Romford mobile coverage Vodafone strongest indoors, 99% vs Three 94% RM postcode area
No network wins Romford on overall coverage: all four are within 1 point, but indoors Vodafone reaches 99% of sampled addresses and Three 94%.
Romford as a whole
Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 2,959 addresses in 113 sampled postcodes, pooled from 20 districts. Methodology.
What differs inside Romford
Where the networks split most
- RM14 Orsett, Cranham, Ockendon: indoors EE, O2 and Vodafone 100%, Three 14%.
- RM4 Lambourne, Navestock, Theydon Bois: indoors Three 86%, O2 48%.
- RM15 Aveley, Belhus, Uplands: indoors EE, O2 and Vodafone 100%, Three 78%.
Each network's weakest and strongest district
| Network | Indoor |
|---|---|
| EE | 49% in RM4 Lambourne; 100% in 19 districts |
| O2 | 48% in RM4 Lambourne; 100% in 17 districts |
| Three | 14% in RM14 Orsett; 100% in 16 districts |
| Vodafone | 79% in RM4 Lambourne; 100% in 19 districts |
Middle of the area against its edges
The 6 districts nearest the middle (RM2 Marshalls, RM10 Barking, RM11 Cranham, RM12 Hacton, RM13 Rainham, RM14 Orsett) against the 6 furthest out (RM4 Lambourne, RM16 Stifford, RM17 Thurrock Park, RM18 East Tilbury, RM19 Aveley, RM20 West Thurrock):
- Three indoors: 86% in the middle, 98% at the edges.
- O2 indoors: 100% in the middle, 90% at the edges.
- EE indoors: 100% in the middle, 92% at the edges.
District by district
| District | Places | Indoor, low to high | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| RM1 | Heaton, Hylands, Mawneys | 100% on all four | 51 |
| RM2 | Marshalls, Rise Park, Crowlands | 100% on all four | 190 |
| RM3 | Heaton, Gooshays, Harold Wood | 100% on all four | 60 |
| RM4 | Lambourne, Navestock, Theydon Bois | O2 48%; Three 86% | 143 |
| RM5 | Barking, Dagenham, Mawneys | 100% on all four | 142 |
| RM6 | Barking, Dagenham, Chadwell | 100% on all four | 172 |
| RM7 | Barking, Dagenham, Rush Green | 100% on all four | 119 |
| RM8 | Barking, Dagenham, Heath | 100% on all four | 132 |
| RM9 | Barking, Dagenham, Beam | 100% on all four | 263 |
| RM10 | Barking, Dagenham, Beam | 100% on all four | 124 |
| RM11 | Cranham, Hylands, St Alban's | 100% on all four | 159 |
| RM12 | Hacton, Hylands, Elm Park | 100% on all four | 161 |
| RM13 | Rainham, Elm Park, Beam Park | 100% on all four | 182 |
| RM14 | Orsett, Cranham, Ockendon | Three 14%; the rest 100% | 154 |
| RM15 | Aveley, Belhus, Uplands | Three 78%; the rest 100% | 122 |
| RM16 | Stifford, Belhus, Orsett | O2 93%; the rest 100% | 187 |
| RM17 | Thurrock Park, Grays Thurrock, Grays Riverside | 100% on all four | 92 |
| RM18 | East Tilbury, Thurrock Park, Grays Riverside | 100% on all four | 127 |
| RM19 | Aveley, Uplands, West Thurrock | O2 and Three 99%; the rest 100% | 229 |
| RM20 | West Thurrock, South Stifford, Grays Riverside | 100% on all four | 150 |
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