Romford East

Havering · London · population 9,432 · 6 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #409 of 6,856 in England
  • #39 of 1,002 in London
  • #5 of 30 in Havering
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,535
Median age (est.)43
Density5,451per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above31%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 3%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 22%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional15%
Administrative15%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%
Elementary6%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 10%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 82%Asian 10%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 32% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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

Romford East is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #409 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 30 in Havering. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (89) and lowest on Living environment (66). Typical homes here sold for about £521,250 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 130 sales), 16% above the wider Havering median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £54,755 a year, among England's highest. 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 87 · #896
Employment 88 · #807
Education 80 · #1,342
Health 89 · #766
Crime 89 · #759
Housing & access 70 · #2,034
Living environment 66 · #2,294

House prices ?

£521,250median (12m) · +6.0% yr · n=130
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£521,250130+6.0%+14.6%
Detached£672,50017+3.5%0.0%
Semi-detached£535,00045+4.5%+10.3%
Terraced£520,00053+6.1%+16.5%
Flat£315,00015+3.4%+15.1%
This area£521,250
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)£54,755±£7,872 · #487 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£48,000
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 ?

35Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

37 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 345 offences
Havering74
London102
England83

Rank #954 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences102
Theft92
Burglary19
Vehicle crime55
Criminal damage & arson21
Public order & weapons24
Drugs19
Robbery9
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 39 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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