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Housing in RM3 0BE

What the homes in RM3 0BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Harold Park & Harold Wood
Council
Havering
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,648 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (50.1%). Flats make up 22.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

RM3 0BEEngland
Detached8.4%22.9%
Semi-detached50.1%31.5%
Terraced19.4%23%
Purpose-built flat18.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.7% of households in the RM3 0BE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 31.2% own outright and 36.5% with a mortgage.

RM3 0BE
68%
23%
England
  • Owned67.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented23.1%20.5%
  • Social rented8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM3 0BEEngland
Owned outright31.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.4%18.2%
Other private rented0.7%2.2%
From the council1.6%8.3%
From a housing association6.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM3 0BEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.4%). 29% of households include dependent children.

RM3 0BEEngland
Living alone, under 6619.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.7%12.8%
Couple, no children19.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

HaveringEngland
All homes£1,565£1,459
One bedroom£1,217£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,542£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,847£1,489
Four or more£2,496£2,161
Detached£2,402£1,640
Semi-detached£1,930£1,449
Terraced£1,803£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,423£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RM3 0BE (Harold Park & Harold Wood) (about 1,648 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.

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