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Housing in RM5 3UJ

What the homes in RM5 3UJ 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
2,283 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (36.2%). Flats make up 39.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.

RM5 3UJEngland
Detached4.7%22.9%
Semi-detached31.1%31.5%
Terraced24.4%23%
Purpose-built flat36.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.1% of households in the RM5 3UJ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 25% own outright and 28.2% with a mortgage.

RM5 3UJ
53%
15%
30%
England
  • Owned53.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented15.4%20.5%
  • Social rented30.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM5 3UJEngland
Owned outright25%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council20.3%8.3%
From a housing association10%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 24.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM5 3UJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.3%). 32.8% of households include dependent children.

RM5 3UJEngland
Living alone, under 6611.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.6%12.8%
Couple, no children9.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children11.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households8%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 3UJ (Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross) (about 2,283 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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