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Housing in RM3 0RD

What the homes in RM3 0RD 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
1,596 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (52.6%). Flats make up 15.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

RM3 0RDEngland
Detached19.1%22.9%
Semi-detached52.6%31.5%
Terraced12.3%23%
Purpose-built flat13.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75.6% of households in the RM3 0RD area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 41.7% own outright and 33.9% with a mortgage.

RM3 0RD
76%
13%
England
  • Owned75.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented13%20.5%
  • Social rented11.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM3 0RDEngland
Owned outright41.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council7.1%8.3%
From a housing association4.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM3 0RDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.3%). 25.5% of households include dependent children.

RM3 0RDEngland
Living alone, under 668.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.8%12.8%
Couple, no children15.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.3%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 0RD (Harold Park & Harold Wood) (about 1,596 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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