RM5, Romford house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in Romford, part of the RM postcode area

General / family area · 12.4km from The University of East London

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Average asking price
£450k
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£2,200
UK avg £1,275
Gross rental yield
5.9%
30% above UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
4.4%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-08)
171
66% above UK avg
Short-term let activity (Havering)
#285 of 318

Summary

RM5 has a gross rental yield of 5.9%, 30% above the UK average, ranking #6 of 20 RM postcode districts by yield.

Gross yield trend

+1.3pp since Jul
Jul: 4.5% 4.5% Jul Aug: 4.9% 4.9% Aug Sep: 5.1% 5.1% Sep Oct: 5.9% 5.9% Oct

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RM5 by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
Studio £235k — — 1 / 0
1 £205k — — 4 / 0
2 £300k — — 15 / 0
3 £450k £2,100 5.6% 36 / 5
4 £574k £2,450 — 16 / 2
5+ £550k £2,872 — 6 / 2

Nearby RM postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
RM19 £200k £1,400 8.4% Compare
RM3 £375k £2,050 6.6% Compare
RM20 £295k £1,600 6.5% Compare
RM15 £330k £1,725 6.3% Compare
RM9 £375k £1,850 5.9% Compare
RM8 £375k £1,825 5.8% Compare
RM10 £375k £1,800 5.8% Compare
RM17 £270k £1,250 5.6% Compare
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