Havering: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£841,116

Semi-detached

£540,897

Terraced

£435,382

Flat or maisonette

£251,321

First-time buyers

£388,533

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  230,923 in 1991 → 276,274 in 2024 (+19.6%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £207,542 in 2005 → £448,648 in 2026 (+116.2%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £506 in 2008 → £772 in 2025 (+52.5%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  75.6% in 2004 → 81.6% in 2023 (+7.9%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.6% in 2001 → 4.4% in 2025 (+175.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,872 in 1997 → £27,374 in 2024 (+151.8%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Havering; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Business births · Economy & work13.5% (2024) · 27th highest of 361
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£772 (April 2025) · 30th highest of 359
• Persistent school absence · Education & skills15.2% (2024/25) · 12th lowest of 132
• Fuel poverty · Economy & work7.8% (2024) · 42nd lowest of 296

Where it ranks worst

• Job density · Economy & work0.60 jobs per resident (2024) · 310th highest of 350
• Home gas use · Environment10,978 kWh (2024/25) · 294th lowest of 347
• Claimant count · Economy & work4.4% (2025) · 298th lowest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing9.8× earnings (April 2025) · 254th lowest of 316

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.5 years · England 80.0 · 49th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.1 years · England 83.8 · 63rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.8 years · England 60.9 · 26th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)63.3 years · England 61.3 · 35th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)294.3 per 100k · England 321.0 · 50th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.2% · England 10.4 · 30th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)61.9% · England 64.6 · 50th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)68.5% · England 68.3 · 72nd highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)48.2 score · England 46.0 · 44th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)2.5% · England 5.8 · 13th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)13.2% · England 19.8 · 33rd lowest of 153