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Housing in RM5 3BF

What the homes in RM5 3BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross
Council
Havering
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,907 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (79.1%). Flats make up 17.4%, below the 22.2% across England.

RM5 3BFEngland
Detached0.8%22.9%
Semi-detached79.1%31.5%
Terraced2.7%23%
Purpose-built flat16.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.8% of households in the RM5 3BF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.6% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 26.8% own outright and 40% with a mortgage.

RM5 3BF
67%
21%
England
  • Owned66.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.9%1%
  • Private rented9.6%20.5%
  • Social rented20.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM5 3BFEngland
Owned outright26.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan40%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council17.6%8.3%
From a housing association3.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 17.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM5 3BFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.7%). 36.8% of households include dependent children.

RM5 3BFEngland
Living alone, under 669.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.4%12.8%
Couple, no children13.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children11.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Havering

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Havering (August 2026, +1.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

HaveringEngland
All homes£1,565£1,459
One bedroom£1,217£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,542£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,847£1,489
Four or more£2,496£2,161
Detached£2,402£1,640
Semi-detached£1,930£1,449
Terraced£1,803£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,423£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RM5 3BF (Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross) (about 1,907 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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