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Housing in RM7 0BD

What the homes in RM7 0BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Rush Green
Council
Havering
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,583 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (90.5%). Flats make up 92.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

RM7 0BDEngland
Detached0.5%22.9%
Semi-detached2.1%31.5%
Terraced5%23%
Purpose-built flat90.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

28.9% of households in the RM7 0BD area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 48.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 4.8% own outright and 24% with a mortgage.

RM7 0BD
29%
48%
22%
England
  • Owned28.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented48.2%20.5%
  • Social rented22%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM7 0BDEngland
Owned outright4.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent46.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council1.4%8.3%
From a housing association20.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM7 0BDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.5%). 35.9% of households include dependent children.

RM7 0BDEngland
Living alone, under 6627.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over1.6%12.8%
Couple, no children18.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.1%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 RM7 0BD (Rush Green) (about 1,583 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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