Buying a home in RM5, Romford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£469kmost £439k–£505k

Houses per m²£5,347flats £4,255

Sold last year136951 in five years

Prices in Havering+2.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in RM5 sold for £468,938 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £438,794 and £505,101, for about 87 m² of space. That is 5% less than the same home across Romford (£492,000).

136 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £186k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RM5 2 (£5,326) and the most in RM5 3 (£5,356).

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 £2,138 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £94,000 for that mortgage: what £95,000 buys.

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House prices in RM5 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£433,324	£402k–£469k	71 m²	231
3	£468,938	£439k–£505k	87 m²	498
4	£527,064	£474k–£585k	112 m²	87
5+	£608,148	£550k–£659k	137 m²	40

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£433k	£469k	£527k	£608k
Detached	—	£447k	£551k	£626k	£670k
Semi-detached	—	£443k	£479k	£527k	£574k
Terraced	—	£424k	£449k	£500k	£589k
Flats	£186k	£283k	£312k	—	—

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

Price per m² across RM5

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
RM5 2	£5,326	£3,929
RM5 3	£5,356	£4,467

Schools near RM5

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Patrick's Catholic Primary School75% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%8 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Royal Liberty School73.6% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%15 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

RM1 Romford · 2 km3-bed house £536k RM7 Romford · 3 km3-bed house £478k RM2 Romford · 3 km3-bed house £577k RM6 Romford · 4 km3-bed house £491k RM3 Romford · 4 km3-bed house £453k RM4 Romford · 4 km3-bed house £555k IG7 Chigwell · 5 km3-bed house £521k RM11 Hornchurch · 5 km3-bed house £533k

Questions about RM5

Is RM5 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 5% less than across Romford; prices in Havering are up 2.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (75% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (73.6% against 43.8%); 136 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 RM5?

A typical 3-bedroom house in RM5 sold for £468,938 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £438,794 and £505,101.

Is RM5 expensive for Romford?

A 3-bedroom house in RM5 costs 5% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Romford (£492,000).

How many homes sell in RM5 each year?

136 homes sold in the last year and 951 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near RM5?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, where 75% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

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.