Hacton

Havering · London · population 7,895 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

96Area Score / 100 ?
  • #245 of 6,856 in England
  • #20 of 1,002 in London
  • #3 of 30 in Havering
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,581
Median age (est.)45
Density4,145per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above26%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 3%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 24%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Administrative 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Administrative16%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary6%
Process & plant6%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 7%Black: 4%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 7%Black 4%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 31% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 12%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Hacton is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #245 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #3 of 30 in Havering. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (99) and lowest on Education (74). Typical homes here sold for about £463,750 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 104 sales), in line with the wider Havering median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,426 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 37 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 93 · #498
Employment 91 · #608
Education 74 · #1,815
Health 87 · #882
Crime 99 · #87
Housing & access 79 · #1,444
Living environment 86 · #944

House prices ?

£463,750median (12m) · +7.6% yr · n=104
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£463,750104+7.6%+6.6%
Detached£635,0006+15.9%
Semi-detached£517,50052+1.5%+15.0%
Terraced£435,00024+1.2%+12.7%
Flat£304,00022-17.3%
This area£463,750
Havering£450,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£50,426±£7,284 · #996 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£48,182
Price-to-income ?9.2×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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Recorded crime ?

37 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 290 offences
Havering74
London102
England83

Rank #963 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences97
Theft52
Burglary18
Vehicle crime58
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons21
Drugs12
Robbery6
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 62 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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