Havering

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 9° · 32% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

37US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Bexley - Belvedere, United Kingdom

• 8.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 6.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

500 reported road collisions (2025)

72 killed or seriously injured · 606 casualties · 19.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 398 rated 4–5 ★ (298 top)
• 21 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Emerson Park (0.7 km)
• 35 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£444,572 average▲ 1.1% YoY

Across Havering · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,565 average monthly rent▲ 1.5% YoY

• 1 bed £1,217
• 2 bed £1,542
• 3 bed £1,847

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

11.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.0 times median annual pay (12.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,886 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (2.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (12 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

69 charging locations within ~8 km

• 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Lidl-Hornchurch (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools27
• Sports pitches56
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Cabinet to consider next steps for Havering's new Local Plan· 4 Nov 2026
• Council Leader tribute to former Councillor Gerry O'Sullivan· 2 Nov 2026
• Update on FCC Waste Management Strike Action - 30 October 2026· 30 Oct 2026
• Council Leader responds to Government Budget· 29 Oct 2026
• Remembrance in Havering· 28 Oct 2026

Source: Havering Council

262,052 residents in Havering · 2,332/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK21,002
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK19,285
• Net moves+1,717

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 173 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,425 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (33% of 108,670)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

92 schools · 44,047 pupils

59 primary · 18 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 29 of 30 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (97%)

82 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Havering

304 CQC-registered services

• Care homes60
• GP practices54
• Dentists50
• Homecare agencies123
• Hospitals & hospices2

CQC ratings: 96% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Havering

• Not in the Green Belt
• 18 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

369 applications decided

81.8% granted · 302 granted, 67 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Julia Lopez

Conservative

Hornchurch and Upminster

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 2
• Ref 39
• Oth 14

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools15
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets6
• Parks & greens11
• Restaurants & cafés54

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

12,320 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

31 jobs advertised · £35,976 avg

e.g. Support Coach, Adult Social Worker, Havering, Teaching Assistant

Source: Adzuna

£896 median full-time weekly pay

4.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,374 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

39% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 106,362 certificates

8.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

80% low-carbon electricity

Wind 49% · Nuclear 21% · Gas 18% · Biomass 11%

86 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.1 yrs women · 80.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 63.3 women · 63.8 men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

6 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in RM11

• High Street Surgery
• Dr Vm Patel
• Hornchurch Healthcare

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hornchurch and Upminster:

• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND196 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth185 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK174 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Remove the grey belt planning rules154 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately121 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05