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Homes rented privately

8.3% to 35%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.3% in Emerson Park to 35% in St Alban's — a gap of 26.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Emerson Park	8.3%	290	3,512
Cranham	9.4%	484	5,149
Hacton	10.5%	354	3,359
Marshalls & Rise Park	11%	536	4,886
Upminster	12%	619	5,165
Hylands & Harrow Lodge	12%	637	5,295
Gooshays	12.3%	811	6,581
Havering-atte-Bower	12.7%	754	5,947
Beam Park	13.1%	237	1,816
Heaton	13.2%	855	6,474
Elm Park	13.4%	861	6,438
Mawneys	14.2%	777	5,487
South Hornchurch	14.2%	565	3,987
St Andrew's	17.3%	1,070	6,202
Rainham & Wennington	17.5%	896	5,117
Harold Wood	17.8%	1,006	5,643
Squirrels Heath	18.5%	1,171	6,313
Rush Green & Crowlands	26.5%	1,567	5,904
St Edward's	28.8%	1,292	4,479
St Alban's	35%	1,233	3,519

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.6% to 6.1%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.6% in Emerson Park to 6.1% in Heaton — a gap of 2.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Emerson Park	3.6%	341	9,535
Squirrels Heath	3.6%	557	15,518
Upminster	3.6%	480	13,348
Cranham	3.9%	502	12,986
Harold Wood	4%	549	13,807
St Alban's	4%	349	8,740
Hacton	4%	343	8,489
Marshalls & Rise Park	4.1%	531	12,954
St Andrew's	4.2%	613	14,652
South Hornchurch	4.2%	460	10,884
Rush Green & Crowlands	4.3%	683	16,023
Elm Park	4.4%	727	16,646
Hylands & Harrow Lodge	4.4%	605	13,759
St Edward's	4.4%	460	10,423
Rainham & Wennington	4.4%	601	13,567
Mawneys	4.5%	652	14,478
Beam Park	5.2%	254	4,883
Havering-atte-Bower	5.3%	873	16,378
Gooshays	5.7%	1,010	17,780
Heaton	6.1%	1,045	17,211

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People aged 65 or over

9.8% to 24.8%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 9.8% in St Alban's to 24.8% in Emerson Park — a gap of 15.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
St Alban's	9.8%	854	8,739
Beam Park	10.2%	497	4,881
Rush Green & Crowlands	11%	1,763	16,022
Gooshays	12.4%	2,201	17,779
Heaton	12.5%	2,155	17,209
St Edward's	15.2%	1,586	10,423
South Hornchurch	15.8%	1,718	10,884
Havering-atte-Bower	16.9%	2,771	16,374
Harold Wood	17.3%	2,394	13,807
Rainham & Wennington	17.5%	2,368	13,567
Mawneys	18%	2,601	14,477
Elm Park	18%	2,996	16,647
Squirrels Heath	18%	2,800	15,514
Hylands & Harrow Lodge	19.2%	2,642	13,755
St Andrew's	22.3%	3,265	14,653
Hacton	22.3%	1,895	8,488
Cranham	22.9%	2,969	12,987
Marshalls & Rise Park	23.1%	2,986	12,954
Upminster	24.6%	3,280	13,349
Emerson Park	24.8%	2,368	9,536

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15.2% to 24.9%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 15.2% in Upminster to 24.9% in Heaton — a gap of 9.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Upminster	15.2%	1,676	11,042
Squirrels Heath	16%	2,010	12,567
Cranham	16.5%	1,744	10,559
Harold Wood	17.1%	1,927	11,241
St Alban's	18%	1,231	6,840
Hylands & Harrow Lodge	18.3%	2,082	11,347
Emerson Park	18.6%	1,485	7,997
St Edward's	18.7%	1,573	8,422
Rush Green & Crowlands	18.8%	2,317	12,346
Marshalls & Rise Park	18.8%	2,016	10,736
Hacton	19.3%	1,363	7,048
St Andrew's	20%	2,456	12,261
Mawneys	21.4%	2,465	11,499
Elm Park	21.6%	2,883	13,367
Beam Park	21.9%	813	3,717
South Hornchurch	22.5%	1,938	8,600
Havering-atte-Bower	23.2%	2,990	12,863
Rainham & Wennington	23.3%	2,523	10,811
Gooshays	23.9%	3,237	13,524
Heaton	24.9%	3,219	12,942

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

24.7% to 36.9%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 24.7% in Havering-atte-Bower to 36.9% in St Edward's — a gap of 12.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Havering-atte-Bower	24.7%	3,171	12,863
Rainham & Wennington	25.3%	2,738	10,811
South Hornchurch	25.7%	2,206	8,600
Hacton	26.1%	1,840	7,048
Mawneys	26.3%	3,022	11,499
Gooshays	26.7%	3,608	13,524
Heaton	27.1%	3,503	12,942
St Andrew's	27.4%	3,364	12,261
Elm Park	27.8%	3,713	13,367
Hylands & Harrow Lodge	28.1%	3,185	11,347
Cranham	29.3%	3,096	10,559
Marshalls & Rise Park	30.2%	3,241	10,736
Beam Park	30.4%	1,131	3,717
Upminster	31.4%	3,468	11,042
Emerson Park	33.3%	2,663	7,997
Squirrels Heath	33.3%	4,188	12,567
Harold Wood	34.1%	3,832	11,241
St Alban's	35.6%	2,432	6,840
Rush Green & Crowlands	35.7%	4,412	12,346
St Edward's	36.9%	3,109	8,422

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.7% to 28.1%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 10.7% in Upminster to 28.1% in Heaton — a gap of 17.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Upminster	10.7%	554	5,165
Cranham	13.1%	672	5,149
Squirrels Heath	14.1%	888	6,314
Emerson Park	14.3%	503	3,509
Hacton	14.4%	484	3,358
Marshalls & Rise Park	14.6%	712	4,886
Harold Wood	14.6%	826	5,644
St Andrew's	16.3%	1,009	6,203
Hylands & Harrow Lodge	16.3%	863	5,292
St Edward's	18%	806	4,482
Rush Green & Crowlands	18.5%	1,091	5,905
St Alban's	18.9%	665	3,519
South Hornchurch	19%	758	3,989
Elm Park	19.1%	1,231	6,438
Mawneys	19.2%	1,051	5,486
Havering-atte-Bower	20.1%	1,194	5,946
Rainham & Wennington	20.1%	1,029	5,119
Beam Park	24.3%	442	1,818
Gooshays	27.4%	1,804	6,581
Heaton	28.1%	1,821	6,472

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2% to 37.6%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 2% in Upminster to 37.6% in Heaton — a gap of 35.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Upminster	2%	105	5,165
Emerson Park	4.1%	145	3,512
Marshalls & Rise Park	4.4%	214	4,886
Cranham	5%	259	5,149
Hacton	5.9%	197	3,359
Hylands & Harrow Lodge	6.9%	365	5,295
Squirrels Heath	8%	504	6,313
Harold Wood	8.9%	505	5,643
St Andrew's	9.1%	567	6,202
Rainham & Wennington	9.4%	479	5,117
Mawneys	11.7%	643	5,487
South Hornchurch	11.9%	475	3,987
Elm Park	12.6%	808	6,438
St Alban's	13.3%	469	3,519
St Edward's	14.1%	631	4,479
Rush Green & Crowlands	16.8%	993	5,904
Havering-atte-Bower	18%	1,070	5,947
Beam Park	34.4%	624	1,816
Gooshays	35.3%	2,323	6,581
Heaton	37.6%	2,431	6,474

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