Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross
Havering 003 · 5 sub-areas · 9,337 residents
Havering 003 is a residential area of the London Borough of Havering, home to around 9,300 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £1,540 a month — noticeably below the London average — and the public-transport commute into central London takes roughly 44 minutes. Owner-occupation is high and the area has a strong family feel, with over one in five residents under 18.
Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross is a commuter neighbourhood within Havering — train into London runs in around 45 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; 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.
Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross in Havering
Living in Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross
Havering 003 sits in the outer east of London, and the numbers tell you straight away this isn't inner-city territory. Almost two in three homes are owner-occupied, streets are predominantly residential, and more than a fifth of the population are children under 18. It has the rhythm of a settled, family-oriented suburb rather than a transient renting neighbourhood — which is exactly what draws people here from busier parts of the capital.
On cost, this part of Havering is meaningfully cheaper than most of Greater London. A two-bedroom home runs around £1,540 a month, and a three-bedroom is roughly £1,850 — figures that would look unrecognisable in zones 1 or 2. The median home sale price sits at about £408,000, and a first-time buyer saving a 10% deposit could realistically get there in around five years on a typical local salary. That said, rent still takes a significant share of take-home pay — around 65% on median earnings — so it isn't cheap in absolute terms.
The people who live here tend to be settled rather than transient. Private renting accounts for only about 12% of households — well below the London norm — and social housing makes up roughly 23%. The age spread is fairly even across all adult brackets, with no single cohort dominating, though the under-18 share is high enough to push this firmly into family-suburb territory. Degree-level qualifications are held by around 25% of residents, slightly below the London average, and median resident earnings run to about £41,000 a year.
Practically speaking, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 3.5 km away — so most people drive or take a bus to reach it. Just under half of residents commute by car. The public-transport journey into London takes around 44 minutes. Greenspace is accessible — the median resident is within about 300 metres of green space — which matters when you're weighing up outer-borough life. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within Havering 003.
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Frequently asked
- Is Havering 003 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, family-oriented outer-London suburb with low crime by London standards, good greenspace access, and predominantly owner-occupied streets. It's quieter and more residential than most of the capital, which suits families and commuters who want space over buzz. The trade-off is that you'll need a car for most journeys and the school picture is more mixed than the national average suggests.
- What is the rent in Havering 003?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,220 a month, a two-bedroom about £1,540, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,850. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 6% over the past year. Council tax (Band D) adds about £2,425 a year on top.
- Is Havering 003 safe?
- Relatively speaking, yes. The crime rate is around 69 incidents per 1,000 residents annually, which is below the UK national average of roughly 80 per 1,000 and low for Greater London. The residential, owner-occupied character of the area tends to keep crime rates down compared to more commercially active parts of the city.
- What's the commute from Havering 003 to central London?
- By public transport, it takes around 44 minutes to reach central London. The nearest mainline rail station is about 3.5 km away, so most people drive or take a bus to reach it first. Around 48% of residents commute by car, and about 26% work from home — so not everyone is doing that journey daily.
- Who lives in Havering 003?
- Mostly settled families and owner-occupiers. About 64% of households own their home — unusually high for London — and over 23% of residents are under 18. It's a broad age mix rather than a young-professional hub, with residents spread fairly evenly across adult age groups. Around 84% of residents were born in the UK.
- What schools are near Havering 003?
- There are 46 schools within typical catchment distance. Around half are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — below the national share of approximately 89%, so it's worth checking individual schools carefully. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 920 metres away. Cross-reference the Ofsted website and Havering's admissions pages to confirm your catchment before choosing a street.