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The London crowd have a strong case. They point to the RM postcode—that’s Romford & Metropolitan, baby. It’s slap bang in the Travelcard Zone 6. Every morning, hordes of commuters in sensible shoes pile onto the Greater Anglia train to Liverpool Street, looking as miserable as anyone from Zone 2. That’s a very London energy.

Plus, you can pay with an Oyster card for a bus to Ilford. And let’s not forget the Borough of Havering’s very London obsession with 20mph speed limits and bins that are colour-coded to the point of madness. If you live in Romford, your recycling routine is basically a Londoner’s spiritual practice.

But then someone brings up the car culture. Romford is not a Tube town. You get the train, you drive, or you walk to the Liberty Shopping Centre. There’s no Underground rumble under your feet. That feels a bit more Essex countryside (or at least a very well-paved bit of it).

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The Essex Comebacks (and Why They Feel True)

The Essex loyalists have a secret weapon: the accent. Walk into a Romford KFC and ask for a “chicken bucket” with a London twang, and someone will stare at you like you’ve ordered a salad. The local twang is a variant of Estuary English with a generous dollop of “ain’t” and “what’s that about?” It’s Essex through and through, even if the map says otherwise.

Then there’s the vibe. Romford market still sells oddly specific Essex staples like a tub of cockles, a knock-off Burberry scarf, and a plant pot shaped like a swan. It’s a world away from the artisanal vegan bakeries of Hackney. The local nightlife in Romford is also legendary for its “apply lippy and fight a bit” energy, which is pure Essex spirit.

And let’s talk about the Sparrows Lane dog track. While greyhound racing is a UK thing, the smoky, banter-filled atmosphere feels like a scene from an old British sitcom set in Essex, not a London suburb. You half expect to see Del Boy and Rodney in the corner with a betting slip.