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Stapleford Abbotts

Stapleford Abbotts is a town or village in Greater London, England. It has 8 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Harold Wood, 4.6 km away. There were around 9 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Stapleford Abbotts area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Havering area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 262,052 residents at roughly 2,332 people per km².

Council
Havering
County
Greater London
Constituency
Romford
Police force
Metropolitan Police
48/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 164th of 294 English council areas — better than 44% of them.

Low crime46
Home affordability19
Affordable rents20
Good schools89
Life expectancy55
Low deprivation56
Employment22
Low council tax54

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

19°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 24° / 15° · 24% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 18° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:23

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Bexley, United Kingdom

Crime

7 reported · July 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences5
  • Public order1
  • Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Havering-atte-Bower · Metropolitan

Local policing priorities

  • E-Scooters & E-Bikes
  • Violence Against Women and Girls

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

559 reported road collisions (2024)

90 killed or seriously injured · 718 casualties · 21.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

111 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 81 rated 4–5 ★ (53 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Harold Wood (4.6 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Harold Wood (4.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£456,759 average 3.9% YoY

Across Havering · to 2026-06

Detached£855,039
Semi-detached£550,821
Terraced£442,800
Flat£256,449

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,564 average monthly rent 2.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,216
  • 2 bed £1,541
  • 3 bed £1,845

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (5.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · ESSO (11.8 km)

27 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

49 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 24 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: Units 7-9 Falcon Business Centre Ashton Road (3.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches7
  • Golf courses1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 179 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,425 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,616
B £1,886
C £2,155
D £2,425
E £2,963
F £3,502
G £4,041
H £4,849

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

Schools

92 schools · 44,047 pupils

59 primary · 18 secondary · 15 other

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

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

Secondary schools:

  • Hall Mead SchoolOutstanding
  • Redden Court SchoolOutstanding
  • Bower Park AcademyGood
  • Emerson Park AcademyGood
  • Gaynes SchoolGood
  • Marshalls Park AcademyGood
  • Sanders DraperGood
  • St Edward's Church of England AcademyGood
  • The Brittons AcademyGood
  • Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
  • Drapers' Academy
  • Harris Academy Rainham
  • Hornchurch High School
  • Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School
  • The Campion School
  • The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
  • The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
  • The Royal Liberty School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Havering

Care & health services

302 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes60
  • GP practices54
  • Dentists50
  • Homecare agencies121
  • Hospitals & hospices2

CQC ratings: 96% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Havering

Heritage & planning

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

342 applications decided

80.1% granted · 274 granted, 68 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Reform UK majority

  • Lab 2
  • Ref 39
  • Oth 14

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,930 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£896 median full-time weekly pay

4.5% 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

Energy efficiency

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

Health

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

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Brentwood and Ongar:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Havering-atte-Bower · 0.6 km

    Havering-atte-Bower is a village in Greater London, England, in the far north of the London Borough of Havering. The village lies 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Charing Cross. It was one of three former parishes whose…

  • Pyrgo Park · 0.8 km

    Pyrgo Park is a park at Havering-atte-Bower in the London Borough of Havering, England. It is the site of the former Pirgo Palace, built before 1540 and demolished by 1814; and of Pyrgo House, built 1852, which lasted…

  • The Round House (Havering) · 1.0 km

    The Round House is a Grade II* listed late Georgian elliptical stuccoed villa located on Broxhill Road in Havering-atte-Bower, London. The house was built between 1792 and 1794 by John Plaw for William Sheldon. It was…

  • Church of St John the Evangelist, Havering-atte-Bower · 1.1 km

    St John the Evangelist, Havering-atte-Bower is a Church of England religious building in the village of Havering-atte-Bower, an outlying settlement of the London Borough of Havering.

  • Stapleford Abbotts · 1.1 km

    Stapleford Abbotts is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, approximately 5.5 mi (9 km) SW of Ongar, 4.5 mi (7 km) N of Romford and 5 mi (8 km) SSE of Epping. The whole parish is within th…

  • Havering Palace · 1.5 km

    Havering Palace was an old royal residence in England, in the village of Havering-atte-Bower. It was built before 1066 but abandoned in 1686. By 1816 no walls remained above ground.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Stapleford Abbotts?
Stapleford Abbotts is a town in Greater London, England, in the Havering local authority.
How deprived is Stapleford Abbotts?
The Havering local authority, which includes Stapleford Abbotts, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.