Postcode RM3 8QU (Havering)

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The postcode RM3 8QU is located in Havering, in the county of Outer London. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. RM3 8QU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

RM3 8QU is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.2 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of RM3 8QU as Hard-pressed living > Industrious communities > Industrious transitions.

The closest road name to RM3 8QU is Melksham Drive which is centered 15 m away.

The nearest bus stop is St Neot's Road Gooshays Drive and is 102 m away. The closest railway station is Harold Wood Rail Station, 614 m away.

The closest primary school to RM3 8QU (for ages 11 and under) is Mead Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 7, 2016. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Drapers' Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on March 5, 2020 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of RM3 8QU is The Ardleigh and is 1.77 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 14, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from King BBQ Pizza and is 1.78 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on November 26, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 122 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for RM3 8QU is covered by the Metropolitan Police police force association and Havering is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to RM3 8QU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to RM3 8QU, and the approximate distance away.

Melksham Drive 15 m
Melksham Gardens 85 m
Melksham Green 85 m
Melksham Close 107 m
Cambourne Way 117 m
Wednesbury Road 139 m
Alverstoke Road 151 m
Kersey Gardens 200 m
Wednesbury Gardens 204 m
Wednesbury Green 204 m
Harlesden Walk 206 m
Holt Road 213 m
Sunnydene Close 215 m
Chelsworth Close 233 m
Avenue Close 238 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode RM3 8QU

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from RM3 8QU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Mead Primary School Good
(October 7, 2016)
550 m
Broadford Primary School Good
(October 11, 2018)
626 m
Harold Court Primary School Good
(May 24, 2017)
809 m
Lime Academy Ravensbourne Good
(January 11, 2019)
1.12 km
Drapers' Brookside Infant School Requires improvement
(November 29, 2018)
1.22 km
Drapers' Brookside Junior School Good
(July 12, 2017)
1.22 km
Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School Good
(January 9, 2018)
1.22 km
Drapers' Maylands Primary School Good
(June 7, 2018)
1.36 km
Drapers' Academy Good
(March 5, 2020)
1.36 km
Redden Court School Good
(September 30, 2021)
1.36 km
Lime Academy Forest Approach Good
(June 20, 2018)
1.49 km
Harold Wood Primary School Good
(February 28, 2019)
1.53 km
St Ursula's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 3, 2017)
1.62 km
Ardleigh Green Junior School (Ardleigh Green Learning Federation Outstanding
(May 9, 2008)
1.69 km
Ardleigh Green Infant School (Ardleigh Green Learning Federation) Outstanding
(November 17, 2010)
1.69 km
Hilldene Primary School Good
(March 19, 2019)
1.71 km
Koru Good
(January 23, 2020)
1.83 km
The Royal Liberty School Good
(February 5, 2019)
2.05 km
The Campion School Good
(November 25, 2021)
2.1 km
Nelmes Primary School Outstanding
(January 29, 2014)
2.1 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from RM3 8QU - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Topsy Turvy Pre-school Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
July 8, 2016
1.56 km
HCS @ Ardleigh Green School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 25, 2019
1.69 km
Cafe 108 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 4, 2018
1.77 km
Godfreys of Hornchurch Shop Retailers - other 4
Good
September 13, 2018
1.77 km
Oriental Masterchef Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 7, 2019
1.77 km
The Ardleigh Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 14, 2019
1.77 km
Coffee Haven Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 13, 2020
1.77 km
Bargain Booze Retailers - other Exempt
December 3, 2001
1.78 km
Cosy Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 5, 2020
1.78 km
King BBQ Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 26, 2019
1.78 km
Poseidon Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 5, 2020
1.78 km
Sunnys News Retailers - other Exempt
February 14, 2017
1.78 km
Ardleigh House Snack Bar Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 22, 2016
1.85 km
Barfia Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
February 20, 2019
1.85 km
FYA Grill Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 22, 2019
1.85 km
Island Hut Fusion Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
1.85 km
Pizza Hut Delivery Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 16, 2022
1.85 km
Rowlands Pharmacy Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 4, 2016
1.85 km
Tesco Express Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
November 19, 2015
1.85 km
David Lloyd Leisure Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 9, 2019
1.92 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to RM3 8QU - Data from Apr 2022

St Neot's Road Gooshays Drive Bus Stop/Station 102 m
Gubbins Lane Bus Stop/Station 150 m
Gubbins Lane Bus Stop/Station 182 m
Arundel Road Bus Stop/Station 189 m
Camborne Avenue Bus Stop/Station 192 m
Harold Wood Rail Station Rail 614 m
Harold Wood Rail Station Rail 650 m
Gidea Park Rail Station Rail 2.55 km
Barking Riverside Pier Ferry 12.03 km
Barking Riverside Pier Ferry 12.07 km
Barking Riverside Pier Ferry 12.07 km
London Stansted Airport Air 32.41 km
London Southend Airport Air 32.97 km
London Luton Airport Air 52.29 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to RM3 8QU - Data from Dec 2021

Shoulder of Mutton Wood Woodland Or Forest 904 m
Long Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.09 km
Sage Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.09 km
Harold Court Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.15 km
Duck Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.54 km
Hatter's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.54 km
Little Hatter's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.69 km
Pages Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.84 km
Fir Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.08 km
The Grove Woodland Or Forest 2.18 km
Cock Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.22 km
Alder Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.33 km
Wormwalk Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.46 km
The Osiers Woodland Or Forest 2.49 km
Jermains Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.55 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for RM3 8QU - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 24.4 Mbps 122 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 1.3 Mbps 11.6 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 10 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 21.5 1.1
30-300 Mbps 0% 127.6 15.2
300+ Mbps 100% 418.3 37

Gas Consumption

16 meters consuming 173,177 kWh - mean 10,824 kWh : median 9,842 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

17 meters consuming 68,142 kWh - mean 4,008 kWh : median 3,633 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for RM3 8QU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Outer London
Latitude 51.59871000
Longitude 0.23069100
OS Easting 554596
OS Northing 0191231
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
23899
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Hornchurch and Upminster
Electoral Ward Harold Wood
Local Authority District Havering
Region / Government Office Region London
European Electoral Region London
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: London
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council London East

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E09000016
Travel To Work Area London

NHS

NHS England Region London
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Havering
Cancer Alliance North East London
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
London
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
East London Health and Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS North East London CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Industrious communities
Subgroup: Industrious transitions
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Havering BUASD
Workplace Zone E33034279
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Havering 007
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Havering 007E
Output Area / Small Area 8A1