Housing in RM12 5JS
What the homes in RM12 5JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Elm Park West
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,779 (2024)
RM12 5JSHornchurch
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (56.7%). Flats make up 17.9%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
69.7% of households in the RM12 5JS area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 35% own outright and 34.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned69.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented10.5%20.5%
- Social rented18.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.4%). 26.2% 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 5JS (Elm Park West) (about 1,779 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.