User:Richardguk/RM postcode area
Romford | |
|---|---|
  Locations in Greater London  Locations in Essex | |
  RM | |
| Coordinates: 51°32′56″N 0°13′05″E / 51.549°N 0.218°E | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | RM |
| Postcode area name | Romford |
| Post towns | 9 |
| Postcode districts | 21 |
| Postcode sectors | 71 |
| Postcodes (live) | 9,852 |
| Postcodes (total) | 15,144 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The RM postcode area, also known as the Romford postcode area[2], is a group of 20 postal districts in England, which are subdivisions of nine post towns. The majority of these postal districts cover part of north east and east London.
The main sorting office is in Romford and the area served includes parts of the London Borough of Havering, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the London Borough of Redbridge. Part of the Thurrock unitary district is also covered by the postcode area and a small part of the Epping Forest and Brentwood districts of Essex are included in the RM4 postal district.
Coverage
[edit]The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RM1 | ROMFORD | Romford | Havering |
| RM2 | ROMFORD | Gidea Park, Heath Park | Havering |
| RM3 | ROMFORD | Harold Wood, Harold Hill, Noak Hill | Havering |
| RM4 | ROMFORD | Havering-atte-Bower, Abridge, Stapleford Abbotts, Noak Hill, Navestock, Stapleford Tawney, Stapleford Aerodrome | Havering, Epping Forest, Brentwood |
| RM5 | ROMFORD | Collier Row | Havering, Redbridge |
| RM6 | ROMFORD | Chadwell Heath, Little Heath | Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge, Havering |
| RM7 | ROMFORD | Rush Green, Mawneys, Romford | Havering |
| RM8 | DAGENHAM | Dagenham, Becontree Heath | Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge |
| RM9 | DAGENHAM | Dagenham, Becontree | Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge, Havering |
| RM10 | DAGENHAM | Dagenham | Barking and Dagenham |
| RM11 | HORNCHURCH | Hornchurch, Emerson Park, Ardleigh Green | Havering |
| RM12 | HORNCHURCH | Hornchurch, Elm Park | Havering |
| RM13 | RAINHAM | Rainham, South Hornchurch, Wennington | Havering |
| RM14 | UPMINSTER | Upminster, Cranham, North Ockendon, Bulphan | Havering, Thurrock |
| RM15 | SOUTH OCKENDON | South Ockendon, Aveley | Thurrock, Havering |
| RM16 | GRAYS | Chafford Hundred, Chadwell St Mary, North Stifford, Orsett | Thurrock |
| RM17 | GRAYS | Grays, Badgers Dene | Thurrock |
| RM18 | TILBURY | Tilbury, East Tilbury, West Tilbury | Thurrock |
| RM19 | PURFLEET | Purfleet | Thurrock |
| RM20 | GRAYS | West Thurrock, South Stifford | Thurrock |
| RM50 | ROMFORD | non-geographic (Britannia Music) | Havering |
Adjacent areas
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Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: SS (Southend-on-Sea), DA (Dartford), SE (London SE), IG (Ilford), CM (Chelmsford). The southern boundary is the River Thames.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
External links
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