Romford South

Havering · London · population 9,593 · 5 LSOAs

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

43Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,926 of 6,856 in England
  • #466 of 1,002 in London
  • #21 of 30 in Havering
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,450
Median age (est.)36
Density6,872per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above34%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 34%45–64 24%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 12%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 14%Other: 14%
One person 30%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 14%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional13%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 70%Asian: 13%Black: 9%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 70%Asian 13%Black 9%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 32% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 28%

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 South is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,926 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 30 in Havering. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (51) and lowest on Living environment (25). Typical homes here sold for about £424,500 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 110 sales), 6% below the wider Havering median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,257 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 95 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 37 · #4,303
Employment 44 · #3,803
Education 48 · #3,535
Health 51 · #3,357
Crime 40 · #4,138
Housing & access 37 · #4,310
Living environment 25 · #5,139

House prices ?

£424,500median (12m) · +10.3% yr · n=110
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£424,500110+10.3%+19.6%
Detached£585,0005+6.4%
Semi-detached£460,000360.0%+6.4%
Terraced£445,00032+4.7%+15.6%
Flat£233,00037+3.1%+12.8%
This area£424,500
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)£48,257±£6,804 · #1,395 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,507
Price-to-income ?8.8×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 ?

31Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

95 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 912 offences
Havering74
London102
England83

Rank #4,742 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences299
Theft187
Burglary49
Vehicle crime97
Criminal damage & arson60
Public order & weapons80
Drugs97
Robbery31
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 302 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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