Elm Park

Elm Park
Elm Park Hotel opened in 1938 as the only pub. Now fully removed.
Elm Park Location within Greater London
Population	12,466 (2011 Census. Ward)[1]
OS grid reference	TQ525855
• Charing Cross	14.3 mi (23.0 km) WSW
London borough	Havering
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HORNCHURCH
Postcode district	RM12
Dialling code	01708
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Dagenham and Rainham
London Assembly	Havering and Redbridge
List of places UK England London 51°32′54″N 0°11′55″E / 51.5482°N 0.1987°E / 51.5482; 0.1987

Elm Park is a suburban planned community in East London and part of the London Borough of Havering. Located 14.3 miles (23.0 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross, it is identified as a district centre in the London Plan with several streets of shops and a priority for regeneration. Prior to the construction of the extensive Elm Park Garden City development in the 1930s it was a scattered settlement of farms in the south of the parish of Hornchurch. Elm Park has been connected to central London by the electrified District line service since 1935 and the planned development of the area formed part of the interwar private housing boom that was interrupted by World War II. After the war Elm Park expanded with social housing and it has formed part of Greater London since 1965.