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On Willow Street, in Romford North West
What it's like at RM7 7LB: every home that has sold on Willow Street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Willow Street; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 85 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 49, Willow StreetFlat | Jul 2014 | £220,000 | 78 m² | £2,821/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49a, Willow StreetFlat | Sept 2022 | £300,000 | 63 m² | £4,762/m² | 4 |
| 51, Willow StreetSemi-detached | Oct 2007 | £247,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 53, Willow StreetSemi-detached | Dec 2000 | £130,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 55, Willow StreetSemi-detached | Oct 2006 | £218,000 | 80 m² | £2,725/m² | 4 |
| 57, Willow StreetSemi-detached | Mar 2019 | £492,500 | 101 m² | £4,876/m² | 2 |
| 59, Willow StreetTerraced | Aug 2025 | £490,000 | 111 m² | £4,414/m² | 1 |
| 59a, Willow StreetTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2026 | £480,000 | 117 m² | £4,103/m² | 2 |
| 61, Willow StreetTerraced | Oct 2020 | £450,000 | 132 m² | £3,409/m² | 4 |
| 61a, Willow StreetTerraced | Nov 2020 | £395,000 | 113 m² | £3,496/m² | 3 |
| 63, Willow StreetTerraced | Jun 2021 | £425,000 | 112 m² | £3,795/m² | 2 |
| 63a, Willow StreetTerraced | Sept 1999 | £93,500 | 102 m² | £917/m² | 1 |
| 65, Willow StreetTerraced | Nov 2015 | £335,000 | 116 m² | £2,888/m² | 1 |
| 65a, Willow StreetTerraced | Apr 2004 | £189,000 | 126 m² | £1,500/m² | 1 |
| 74, Willow StreetSemi-detached | Mar 2005 | £195,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 75, Willow StreetSemi-detached | Jan 1999 | £86,000 | 91 m² | £945/m² | 1 |
| 76, Willow StreetSemi-detached | Mar 2021 | £480,000 | 90 m² | £5,333/m² | 3 |
| 80, Willow StreetSemi-detached | Jun 2018 | £398,000 | 93 m² | £4,280/m² | 3 |
| 84, Willow StreetSemi-detached | Apr 2022 | £455,000 | 90 m² | £5,056/m² | 2 |
| 86, Willow StreetDetached · company-owned | Jun 2021 | £410,000 | 88 m² | £4,659/m² | 1 |
| 88, Willow StreetSemi-detached | Mar 2003 | £187,000 | 96 m² | £1,948/m² | 1 |
| 96, Willow StreetSemi-detached | Nov 1995 | £80,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 98, Willow StreetTerraced | Jun 2012 | £230,000 | 70 m² | £3,286/m² | 1 |
| 100, Willow StreetTerraced | Aug 2004 | £228,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 102, Willow StreetTerraced | Jul 2026 | £485,000 | 96 m² | £5,052/m² | 2 |
| 104, Willow StreetTerraced | Dec 2025 | £450,000 | 97 m² | £4,639/m² | 4 |
| 106, Willow StreetSemi-detached | Jun 2001 | £102,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 110, Willow StreetSemi-detached · company-owned | Jan 2016 | £315,000 | 102 m² | £3,088/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Romford, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 12.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Oak Street, 200 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 252, 651); 131 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 14% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 22 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is The Mawney Foundation School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 67% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Warren Junior School (1.8 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Marshalls Park Academy, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 42.9 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Warren School (1.7 km) and All Saints Catholic School and Technology College (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (6 km) and Woodford County High School (10.3 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Home Bargains, 250 m away; Sahana Foods (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Gupta (400 m), with Wh Burdess Chemist the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, The Barbers is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 2.2 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Burger King is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Mawney Arms the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 97 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 25% flats and 8% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 102 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is King George's Playing Fields, 500 m away; for exercise, Iron Phoenix CrossFit (350 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 12 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 34 km.
45 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Romford constituency: Andrew Rosindell MP (Reform UK), since June 2001. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 1,463 (3.3%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Conservative 35%, Labour 32%, Reform UK 22%, Green Party 5%.
31 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near RM7 7LB →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Havering since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 85 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
On this street: 1 of 63 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 89.7% | 91.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 9.9% | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Southend Chalkwell · about 33 min
Nearest: Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.