Upminster North & Cranham West
Havering 019 · 4 sub-areas · 6,805 residents
Havering 019 is a settled, predominantly owner-occupied corner of Havering in outer east London, home to around 6,800 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £1,543 a month — noticeably below the London norm for what's effectively a ten-minute public-transport hop to a major employment hub. Nearly nine in ten residents own their home, making this one of the most ownership-heavy neighbourhoods in the capital.
Upminster North & Cranham West is a commuter neighbourhood within Havering — train into London runs in around 9 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 Upminster North & Cranham West?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 10 restaurants and 0 pubs in five minutes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; 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 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Upminster North & Cranham West in Havering
Living in Upminster North & Cranham West
Havering 019 reads less like inner London and more like a prosperous commuter suburb that happens to sit inside the M25. The area is dominated by owner-occupiers — close to 90% of households own their home — and the population skews older, with residents aged 50 and over making up nearly half the total. That shapes the feel of the place: quieter streets, established housing stock, and a community that has largely stopped moving around.
Rents here are moderate by any London standard. A two-bedroom home runs about £1,543 a month, and a one-bedroom flat comes in around £1,217. That's competitive for a location with a ten-minute public-transport journey to a major job hub, though the rent-to-take-home ratio sits at around 65% — a reminder that outer London affordability is relative. The median house price of around £649,000 means buying remains a long-term project for most renters: expect roughly eight years to save a deposit.
The resident population earns a median of around £40,700 a year, well above the median salary of jobs physically located in the area (around £31,900). That gap tells you most working residents commute out — and with over half the workforce reporting they work from home, the area has adapted well to hybrid patterns. Just over 29% commute by car; public transport use is relatively low at around 13%.
Greenspace is genuinely accessible here: the nearest green space is around 320 metres away, and just over half of residents are within easy walking distance of parkland. Crime sits at 55 per 1,000 residents annually — well below the national average — and the area ranks in the top deprivation decile (decile 10), meaning it's among the least deprived neighbourhoods in England. For more detail on streets and sub-areas, see the sub-areas list below.
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Frequently asked
- Is Havering 019 a nice place to live?
- For the right type of resident, yes. It's quiet, safe, and well-connected to central London by rail, with greenspace nearby and very low deprivation. It suits established households — particularly families and older residents — more than young professionals looking for city-centre energy. Nearly 90% of residents own their homes, which reflects how settled the community is.
- What is the rent in Havering 019?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,217 a month, a two-bedroom home about £1,543, and a three-bedroom property roughly £1,845. These are estimates based on council-level data scaled to the neighbourhood using local sale prices. Rents have risen around 6% over the past year.
- Is Havering 019 safe?
- It's one of the safer outer-London neighbourhoods. Crime runs at around 55 incidents per 1,000 residents annually, well below the UK national average of roughly 80. The area also sits in the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, which correlates strongly with lower crime and better outcomes generally.
- What's the commute from Havering 019 to central London?
- The nearest mainline rail station is about 800 metres away — roughly a 10-minute walk. Public transport to the nearest major employment hub takes around 10 minutes. It's a genuinely strong commuter location, though over half the working-age population now works from home at least part of the time.
- Who lives in Havering 019?
- Mainly older, owner-occupying households. Residents aged 50 and over make up nearly half the population, and the 65-plus cohort alone accounts for about a quarter. Over 91% of residents were born in the UK, and the private rental market is very small. It's a long-settled community with low turnover.
- What schools are near Havering 019?
- There are 43 schools within typical catchment distance. Around 51% are rated Good or Outstanding — below the national benchmark, so it's worth checking individual schools carefully. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is only about 650 metres away. Check the Ofsted website and Havering's admissions pages for current ratings and catchment boundaries.
- Is Havering 019 good for families?
- It has real appeal for families. Around 27% of households are couples with children, crime is low, greenspace is within easy walking distance for over half of residents, and the rail connection to central London is fast. The school picture is mixed across the wider area, but there's an Outstanding school close by.