RM3 postcode area guide — Havering
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the RM3 postcode district in Havering — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in RM3
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
86.7%
Gigabit-capable
86.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the RM3 postcode district (Havering) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 911 postcodes Ofcom measures in RM3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.5%.
Around 0% of premises in RM3 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.
Sample postcodes in RM3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| RM3 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| RM3 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| RM3 0AD | 100% | 87.5% |
| RM3 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| RM3 0AG | 100% | 50% |
| RM3 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| RM3 0AP | 53.3% | 53.3% |
| RM3 0AQ | 95% | 95% |
| RM3 0AW | 100% | 100% |
| RM3 0AZ | 100% | 80% |
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Mobile signal around Havering
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Havering district (115,646 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
97.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in RM3
Police recorded 336 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RM3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 116 | 34.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 90 | 26.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 25 | 7.4% |
| Other theft | 21 | 6.3% |
| Shoplifting | 21 | 6.3% |
| Drugs | 15 | 4.5% |
| Public order | 15 | 4.5% |
| Theft from the person | 8 | 2.4% |
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 RM3
Based on 373 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RM3 is £401,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£400,000).
Detached
£490,000
24 sales
Semi-detached
£435,000
106 sales
Terraced
£410,000
159 sales
Flat / maisonette
£245,000
78 sales
Latest recorded sales in RM3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £135,000 | Flat | Bartholomew Drive | RM3 0WB |
| 14 May 2026 | £352,000 | Terraced | Redcar Road | RM3 9PT |
| 8 May 2026 | £165,000 | Flat | Veronica Close | RM3 8JW |
| 6 May 2026 | £431,000 | Semi-detached | Dunstable Close | RM3 8JD |
| 1 May 2026 | £385,000 | Terraced | Orchis Way | RM3 9NT |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £410,000 | Semi-detached | Sheffield Drive | RM3 9YH |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £233,000 | Flat | Sedgefield Crescent | RM3 9RR |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced | Broseley Road | RM3 9BA |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £405,000 | Terraced | Whitchurch Road | RM3 9EU |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £435,000 | Terraced | Straight Road | RM3 8XU |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% |
| 15–29 | 23.5% |
| 30–44 | 20.2% |
| 45–64 | 18.7% |
| 65+ | 17.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 69.5% |
| Private rented | 15.9% |
| Social rented | 4.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around RM3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drapers' Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,196 | RM3 9XR |
| Redden Court School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,058 | RM3 0TS |
| Mead Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 801 | RM3 9JD |
| Broadford Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 654 | RM3 8JS |
| Hilldene Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 643 | RM3 7DU |
| Harold Wood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 641 | RM3 0TH |
| St Ursula's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 423 | RM3 7JS |
| Harold Court Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 420 | RM3 0SH |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Energy performance (EPC) in RM3
From a sample of 216 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 RM3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 51% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
9%
Band C
41%
Band D
42%
Band E
6%
Band G
0%
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 RM3 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.