Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross

Havering · London · population 9,072 · 5 LSOAs

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

36Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,351 of 6,856 in England
  • #550 of 1,002 in London
  • #23 of 30 in Havering
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,069
Median age (est.)38
Density1,445per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above25%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 23%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 19%Other: 17%
One person 22%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 19%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Skilled trades 14% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional12%
Administrative12%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 8%Black: 9%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 77%Asian 8%Black 9%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 34% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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

Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,351 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #23 of 30 in Havering. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (64) and lowest on Housing & access (24). Typical homes here sold for about £440,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 82 sales), in line with the wider Havering median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,488 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 51 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 34 · #4,488
Employment 34 · #4,536
Education 25 · #5,146
Health 41 · #4,056
Crime 49 · #3,494
Housing & access 24 · #5,180
Living environment 64 · #2,500

House prices ?

£440,000median (12m) · +3.0% yr · n=82
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£440,00082+3.0%+22.2%
Detached£525,0009+16.7%0.0%
Semi-detached£455,00041+3.9%+23.0%
Terraced£425,00023-1.4%+16.4%
Flat£265,0009-7.0%+7.1%
This area£440,000
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)£46,488±£6,647 · #1,734 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,878
Price-to-income ?9.5×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 ?

26Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

51 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 465 offences
Havering74
London102
England83

Rank #2,222 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences200
Theft38
Burglary24
Vehicle crime56
Criminal damage & arson45
Public order & weapons29
Drugs51
Robbery10
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 147 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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