Photo: Trevor Harris · CC BY-SA 2.011 years separate the longest- and shortest-lived parts of Havering
Inside the borough, men’s life expectancy runs from 73.4 in Harold Hill East to 84.8 in Upminster North & Cranham West, 3.3 miles apart. Life expectancy is 79.4 for men and 83.3 for women. England as a whole stood at 79.1 and 83.0 over 2019 to 2023. Havering grades C+ for health: life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, early deaths, hospital admissions, child obesity and Census health, each adjusted for age; #16 of 33 in London.
What stands out about health in Havering
An 11-year gap from one part of Havering to another
Men in Upminster North & Cranham West can expect to live to 84.8, longer than the English average of 79.1. In Harold Hill East, 3.3 miles away, the figure is 73.4, and Harold Hill East records 148 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected for its ages. For women the range is 79.1 in Harold Hill West to 87.5 in Upminster North & Cranham West. Neighbourhoods ↓
A&E waits run longer than England’s
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the A&E at Queen's Hospital, saw 56% of major-A&E patients within four hours in the 12 months to September 2026, against 61% across England: 75th of 117 trusts. 18% of patients admitted through its A&Es waited more than 12 hours from the decision to admit, against 13% in England. A&E ↓
More of Havering’s children are obese
24% of Year 6 children (aged 10 to 11) were measured as obese over the last three school years, against 22.3% across England; more than in 83% of UK towns. Health Grade ↓
Written from the OHID, NHS England and GP Patient Survey figures on this page. Life expectancy covers 2019 to 2023; neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people.
Havering grades C+ for health
Healthier than 38% of UK towns, on age-adjusted measures.
What holds the grade back: child obesity and preventable deaths (better than 17% and 26% of UK towns). What lifts it: disability (72%) and Census bad health (47%). Among the 51 UK towns of 182,000 to 350,000 people, Havering’s Health Grade is the 13th highest.
Each measure is ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, the ranks are averaged, and the average is ranked again. Every measure allows for the town’s ages: life expectancy is worked out from the death rate at each age, so it doesn’t depend on how old the town’s residents are; deaths and admissions are counted against what England’s rates would give a town with these ages, and the Census answers against England and Wales’s rates by single year of age, so a seaside town of retired people isn’t marked down for being old.
Men’s life expectancy across Havering runs from 73.4 to 84.8
Life expectancy at birth, 2019–23, in Havering’s 30 middle-layer neighbourhoods (about 8,000 people each). Circles are sized by residents and show men’s life expectancy.
The gap follows deprivation closely: Harold Hill East, where 42% of residents are income-deprived, has men’s life expectancy of 73.4. Harold Hill East has the most deaths under 75 for its ages (148 per 100 expected), against 51 in Upminster North & Cranham West.
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| Neighbourhood | Men | Women | Deaths under 75 | Emergency admissions | Year 6 obese | Income-deprived |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upminster North & Cranham West | 84.8 | 87.5 | 51 | 61 | 14% | 4.2% |
| Hacton | 83.5 | 84.8 | 57 | 76 | 21% | 8.1% |
| Upminster South & Corbets Tey | 83.1 | 85.3 | 50 | 70 | 12% | 3.3% |
| Hylands | 82.9 | 85.0 | 67 | 87 | 26% | 13% |
| Ardleigh Green | 82.5 | 84.4 | 66 | 83 | 21% | 14% |
| Upminster Bridge | 82.3 | 85.5 | 75 | 71 | 20% | 13% |
| Romford East | 82.1 | 84.1 | 73 | 77 | 21% | 9.7% |
| Rise Park | 81.7 | 84.9 | 72 | 76 | 23% | 10% |
| Emerson Park | 81.6 | 86.5 | 63 | 74 | 19% | 6.6% |
| Rainham East & Wennington | 81.6 | 82.3 | 92 | 85 | 25% | 17% |
| Cranham East | 80.4 | 83.0 | 94 | 76 | 21% | 12% |
| Rainham West | 80.0 | 83.5 | 99 | 88 | 31% | 29% |
