RM1 3QT
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Property report — RM1 3QT
Open-data due diligence for RM1 3QT and the area around it.
RM1 3QT in brief: 61 recorded sales (£47,700–£690,000) · medium flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for RM1 3QT itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the RM1 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£747,804
Population
12,648
Crimes recorded
77
Schools
1
Flood risk
Medium
Gigabit broadband
80%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in RM1 3, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (13 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | £475,000 | 28 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2025-11-26 | £460,000 | 29 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2025-11-04 | £437,500 | 32 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2024-09-02 | £450,000 | 7 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2024-08-16 | £417,500 | 26 SIMS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-04-26 | £506,000 | 22 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2024-02-01 | £475,000 | 31 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2023-12-01 | £425,000 | 6 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2023-08-02 | £485,000 | 11 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2023-07-12 | £475,000 | 25 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2022-10-19 | £445,000 | 15 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2022-06-27 | £452,000 | 9 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2021-11-26 | £570,001 | 2 SIMS CLOSE | Flat |
| 2020-08-28 | £690,000 | 3 SIMS CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-07-03 | £350,000 | 15 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2018-03-02 | £365,000 | 9 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-01-24 | £360,000 | 28 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2016-11-28 | £390,000 | 35 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2016-10-28 | £375,000 | 20 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2016-08-23 | £380,000 | 27 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2016-07-19 | £370,000 | 25 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2016-04-01 | £500,000 | ST CEDD'S HALL SIMS CLOSE | Other |
| 2015-03-02 | £286,000 | 24 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2014-12-05 | £290,000 | 25 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2014-05-22 | £250,000 | 14 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2014-01-10 | £235,000 | 22 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2013-12-19 | £250,000 | 24 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2012-05-30 | £245,000 | 32 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2010-06-16 | £210,000 | 12 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2009-05-06 | £200,000 | 34 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-05-31 | £232,500 | 14 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-01-17 | £250,000 | 27 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2006-12-20 | £240,000 | 32 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2006-11-01 | £250,000 | 27 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2006-10-26 | £246,000 | 1 SIMS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-08-09 | £242,500 | 26 SIMS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-04-10 | £245,000 | 31 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2004-06-03 | £210,000 | 18 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2003-05-01 | £152,000 | 31 SIMS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-11-08 | £182,000 | 35 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2002-06-28 | £170,000 | 23 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2002-06-26 | £165,000 | 27 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2002-04-26 | £230,000 | 3 SIMS CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-10-19 | £157,000 | 32 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2001-06-18 | £153,500 | 20 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2001-03-23 | £143,000 | 37 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2001-03-22 | £134,995 | 34 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2001-01-05 | £144,000 | 21 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2000-01-28 | £134,500 | 19 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2000-01-17 | £135,500 | 37 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1999-05-06 | £130,500 | 4 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1998-07-13 | £105,000 | 35 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1998-03-03 | £94,500 | 15 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1997-11-27 | £94,995 | 32 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1997-11-24 | £47,700 | 14 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1997-09-15 | £125,000 | 18 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1997-09-12 | £94,000 | 33 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1997-07-31 | £120,000 | 3 SIMS CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-06-23 | £92,500 | 21 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1997-01-24 | £68,000 | 26 SIMS CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-10-11 | £78,250 | 30 SIMS CLOSE | Terraced |
61 recorded sales on RM1 3QT. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gidea Park Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Hylands Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Squirrels Heath Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: WESTERN ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (0.1 mi) · ST EDWARDS MEDICAL CENTRE (0.4 mi) · DR MARKS PRACTICE (0.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: VICTORIA HOSPITAL (ROMFORD) (0.3 mi) · QUEENS HOSPITAL (0.9 mi) · QUEEN'S HOSPITAL (0.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Romford War Memorial (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · BLACK'S BRIDGE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · HAVERING TOWN HALL (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.3 mi) · BOOTS (0.5 mi) · PARK LANE PHARMACY (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Romford (0.5 mi) · Gidea Park (0.7 mi) · Emerson Park (1.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.2 mi) · Lidl (0.5 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 35
- One-person households
- 33%
- Households with children
- 31%
- Households
- 5,382
Owned 47% · Social rent 15% · Private rent 35%
Census 2021 (ONS), for RM1 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in RM1 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 67/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictRM1 | SectorRM1 3 | PostcodeRM1 3QT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £500,322 | £747,804 | £273,556 |
| Population | 47,152 | 12,648 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 409 | 77 | — |
| Schools | 12 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Medium |
| Gigabit broadband | 87% | 80% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 89% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (RM1 3); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.