United Kingdom · London · Local Authority
Havering
Local Authority · London, England · population ~261k · 82 state-funded schools
Affordable by London standards, but still demanding. Havering's median house price is 9.7 times median annual pay, a multiple lower than most of the capital, and rent takes a still-manageable 40.3% of gross median earnings. However, this relative affordability comes with a higher council tax bill than 46% of England authorities, and recorded crime is lower than only 44% of England authorities. On the upside, 99.1% of pupils attend Good or Outstanding schools, the best in London. This suits families prioritising school quality and a lower entry price into the capital, over lower taxes or crime rates.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Havering ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£46,582/yr
Very high
Better than 88% of UK LAs
House price
£450,000
Very expensive
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,566/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,425/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
68.2/1k
Mid
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Deprivation
16.8
Mid
Better than 58% of UK LAs
Schools
97.5%
Very strong
Better than 84% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
80 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
78 of 80 (97.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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82 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 82 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.