City Profile • Local Authority

Havering

Havering is a local authority district comprising 10 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £465k. It is a sought-after area for buyers, characterised by strong rates of homeownership. Crime levels sit at a moderate 86 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

264,703
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

10 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Havering authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English66.5%
White: Other White7.4%
African5.4%
Indian4.3%
Pakistani2.2%
Caribbean1.8%

Age Profile

30-34 years7.4%
35-39 years7.3%
40-44 years6.6%
50-54 years6.6%
55-59 years6.5%
25-29 years6.5%

Top Occupations

Professional19.5%
Associate professional13.4%
Administrative and secretarial13.4%
Managers and directors12.4%
Skilled trades11.5%
Elementary occupations8.6%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Mortgage35.0%
Owned: Outright34.5%
Private rented: Landlord14.3%
Social rented: Council9.3%
Social rented: Other4.3%
Private rented: Other1.5%

Area DNA

family6/10
health8/10
safety4/10
homeown7/10
transit2/10
affluence7/10
diversity8/10
employment5/10
investment6/10