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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtRM1
Telephone code01708
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:41 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:02 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,363 residentsin the Central Romford census areaMedian age 35.24,198 households42% of homes owner-occupied18% owned outright18% social rented, 37% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.8% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,748 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, construction 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 27% go by car, 28% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 81%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C591 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October30 days of air frost, 25 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 6 to 15°CAMay: 9 to 18°CMJune: 12 to 21°CJJuly: 14 to 24°CJAugust: 14 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHare Hallhistoric site · 1.1 miPark Lakelake · under a mileArtists Rifles Hare Hall Memorialhistoric site · 1.3 miCurzon Lakelake · 1.7 miWhite Hart Lakeswater · 1.5 miThe Slackwater · 1.8 miWilloughby's Hillhill · 2.6 miUpminster Bridgebridge · 2.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCottons Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haCentral Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 49 haJubilee Parkpark · under a mileThe Warren Park Golf Centregolf course · 1.0 mi · 50 haRomford and Gidea Park Rugby Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haKing George's Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202044 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202318 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 16 · PM2.5 8.6 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,860 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 34 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueens Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryCgl Havering36 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots25 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDr Stella Bicknell And Associates Dental Surgeryright herePolice stationRomford Police Stationunder a mileCash machineRomford Town Centre3 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi42 schools27 primary, 8 secondary, 2 all-through, 3 independent, 2 specialPrimaryThe Mawney Foundation Schoolages 3-11, 650 pupilsunder a milePrimaryConcordia Academyages 4-11, 597 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Frances Bardsley Academy for Girlsages 11-18, 1,381 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarking and Dagenham College1.2 miUniversityUniversity of East London6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY7.3 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN21 miRailway stationRomfordunder a mileUndergroundElm Park Underground Station2.1 miBus stationCommunity HospitalShenfield6.8 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth4.9 miBus stops127 within a mileCar parkAngel Way Multistorey CarparkRomford6 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsRomford7 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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