Buying a home in RM7, Romford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£478kmost £444k–£515k
Houses per m²£5,405flats £4,787
Sold last year2161,499 in five years
Prices in Havering+2.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in RM7 sold for £478,052 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £444,175 and £514,782, for about 88 m² of space. That is 3% less 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 £216k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RM7 7 (£5,193) and the most in RM7 8 (£5,499).

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 £2,180 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £96,000 for that mortgage: what £100,000 buys.

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House prices in RM7 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£252,503£217k–£530k51 m²5
2£421,781£397k–£451k70 m²290
3£478,052£444k–£515k88 m²718
4£512,941£484k–£561k109 m²113
5+£598,850£534k–£655k126 m²67

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£253k£422k£478k£513k£599k
Detached—£429k£529k£608k£587k
Semi-detached—£428k£486k£523k£628k
Terraced£253k£418k£471k£510k£581k
Flats£216k£267k£290k——

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

Price per m² across RM7

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
RM7 0£5,415£4,815
RM7 7£5,193£4,776
RM7 8£5,499£4,387
RM7 9£5,410£5,033

Schools near RM7

Best state primary within 2 kmConcordia Academy81% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%15 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%27 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about RM7

Is RM7 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 3% 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 (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 RM7?

A typical 3-bedroom house in RM7 sold for £478,052 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £444,175 and £514,782.

Is RM7 expensive for Romford?

A 3-bedroom house in RM7 costs 3% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Romford (£492,000).

How many homes sell in RM7 each year?

216 homes sold in the last year and 1,499 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near RM7?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Concordia Academy, where 81% 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.