| Gidea Park | 79.6 | 82.3 | 96 | 85 | 24% | 16% |
| Elm Park East | 79.6 | 83.3 | 96 | 83 | 27% | 13% |
| South Hornchurch | 79.5 | 83.5 | 97 | 92 | 25% | 21% |
| Harold Park & Harold Wood | 79.5 | 84.5 | 91 | 89 | 20% | 15% |
| Elm Park West | 79.4 | 83.9 | 90 | 90 | 23% | 21% |
| Romford North | 79.2 | 84.6 | 91 | 87 | 24% | 17% |
| Romford North West | 79.2 | 84.7 | 91 | 90 | 24% | 25% |
| Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross | 78.4 | 80.3 | 123 | 103 | 26% | 27% |
| Central Romford | 78.3 | 84.4 | 112 | 91 | 31% | 32% |
| Hornchurch | 78.0 | 83.5 | 98 | 89 | 17% | 18% |
| Petersfield Avenue & Duck Wood | 77.9 | 81.3 | 134 | 99 | 26% | 30% |
| Collier Row & Park Farm | 77.5 | 82.4 | 104 | 88 | 26% | 22% |
| Hornchurch Marshes | 77.0 | 81.3 | 131 | 103 | 30% | 32% |
| Harold Hill West | 76.8 | 79.1 | 131 | 104 | 31% | 31% |
| Romford South | 76.7 | 82.2 | 105 | 94 | 25% | 25% |
| Rush Green | 76.5 | 80.8 | 118 | 101 | 27% | 28% |
| Dagnam Park & Noak Hill | 76.3 | 80.0 | 134 | 103 | 25% | 31% |
| Harold Hill East | 73.4 | 81.9 | 148 | 114 | 27% | 42% |
Deaths and admissions per 100 expected for each area’s ages (England = 100). Each figure has a range: Harold Hill East’s men’s life expectancy is 73.4 with a 95% range of 71.8 to 75.0. Neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas at least 30% inside Havering; names are the House of Commons Library’s.
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals saw 56% of major-A&E patients within four hours
Type 1 (major) A&E attendances seen, admitted or discharged within four hours of arrival, by month. NHS England publishes it by trust, not hospital: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust runs the A&E at Queen's Hospital, the nearest to Havering (1.2 mi).
The share seen within four hours rose from an average of 57% in April 2025 to September 2025 to 60% in the latest six months; England’s was 62%. Long waits for a bed are commoner than at 70% of trusts: 8,806 patients in 12 months, 18% of emergency admissions through A&E. CQC’s latest ratings for Queen's Hospital: urgent and emergency services requires improvement (2023), the hospital overall requires improvement (2025).
London trusts
Hospitals within 25 miles
| Distance | Hospital | CQC overall | Urgent & emergency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 mi | Queen's Hospital A&E Romford · Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust | Requires improvement2025 | Requires improvement2023 |
| 4 mi | King George Hospital A&E Ilford · Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust | Requires improvement2023 | Requires improvement2023 |
| 5.2 mi | Barking Community Hospital Barking · Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust | Not rated | — |
| 6.9 mi | Erith & District Hospital Erith · Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust | Not rated | — |
| 7.9 mi | Thurrock Community Hospital Grays · North East London NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 8.1 mi | Newham University Hospital A&E London · Barts Health NHS Trust | Requires improvement2026 | Requires improvement2026 |
| 8.2 mi | Orsett Hospital Grays · Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 8.7 mi | Whipps Cross University Hospital A&E London · Barts Health NHS Trust | Requires improvement2025 | Not rated |
NHS acute hospitals registered with the Care Quality Commission (care directory, 01 October 2026). “A&E” marks a major (type 1) emergency department, open 24 hours and led by consultants, in NHS England’s Emergency Care Data Set; a hospital without the mark may still have a minor injury unit or urgent treatment centre. Ratings run Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate; the year is when each was published. Distances are straight lines from the town centre.
Men’s life expectancy in Havering is about what its level of deprivation predicts
Across 1,996 English towns of 2,500 or more, men’s life expectancy tracks income deprivation closely (correlation −0.81). Each dot is a town.
