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Housing in RM7 0DA

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

Neighbourhood
Rush Green
Council
Havering
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,031 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (27.9%). Flats make up 35.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

RM7 0DAEngland
Detached14.4%22.9%
Semi-detached25.2%31.5%
Terraced25.1%23%
Purpose-built flat27.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

52.5% of households in the RM7 0DA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.5% own outright and 26.9% with a mortgage.

RM7 0DA
52%
27%
20%
England
  • Owned52.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented26.6%20.5%
  • Social rented19.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM7 0DAEngland
Owned outright25.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.5%18.2%
Other private rented3.2%2.2%
From the council16.2%8.3%
From a housing association3.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 22.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM7 0DAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.1%). 36.7% of households include dependent children.

RM7 0DAEngland
Living alone, under 6612.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.8%12.8%
Couple, no children10.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children15.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.3%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 0DA (Rush Green) (about 2,031 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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