Overview
Havering is an outer London borough located on London’s eastern border with Essex. At 26%, it has the 5th lowest child poverty rate in London. In common with many other outer London boroughs, very few people are recorded as sleeping rough in Havering, with just 71 known to outreach workers in the borough in 2019/20 compared to over 2,750 in Westminster, a borough with a similar population of around a quarter of a million.
Fewer 19 year olds in Havering have Level 3 qualifications (the equivalent of A-levels) than any other borough in London. 44% of 19 year olds do not have Level 3 qualifications in Havering, significantly more than in the capital as a whole (31%).
The grid below shows how Havering is performing on key poverty and inequality indicators, in comparison with all London boroughs. Better than average (green) means Havering is in the top performing third, average (orange) means the middle third, and worse than average (red) the lowest performing third of all the London local authorities.
Havering indicator rankings
People
Infant mortality
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births
Average compared to all London Boroughs (3.4)
Better compared to England (3.9)
Better compared to London Planning Area (East - 3.55)
Better compared to nearest neighbours ( 4)
Premature mortality
Deaths of <75 year olds per 100,000
Average compared to all London Boroughs (316)
Average compared to England (336)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 341)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (314)
Qualifications at 19
19 year olds without level 3 qualifications
Worse compared to all London Boroughs (24.4%)
Worse compared to England (27.8%)
Worse compared to London Planning Area (East - 30.15%)
Worse compared to nearest neighbours (33.2%)
Living standards
Child poverty rate
Child poverty rate (AHC)
Average compared to all London Boroughs (35%)
Average compared to England (29.3%)
Better compared to London Planning Area (East - 40.5%)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (30%)
Income deprivation
Income deprivation (relative to London overall)
Average compared to all London Boroughs ( 1)
Average compared to England (0.8)
Better compared to London Planning Area (East - 1.44)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (0.7)
Pay inequality
80:20 ratio of earnings
Average compared to all London Boroughs (2.64)
Worse compared to England (1.94)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 2.58)
Worse compared to nearest neighbours (2.46)
Poverty rate
Poverty rate
Better compared to all London Boroughs (27%)
Average compared to England (22.1%)
Better compared to London Planning Area (East - 29%)
Better compared to nearest neighbours (23%)
Housing
Evictions
Repossessions per 1,000 households
Average compared to all London Boroughs (2.42)
Average compared to England (1.51)
Better compared to London Planning Area (East - 2.87)
Better compared to nearest neighbours (2.66)
Homeless acceptances
Main homelessness duty owed per 1,000 households
Average compared to all London Boroughs (0.74)
Average compared to England (0.42)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 0.91)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (0.54)
Housing affordability
Median rent as a percentage of median pay
Better compared to all London Boroughs (46.3%)
Worse compared to England (26.4%)
Better compared to London Planning Area (East - 42.05%)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (35.9%)
Housing delivery
Average net affordable, social and discounted housing completions
Average compared to all London Boroughs (132)
(Data not available)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 135)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (60)
Rough sleeping
People seen sleeping rough by outreach
Better compared to all London Boroughs (214)
(Data not available)
Better compared to London Planning Area (East - 206)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (93)
Temporary accommodation
Households in temporary accommodation per 1,000
Average compared to all London Boroughs (16.4)
Average compared to England ( 4)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 19.3)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (10.2)
Work
Benefits
Out-of-work benefits
Average compared to all London Boroughs (12.7%)
Average compared to England (12.7%)
Better compared to London Planning Area (East - 14.4%)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (9.9%)
Low pay (resident)
Proportion of borough residents' jobs that are low paid
Average compared to all London Boroughs (20.2%)
Average compared to England (17.2%)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 23%)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (20.8%)
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate
Better compared to all London Boroughs (5.3%)
Average compared to England (4.3%)
Better compared to London Planning Area (East - 5.85%)
Better compared to nearest neighbours (5.3%)
Unemployment rate change
Unemployment rate 3 year change
Better compared to all London Boroughs (0.2pts)
Average compared to England (0.0pts)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 0.35pts)
Better compared to nearest neighbours (0.7pts)