Havering

Borough · London · United Kingdom

London's easternmost borough, with Romford's shopping centre and leafy Hornchurch and Upminster. Often the cheapest London borough to rent, with lots of green belt.

Median rent, 2-bed home£1,550 per month
Price level£££££
Good forFamiliesEasy commute
Best areas for… →What can I rent in London on my budget? →

Overview

Good for

Families wanting houses and gardens on a budget

Watch out for

Long commute to central London

Neighborhoods

  • Romford
  • Hornchurch
  • Upminster
  • Harold Wood
  • Rainham

Rent

The median monthly rent of a two-bedroom home in Havering was £1,550 in 2025/26, 24% below the London average. It is the cheapest of 33 boroughs.

Home sizeMedian rent / month
Room£851
Studio£1,000
1 bedroom£1,250
2 bedrooms£1,550
3 bedrooms£1,900
4+ bedrooms£2,400

Median monthly rent of two-bedroom homes let privately, as recorded by Rent Officers (ONS). Rents vary a lot by street and building, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas because the sample is not random. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.

Rent by postcode district in Havering

Median monthly rent recorded in each postcode district (ONS). Districts are placed in the borough that contains their centre and often spill into neighbouring boroughs; small samples make these figures rougher than the borough ones.

DistrictIncludes (wards)1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms
RM1Havering-atte-Bower, Heaton, Hylands & Harrow Lodge, Marshalls & Rise Park, Mawneys, Rush Green & Crowlands£1,285£1,585£2,000
RM2Marshalls & Rise Park, Rush Green & Crowlands, Squirrels Heath, St Edward's£1,250£1,500£1,900
RM3Gooshays, Harold Wood, Heaton£1,250£1,550£1,900
RM5Chadwell Heath, Hainault, Havering-atte-Bower, Mawneys, St Edward's–£1,550£1,850
RM7Eastbrook & Rush Green, Mawneys, Rush Green & Crowlands, St Alban's, St Edward's£1,350£1,600£1,800
RM11Cranham, Emerson Park, Harold Wood, Hylands & Harrow Lodge, Squirrels Heath, St Alban's£1,225£1,500£1,973
RM12Elm Park, Hacton, Hylands & Harrow Lodge, St Andrew's£1,250£1,500£1,900
RM13Beam Park, Elm Park, Rainham & Wennington, South Hornchurch£1,195£1,500£1,900
RM14Aveley, Cranham, Harold Wood, Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon, Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan, St Andrew's–£1,550£2,000
Rent £/month (2-bed)
  1. 1,550–1,700
  2. 1,700–1,800
  3. 1,800–2,000
  4. 2,000–2,350
  5. 2,350–3,563

Who lives here

Who lives hereHaveringLondon
Population262,0528,799,725
One-person households25.8%29.3%
Children under 1518.8%18.1%
Aged 15–2410.9%12.3%
Aged 65 and over17.6%11.9%
Social housing rentals13.6%23.1%
Private rentals15.8%30.0%
Owner-occupied homes70.5%46.8%

Source: ONS – Census 2021 (Nomis: TS007A, TS054, TS003) (2021).

Where it ranks

Similar areas in London

similar rent and residents

Getting around

  • Elizabeth line; District line; c2c

View on OpenStreetMap ↗

Write a review

Be fair and specific. No names of private people, no addresses, no ads.

Add a building

Apartment buildings and housing complexes only, not private houses. Describe the building, not the people living in it.

Areas bordering Havering

Something wrong or missing? Tell us