RM15 postcode area guide — Havering

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Broadband & internet speeds in RM15

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the RM15 postcode district (Havering) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 559 postcodes Ofcom measures in RM15, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91.7%.

Around 0.1% of premises in RM15 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

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Mobile signal around Havering

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Havering district (115,646 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in RM15

Police recorded 172 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RM15 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in RM15

Based on 280 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RM15 is £360,000, up 4.3% on the previous year (£345,000).

Latest recorded sales in RM15

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Havering demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Havering district (262,052 residents, 101,276 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around RM15

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in RM15

115 rated food businesses operate in RM15. 67 hold the top rating of 5, 27 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Akonor Food, Alis Cafe Restaurant, Angel Bubbles, Ashlyns Catering, Ashlyns Catering.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in RM15

From a sample of 342 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 RM15 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 44% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Havering

Landlines around RM15 typically use:

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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.