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RM12 St Andrew's — Family Area Report

St Andrew's · Havering

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Havering£2,379/yr
Family densityHigh · 28–34%34% of households have dependent children
45
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

RM12 is the London postcode area covering St Andrew's in the London Borough of Havering. It scores 45/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (94/100) and weakest on commute (6/100). The Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there is 1 park within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Liverpool Street in 56 min on the morning rush. 34% of households here have dependent children — high.

What borough is RM12 in?

RM12 is in the London Borough of Havering. Its representative postcode sits in the St Andrew's ward. On our family-life index, RM12 scores 45/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Safety94
Amenities30
Green space17
Family density66
Commute6

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

RM12 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 94/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here in May 2026.

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    1
    GP surgeries
    0
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    5

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Very slow · Over 55 min
    Waterloo
    70 min
    via District & Jubilee + 1 bus
    King's Cross
    70 min
    via District & Central & Metropolitan + 1 bus
    Liverpool StreetFastest
    56 min
    via District & Central + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    60 min
    via District & c2c & DLR + 1 bus
    Paddington
    79 min
    via District & Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Victoria
    74 min
    via District + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Liverpool Street in 56 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. School catchment guidance is powered by School Owl. Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

      RM12 — frequently asked questions

      The things families ask us most about St Andrew's, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

      What London borough is RM12 in?
      RM12 is in the London Borough of Havering. Its representative postcode falls in the St Andrew's ward. RM12 scores 45/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
      Is RM12 a good area for families?
      RM12 (St Andrew's, Havering) scores 45/100 on our family-life index, making it a mixed bag among the London postcodes we cover. Safety 94/100, amenities 30/100, green space 17/100 and commute 6/100.
      What are the schools like in RM12?
      Havering has a large secondary estate and generally wider catchments than inner London, plus two grammar schools outside the distance rules. Published admission distances are available on School Owl; proximity does not guarantee admission.
      How safe is RM12?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in RM12 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, RM12 scores 94/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from RM12 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from RM12 is Liverpool Street in about 56 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in RM12?
      34% of households in RM12's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as high (28–34%) versus the rest of London.

      Areas near RM12

      The closest postcodes to RM12 we cover are RM11 (Emerson Park, ~2.1km), RM13 (Beam Park, ~3.4km), RM2 (Squirrels Heath, ~3.5km) and RM10 (Alibon, ~3.6km). Families weighing RM12 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

      Nearby reports

      RM1Marshalls & Rise Park· 68RM2Squirrels Heath· 47RM3Heaton· 58RM6Chadwell· 44RM8Valence· 51RM9Goresbrook· 66

      Head-to-head

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