Housing in RM12 4LD
What the homes in RM12 4LD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Elm Park East
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,567 (2024)
RM12 4LDHornchurch
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (52.7%). Flats make up 40.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
73.6% of households in the RM12 4LD area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.2% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 43.9% own outright and 29.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented24.2%20.5%
- Social rented1.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.1%). 17% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Havering
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Havering (August 2026, +1.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RM12 4LD (Elm Park East) (about 1,567 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.