United Kingdom · London · Local Authority
Havering
Local Authority · London, England · population ~261k · 82 state-funded schools
Affordable by London standards but expensive relative to local income, Havering offers a middle ground for those priced out of the city centre. A median house price of £450,000 sits well below the London median, yet it remains a challenging 9.7 times median annual pay. Renting requires 40.3% of gross earnings, a significant commitment even if monthly costs are lower than the regional norm. While the financial barrier to entry is lower than in most of the capital, the trade-off is a high Band D council tax of £2,425. This location suits commuters who value lower crime rates and high-performing schools over a lower cost of living, as the trade-off is a heavy reliance on local wages that struggle to keep pace with housing costs.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 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 85% 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
95 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
78 of 80 (97.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 15 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. 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.