Typical 3-bedroom house£536kmost £483k–£587k
Houses per m²£5,559flats £5,006
Sold last year2161,320 in five years
Prices in Havering+2.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in RM1 sold for £536,112 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £482,665 and £587,117, for about 93 m² of space. That is 9% more than the same home across Romford (£492,000).
216 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £200k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RM1 2 (£5,482) and the most in RM1 3 (£5,705).
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 £2,445 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £107,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.
Questions about RM1
Is RM1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 9% more than across Romford; prices in Havering are up 2.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (81% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (73.6% against 43.8%); 216 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 RM1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in RM1 sold for £536,112 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £482,665 and £587,117.
Is RM1 expensive for Romford?
A 3-bedroom house in RM1 costs 9% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Romford (£492,000).
How many homes sell in RM1 each year?
216 homes sold in the last year and 1,320 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near RM1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Concordia Academy, where 81% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near RM1?
For a 3-bedroom house, RM7 (£478k, 1 km), RM5 (£469k, 2 km), RM3 (£453k, 4 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.