October 2026 report
Area reports · London · Havering
London · Local authority district

Havering

How Havering compares with the 316 districts of England and Wales on prices, market activity, people, homes, transport and safety, from the same data our valuations use.

Price per m²
£5,961
+5.3% on the year
HPAI Property Index
70/100
Ranked 11th of 316 districts
Sales a month
204
-27% on the year
Recorded crime
67 per 1,000
Median district 71

HPAI Swatch

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Top row: how things areBottom row: which way they are moving
Band1 low8 high (always best)

Price per m²

£5,961/m²

Median price per square metre over the last 12 months, all property types.

Band 7/8Score 18/20 Weight in the index 15%

Areas alike

Districts with the most similar character to Havering: price level, sales, energy efficiency, density, rail use, crime and carbon, from the HPAI Swatch. Useful if you like this area but want to compare options.

Bromley
90% alike
Same band for rail use, crime
Higher-carbon homesLess energy-efficient homes
Bexley
90% alike
Same band for price, sales, density
Lower-carbon homesLower crime: 60 per 1,000
Redbridge
88% alike
Same band for energy efficiency, rail use, carbon
Smaller market: 137 sales a monthDenser: 5,836/km²
Sutton
86% alike
Same band for energy efficiency
Smaller market: 146 sales a monthLower-carbon homes
Croydon
86% alike
Same band for rail use
Higher crime: 80 per 1,000Lower-carbon homes
Enfield
86% alike
Same band for density, rail use, carbon
Higher crime: 83 per 1,000Smaller market: 149 sales a month

Alike but cheaper

Similar character, at least 15% lower price per m² than Havering's £5,961

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
84% alike
Same band for density, crime, carbon
Fewer rail journeysCheaper: £4,560/m²
York
84% alike
Same band for sales, crime
Cheaper: £4,046/m²More energy-efficient homes
Stockport
83% alike
Cheaper: £3,964/m²Higher-carbon homesPrices falling there (-1.6%)
Coventry
83% alike
Same band for sales, energy efficiency, density
Cheaper: £3,111/m²Higher crime: 88 per 1,000Prices falling there (-1.8%)

Buying costs

At today's 5.36% five-year fixed mortgage rate (August 2026), a typical semi-detached house in Havering (£467,500) costs about £2,124 a month with a 25% deposit over 25 years. With inflation at 3.1%, prices are up 2.1% on the year in real terms.

Market conditions

Latest published, August 2026

5.36%5-year fixed mortgage rate (75% loan-to-value, Bank of England) +0.50 points on a year ago
3.1%Inflation (CPI, ONS) 3.8% a year ago

Repayment calculator

Starts from the median price of each property type in Havering (last 12 months). Change any figure.

£2,124a month
Loan
£350,625
Deposit
£116,875
Total interest
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Income lenders may look for (4.5×)
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A guide only: repayment mortgage at a fixed rate for the whole term; lenders' rates, fees and criteria vary.

Prices

Homes in Havering sell for £5,961 per m² (12-month median, all property types), 24% below the London median. Prices rose 5.3% over the last year.

Price per m², last 10 years

12-month median, all property types, against the region and the median district in England and Wales

By property type

Last 12 months

Type£/m²YearMedian price
Detached5,387 +2.6%£786,250
Semi-detached5,437 +0.5%£467,500
Terraced5,113 -1.5%£442,500
Flat5,034 +9.5%£263,750

Market

About 2,448 homes sold in the last 12 months, 41% of them semi-detacheds. Activity is down 27% on a year ago.

Sales a month

Open-market sales registered with HM Land Registry; the line is the 12-month average

What sells

Sales by property type, last 12 months

People & homes

282,087 people live in Havering, 2,511 per km² across 112.3 km². The population changed by +0.5% in the last year.

Population

ONS mid-year estimates (projected after the latest year)

Homes and energy

Energy Performance Certificates and ONS

65Average EPC scoreBand 4 of 8
3.6 tCO₂ a home a yearBand 6 of 8
2,511Residents per km²Band 7 of 8

Transport

6 rail stations with 25.6 million entries and exits in 2025. Romford accounts for 47%.

Rail stations

Entries and exits, 2025 (Office of Rail and Road), with the change on the previous year

Safety

67 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year (Apr 2025 - Mar 2026), higher than 43% of districts; the median district has 71. Crime is down 3.4% on the year.

Recorded crime, 12 months to each March

Home Office police recorded crime; anti-social behaviour isn't recorded crime

Main types

Recorded crimes, Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Schools

69 schools take primary-age pupils and 27 secondary-age, 43,743 pupils in all. Distances to a particular home, and admissions rules, are in each valuation report.

Latest inspection outcomes

Ofsted, in Ofsted's own terms; report cards (from November 2025) have no overall grade; Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn

How hard it is to get in

First-choice applications and offers, latest entry year (DfE, England)

Value a home in Havering

Free instant valuation using the same data as this report: recent sales, local price trends and the HPAI Swatch.

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October 2026 report: as up to date as it can be. Every figure is the latest each source has published. Where an official source runs behind (population, rail passengers), we project it forward to today from its own trend and mark it as projected. Latest periods:

  • Sales and prices: to August 2026 (HM Land Registry)
  • Recorded crime: year to March 2026 (Home Office)
  • Population: mid-2025 estimates, projected to date (ONS)
  • Rail passengers: year to March 2025, projected after that (Office of Rail and Road)
  • Schools: latest published inspections and admissions (Ofsted, DfE)
  • Energy and homes: certificates lodged to date (EPC register)

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