Housing in RM3 0BL
What the homes in RM3 0BL 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
- 2,083 (2024)
RM3 0BLRomford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (51.9%). Flats make up 30.5%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
74% of households in the RM3 0BL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 38.9% own outright and 35.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned74%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented18.6%20.5%
- Social rented7.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (18.1%). 22% 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 RM3 0BL (Harold Park & Harold Wood) (about 2,083 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.