Hacton
Havering 025 · 5 sub-areas · 8,196 residents
Havering 025 is a quietly suburban corner of the London borough of Havering, home to around 8,200 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,543 a month — noticeably below the London average, and roughly in line with outer east London. Owner-occupation is unusually high here, and the population skews older than most of the capital.
Hacton is a commuter neighbourhood within Havering — train into London runs in around 31 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Hacton?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,566 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Hacton in Havering
Living in Hacton
This part of Havering has the feel of a settled commuter suburb rather than a city neighbourhood. The vast majority of homes are owner-occupied — close to nine in ten — which gives the streets a stable, long-established character that you don't find in most of inner or even outer London. It's quiet, predominantly residential, and the kind of place where people tend to stay.
Rents are meaningfully lower than the London norm, which is a large part of the appeal. A two-bedroom home runs around £1,543 a month, and even a three-bedroom comes in below £1,850 — figures that would be hard to match closer to Zone 2 or 3. The trade-off is that you're further out, and the journey into central London takes around 30 minutes by public transport.
The population here is older than much of London: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, and the 50–64 cohort is also well above typical London levels. Families with children make up around one in five households. The ethnic diversity index is relatively low at 25.8, and nearly nine in ten residents were born in the UK — a profile that stands out sharply against most of the capital.
For practical purposes, the nearest tube or underground stop is under 800 metres away. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 2.4 km — around a 30-minute walk, so most people drive or connect via the underground. Car ownership is high: nearly two in five residents drive to work, and almost four in ten work from home. See the streets and sub-areas below for a closer look at the different parts of this neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Havering 025 a nice place to live?
- For the right person, yes. It's a calm, owner-occupied suburb with low crime and easy access to central London in around 30 minutes. It's not lively or cosmopolitan, but if you want a quiet, safe residential area with relatively affordable rents by London standards, it delivers.
- What is the rent in Havering 025?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,217 a month, a two-bedroom about £1,543, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,845. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 6% in the past year.
- Is Havering 025 safe?
- It's one of the safer parts of outer east London. The crime rate is around 47.7 incidents per 1,000 residents annually — well below the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. The settled, owner-occupied character of the neighbourhood tends to keep crime low.
- What's the commute from Havering 025 to central London?
- Around 30 minutes by public transport, which makes it a practical commuter location. The nearest underground station is under 800 metres away. Nearly four in ten residents work from home, so the daily commute is less of a factor here than in more central parts of the capital.
- Who lives in Havering 025?
- Mostly older, settled owner-occupiers. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, and close to nine in ten own their home. Around one in five households has children. It's one of the less diverse parts of London, with 88% of residents born in the UK.
- What schools are near Havering 025?
- There are 82 schools within 2km of typical residents. Around 26.5% are rated Good or Outstanding within catchment distance — below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 561 metres away. Check the Havering council schools finder for current Ofsted ratings.