Area Information for Recreation Avenue, Romford, RM7 9ET

Recreation Avenue in Romford is in the London region of England. The postcode is within the Rush Green & Crowlands ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Romford. This page combines information for the address Recreation Avenue, Romford, RM7 9ET, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of RM7 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for RM7 9ET.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Havering
Ward Rush Green & Crowlands
Constituency Romford
Region London
Country England

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Recreation Avenue, Romford, RM7 9ET:

Richards Avenue, Romford, RM7 9ES
Spring Gardens, Romford, RM7 9BJ
London Road, Romford, RM7 9QL
Spring Gardens, Romford, RM7 9BP
London Road, Romford, RM7 9QJ
London Road, Romford, RM7 9QP

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about RM7 as a whole.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Recreation Avenue, Romford, RM7 9ET is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2011 data is shown (update coming soon, the Scottish census was delayed by a year unlike the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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House Prices

We have found 45 property sales in Recreation Avenue since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This

The area containing Recreation Avenue, Romford consists predominantly of flats, which is common in inner cities, student neighbourhoods and poorer suburban settings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 1
Semi-Detached 18
Terraced 80
Flat (Purpose-Built) 137
Flat (Converted) 1
Residence in Commercial Building 9
Total 246
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Recreation Avenue, Romford contains a higher-than-average level of rented housing (excluding social housing) - 35% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just over 20%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 40
Owned with Mortgage 64
Shared Ownership 12
Rented: From Council 5
Rented: Other Social 38
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 83
Rented: Other 1
Rent Free 0
Total 243

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 65
Two People 82
Three People 40
Four People 32
Five People 23
Six People 0
Seven People 2
8+ People 0
Total 244

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Recreation Avenue, Romford consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 65
Family Household 156
Other Household 24
Total 245

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 109
Deprived In One Dimension 85
Deprived In Two Dimensions 38
Deprived In Three Dimensions 11
Deprived In Four Dimensions 1
Total 244

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Romford constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 44% male.

Gender
Male 266
Female 344
Total 610

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

The area around RM7 9ET has a very large concentration of children that are under 15 (at 25% of the resident population). This is commonly seen in suburban neighbourhoods, and sometimes in areas of high social housing.

Age Groups
0-4 68
5-9 43
10-14 44
15-19 28
20-24 36
25-29 57
30-34 83
35-39 55
40-44 36
45-49 25
50-54 37
55-59 45
60-64 14
65-69 14
70-74 5
75-79 9
80-84 3
85+ 2
Total 604

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode RM7 9ET does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 45% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021/2022 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 237
Married 157
Separated 14
Divorced 35
Widowed 9
Total 452

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 82% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.5% Good, 12.8% Fair, 4.1% Bad and 1.2% Very Bad.

It is noteable that the amount of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health aginst the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 323
Good 217
Fair 49
Bad 20
Very Bad 3
Total 612

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.3% of residents had no qualification, 9.5% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.9% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.7% had a degree (or similar), and 5.4% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 159
Apprenticeship 15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 66
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 67
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 42
No GCSEs or Equivalent 85
Other 16
Total 450

Ethnic Group Embed This

Recreation Avenue, Romford can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 82.2% white, with residents of this area being 63% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.8%), Indian (3.1%) and Pakistani (2.7%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 382
Mixed Ethnicity 31
Indian 23
Pakistani 25
Bangladeshi 18
Chinese 10
Other Asian 23
Black African 51
Black Caribbean 15
Other Black/African/Caribbean 13
Other 18
Total 609

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, approximately 83.4% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.9% from European countries, 5.4% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.6% from African countries, and 1.7% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 417
European Union 85
Rest of Europe 16
Africa 36
Middle East And Asia 49
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 7
Total 610

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, approximately 83.3% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.7% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.9% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.9% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 417
10+ Years 106
5-10 Years 51
2-5 Years 25
Less Than 2 Years 15
Total 614

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to RM7 9ET

Passport(s) Held
None 62
United Kingdom 423
Republic of Ireland 8
European Union 83
Rest of Europe 3
African Countries 13
Middle East or Asia 18

