Buying a home in RM13, Rainham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£456kmost £426k–£491k

Houses per m²£5,136flats £4,439

Sold last year2051,542 in five years

Prices in Havering+2.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in RM13 sold for £456,499 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £425,533 and £491,349, for about 87 m² of space.

205 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £177k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RM13 8 (£4,929) and the most in RM13 7 (£5,228).

Across Havering, prices are up 2.1% on a year ago and up 16.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,847 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,082 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £91,000 for that mortgage: what £95,000 buys.

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House prices in RM13 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£291,659	£254k–£360k	46 m²	8
2	£426,050	£392k–£453k	72 m²	404
3	£456,499	£426k–£491k	87 m²	781
4	£516,045	£484k–£577k	111 m²	129
5+	£615,541	£559k–£690k	144 m²	54

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£292k	£426k	£456k	£516k	£616k
Detached	—	£442k	£534k	£572k	£669k
Semi-detached	—	£440k	£472k	£542k	£603k
Terraced	—	£412k	£437k	£471k	£559k
Flats	£177k	£262k	£258k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across RM13

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
RM13 7	£5,228	£3,995
RM13 8	£4,929	£4,795
RM13 9	£5,189	£4,424

Schools near RM13

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Alban's Catholic Primary School83% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%13 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmGoresbrook School62.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%21 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

RM10 Dagenham · 3 km3-bed house £443k RM12 Hornchurch · 3 km3-bed house £502k RM9 Dagenham · 4 km3-bed house £452k DA18 Erith · 5 km3-bed house £277k DA17 Belvedere · 5 km3-bed house £417k RM11 Hornchurch · 5 km3-bed house £533k DA8 Erith · 6 km3-bed house £412k RM8 Dagenham · 6 km3-bed house £446k

Questions about RM13

Is RM13 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Havering are up 2.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (83% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (62.7% against 43.8%); 205 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in RM13?

A typical 3-bedroom house in RM13 sold for £456,499 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £425,533 and £491,349.

How many homes sell in RM13 each year?

205 homes sold in the last year and 1,542 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near RM13?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Alban's Catholic Primary School, where 83% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near RM13?

For a 3-bedroom house, DA18 (£277k, 5 km), RM19 (£368k, 6 km), RM15 (£380k, 6 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.