+32% vs borough

Crime by type

Violence & sexual offences35%
Other24%
Anti-social behaviour22%
Vehicle crime9%
Drug offences6%
Burglary3%
Robbery2%
Theft1%

Stop & search

3.6

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

1

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

1

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Romford Fire Station · 2.1km

Crime is +22% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Avg floor area96 m²

EPC breakdown

B
2%

Based on 2 properties · Confidence: very_low

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 yield863 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium
Rebuild cost estimate£240,000
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

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

Council tax band Band CAnnual charge £1,821
Price growth potentialLow

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Distribution

P25: £450k–£500k · P75: £450k–£500k · 2 sales

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Pandemic surge2020–2020£480k£480k+0%2

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 2

Poor

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
Romford StationGreater Anglia line
7.4 min walk
Romford→ Liverpool 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
30 min walk
Chadwell Heath Rail StationElizabeth line
39 min walk
Elm Park Underground StationDistrict
42 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

31

Walkability score

74

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge63 min ↑
Victoria72 min ↑
Waterloo68 min ↑
Canary Wharf ★56 min
City58 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

15

Car parks (800m)

1

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)595
Nearest car park192m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock12.5 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
The Brewery Surface· yes
461m
🅿️
Angel Way480 spaces
510m
🅿️
The Brewery Multi-storey· yes
566m
🅿️
Lidl· no
654m
🅿️
Oldchurch Rise· yes
738m

Connectivity

Broadband and mobile coverage

100%

Full fibre

100%

Gigabit

100%

5G outdoor

100%

4G outdoor

Mobile operators

EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed500 Mbps
Median download450 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 waterLOW
Low
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: 18.2 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB12% green spaceTree canopy: 10%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Hornchurch Cutting SSSI — 4.2 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 yield863.4 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

7 min walk

5

GPs within 1km

3

Dentists within 1km

6

Care homes (1km)

Nearest A&EBARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 837 m
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.8%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

29

Parks (1km)

4

Restaurants (800m)

2

Cafes (800m)

1

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

1

Gyms (1km)

3

Sports (1km)

1

Convenience

Nearest supermarketSainsbury's · 509 m
2 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

1

Late-night venues

E
562 licensed premises in boroughHome Office 2023/24

0

Libraries (1km)

2

Cinemas (2km)

1.1km

Post office

Nearby shops

Budgens191 m
Tesco Express653 m
Meat Express672 m
Wenzel's674 m

Nearby cafes

Patisserie Valerie502 m
Costa506 m
Starbucks582 m
Cafe Bueno610 m

Nearby restaurants

Zizzi450 m
Nando's487 m
Taco Bell502 m
PizzaExpress506 m

Nearby pubs

The Sun217 m
The Mawney Arms442 m
The Golden Lion619 m
Jukebox LDN650 m

Nearby gyms

Romford Greyhound Stadium535 m
Romford Rock and Boulder880 m
Iron Phoenix CrossFit937 m
PlayFootball Romford1.0 km

Nearby pharmacies

Boots528 m
Mim Pharmacy768 m
W.H. Burdess Chemist997 m

Nearby health

Joint Injection Clinic751 m
Havering Clinical Commissioning Group762 m
Queens Hospital907 m
Food hygiene (5-star)55% of 60

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

50

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
Gross yield
3.8% (average)London avg: 3.8%Above average yield
Gentrification score14/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition324

Rental market

Medium

Demand

Medium

Void risk

Mixed / transient

Tenant profile

+4.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

27.8

Price growth score

D
Low

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route17,804m
Crossrail 2 route16,167m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 4/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 10,554 nationally

2,486

Est. population

6,583/km²

64%

Employed

34%

Degree educated

£37,700

Median income

5.2%

Claimant rate

SuburbanMedium densityMixed

44

Community stability

Age profile

32%
24%
22%
15%
Under 1832%
18–3424%
35–4922%
50–6415%
65+8%

Tenure

21%
33%
28%
16%
Own outright21%
Own (mortgage)33%
Private rent28%
Social rent16%
Shared ownership2%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

46%
14%
18%
14%
White British46%
White Other14%
Asian18%
Black14%
Mixed6%
Other3%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional31%
Routine / semi-routine21%
No car household27%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications19%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent28%
Social rent16%

vs. London

Income vs London-10.2%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
2
Live planning apps (800m)
1
Development activity
low
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
4
Planning apps (3 years)
11
Local approval rate
75%
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)
14
Largest scheme
720 homes · Oldchurch Hospital, Oldchurch Hospital, Oldchurch Road, Romford, RM7 0BE
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Land at Marks Lodge, Land at Marks Lodge, Cottons Approach, Romford, RM7 7AA99 homes
completed
St Edwards Court, St Edwards Court, London Road, Romford, RM7 9QD97 homes
completed
St Edwards Court, St Edwards Court, London Road, Romford, RM7 9QD87 homes
completed
140, 140, LONDON ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 9QS77 homes
completed
16, 16, Marks Road, Romford, RM7 7AB27 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Conservative
Ward majority vote
15.8%
Ward turnout
33%
Election year
2022
MP
Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK)
MP majority
1,463
Constituency
Romford

Councillors

Robert BenhamConservative
Viddy PersaudConservative
Tim RyanConservative

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Key facts for RM7 9BZ

Full postcodeRM7 9BZ
Postcode districtRM7
BoroughLondon Borough of Havering
WardRush Green & Crowlands
Latitude51.575136
Longitude0.172933
Parliamentary constituencyRomford
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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