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Housing in RM3 0DA

What the homes in RM3 0DA 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
1,588 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (68.3%). Flats make up 73.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

RM3 0DAEngland
Detached3.3%22.9%
Semi-detached10.1%31.5%
Terraced12.8%23%
Purpose-built flat68.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.6% of households in the RM3 0DA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 7.4% own outright and 52.2% with a mortgage.

RM3 0DA
60%
26%
England
  • Owned59.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership5%1%
  • Private rented26.5%20.5%
  • Social rented8.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM3 0DAEngland
Owned outright7.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan52.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council3.6%8.3%
From a housing association5.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM3 0DAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.9%). 29.3% of households include dependent children.

RM3 0DAEngland
Living alone, under 6633.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over2.7%12.8%
Couple, no children23.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.9%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 0DA (Harold Park & Harold Wood) (about 1,588 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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