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 194
Christian 298
Buddhist 4
Hindu 17
Jewish 0
Muslim 51
Sikh 5
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 39
Total 608

Economic Activity Embed This

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 186
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 55
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 39
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 11
Unemployed 21
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 32
Retired 37
Looking After Home or Family 29
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 17
Other 21
Total 448

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 32
Professional Occupations 60
Associate Professional Occupations 35
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 39
Skilled Trades Occupations 31
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 33
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 14
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 17
Elementary Occupations 39
Total 300

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 48
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 95
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 63
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 55
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 30
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 44
Semi-Routine Occupation 41
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 39
Full-time Student 32
Total 447

Recreation Avenue, Romford, RM7 9ET is within the Rush Green and Crowlands policing neighbourhood, under the Metropolitan Police Service force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near Recreation Avenue
Neighbourhood Team Address Rush Green and Crowlands
Force Website: https://www.met.police.uk/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

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Below are the details of the closest services to RM7 9ET. All distances are straightline distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for RM7 9ET.

Nearest Railway Stations

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Recreation Avenue, Romford, RM7 9ET. The nearest railway station is Romford, approximately 0.6 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Romford 0.6 miles
Gidea Park 1.6 miles
Chadwell Heath 1.8 miles
Emerson Park 2.3 miles
Goodmayes 2.5 miles
Harold Wood 3.1 miles
Seven Kings 3.2 miles
Dagenham Dock 3.6 miles
Upminster 3.7 miles
Rainham (Essex) 4.2 miles
Ilford 4.5 miles
Barking 4.5 miles
Barking Riverside 4.6 miles
Manor Park 5.6 miles
Woodgrange Park 5.6 miles
Belvedere 5.8 miles
Brentwood 6.2 miles
Abbey Wood 6.2 miles
Wanstead Park 6.4 miles
Ockendon 6.4 miles

Nearest Tube/DLR Stations

Listed here are the 20 closest Tube and Docklands Light Railway stations to Recreation Avenue, Romford, RM7 9ET. The nearest Overground station is Romford, approximately 0.6 miles away.

Nearest Primary Schools

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Recreation Avenue, Romford, RM7 9ET. The nearest is Crowlands Primary School, approximately 370 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Crowlands Primary School 370 yards
    
The Mawney Foundation School 520 yards
    
Concordia Academy 780 yards
    
St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.7 miles
    
St Peter's Catholic Primary School 0.7 miles
    
Parklands Primary School 0.9 miles
    
Rush Green Primary School 0.9 miles
    
Warren Junior School 1.1 miles
    
Gidea Park Primary School 1.2 miles
    
Crownfield Infant School 1.2 miles
    

Nearest Secondary Schools

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Recreation Avenue, Romford, RM7 9ET. The nearest is St Edward's Church of England Academy, approximately 0.7 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
St Edward's Church of England Academy 0.7 miles
    
Bep Academy 0.8 miles  
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College 1.2 miles
    
The Warren School 1.2 miles
    
Marshalls Park Academy 1.2 miles
    
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls 1.3 miles
    
Hornchurch High School 1.8 miles
    
The Royal Liberty School 1.9 miles
    
Brook Sixth Form and Academy 1.9 miles
    
Bower Park Academy 2.1 miles
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Recreation Avenue, Romford, RM7 9ET. The nearest is Dr Gupta, approximately 0.5 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Recreation Avenue, Romford, RM7 9ET. The nearest is Mawney (DS) Limited, approximately 450 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Recreation Avenue, Romford, RM7 9ET. The nearest is Queen's Hospital, approximately 0.7 miles away.

Nearest Opticians

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Recreation Avenue, Romford, RM7 9ET. The nearest is Muskett W. (N. Cox), approximately 0.5 miles away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in RM7 9ET

This postcode has support for Ultrafast broadband at one or more premises. Ultrafast broadband is the latest high-speed standard, generally taken to mean fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 300Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet. Data at this postcode has been sourced from 26 reported internet connections.

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Average Download Speed 240.8Mbps
Maximum Download Speed Reported 1000Mbps
Average Upload Speed 22.4Mbps
Maximum Upload Speed Reported 50Mbps
Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available Yes

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Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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