Romford | |
|---|---|
  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 twenty postcode districts in south-east England, within nine post towns. These cover parts of eastern Greater London and south-west Essex. Inward mail for the area is sorted, along with mail for the E and IG postcode areas, at the Romford Mail Centre.
In Greater London, the area covers most of the London Borough of Havering (including Romford, Hornchurch, Rainham and Upminster), the eastern part of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (including Dagenham itself) and a small part of the London Borough of Redbridge. In Essex, the area covers most of the Thurrock unitary district (including Grays, Purfleet, South Ockendon and Tilbury), while RM4 covers small parts of the Epping Forest District and the Borough of Brentwood.
- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 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)