20% of Havering’s residents are income-deprived, more than in most English towns. For that level, the line predicts 79.5 years for men; Havering’s is 79.4. For women it predicts 83.3, and Havering’s 83.3 is close to it.
Income deprivation: share of residents in low-income households, English Indices of Deprivation 2025, averaged over each town’s neighbourhoods. A town above or below the line isn’t necessarily doing better or worse on care: students, prisons and hostels inside a boundary all shift the figures.
Care in and near Havering
The nearest A&E, the practice patients rate highest, and where to go when it’s urgent but not an emergency. In an emergency, call 999.
77% of patients rate Havering’s 34 GP practices good
GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos), about 100 patients a practice, against 77% across England. 21st of 48 English towns of 182,000 to 350,000, from the highest.
| Practice | Overall experience | Easy by phone | Wait about right | CQC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranham Village Surgery RM14 1BJ · 11,013 adult patients | 92% good · range 81%–97% | 89% | 73% | Good2017 |
| Dr Selvaratnam Kulendran RM5 3PJ · 5,908 adult patients | 90% good · range 82%–95% | 63% | 48% | Good2018 |
| Abbamoor Surgery RM3 9SU · 3,655 adult patients | 88% good · range 85%–91% | 80% | 72% | Good2024 |
| Hornchurch Healthcare RM11 1XA · 9,989 adult patients | 88% good · range 77%–95% | 83% | 59% | Good2024 |
| Dr Rana Chowdhury RM3 0PT · 2,812 adult patients | 88% good · range 85%–90% | 79% | 67% | Good2026 |
| St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub RM12 6RR · 4,577 adult patients | 87% good · range 82%–91% | 71% | 81% | Not rated |
| Harlow Road Surgery RM13 7UP · 3,134 adult patients | 85% good · range 82%–88% | 87% | 80% | Good2026 |
| Haiderian Medical Centre RM14 2YN · 5,913 adult patients | 84% good · range 78%–89% | 85% | 75% | Good2026 |
| Suttons Avenue Surgery RM12 4LF · 3,741 adult patients | 84% good · range 81%–88% | 85% | 68% | Good2017 |
| Dr Nagendra Kumar Gupta RM7 8BU · 2,341 adult patients | 84% good · range 81%–86% | 83% | 46% | Good2019 |
| Dr B. Saheecha and Dr N. Saheecha RM3 9SU · 5,799 adult patients | 83% good · range 76%–88% | 67% | 58% | Good2026 |
| South Hornchurch Medical Practice RM13 7XJ · 4,760 adult patients | 82% good · range 74%–88% | 74% | 54% | Good2025 |
| Modern Medical Centre RM7 0PX · 5,657 adult patients | 81% good · range 74%–87% | 69% | 78% | Good2024 |
| Western Road Medical Centre RM1 3LS · 14,298 adult patients | 79% good · range 57%–92% | 60% | 59% | Good2019 |
| Avon Road Surgery RM14 1RG · 4,517 adult patients | 79% good · range 75%–83% | 81% | 71% | Good2026 |
| Dr Amar Kaw RM3 7JJ · 2,946 adult patients | 79% good · range 75%–82% | 59% | 79% | Good2026 |
| Straight Road Surgery RM3 7JJ · 2,611 adult patients | 78% good · range 74%–81% | 82% | 51% | Good2018 |
| The New Medical Centre RM2 5SU · 7,769 adult patients | 77% good · range 59%–89% | 50% | 58% | Good2023 |
| High Street Surgery RM11 3XT · 2,896 adult patients | 77% good · range 73%–80% | 72% | 76% | Good2017 |
| Billet Lane Medical Practice RM11 1XA · 2,853 adult patients | 76% good · range 72%–80% | 54% | 55% | Requires improvement2023 |
| Wood Lane Medical Centre RM12 5HX · 8,124 adult patients | 75% good · range 66%–83% | 57% | 58% | Good2024 |
| The Rosewood Medical Centre RM12 5NJ · 10,850 adult patients | 74% good · range 59%–85% | 60% | 76% | Good2026 |
| Petersfield Surgery RM3 9PD · 6,620 adult patients | 74% good · range 66%–80% | 64% | 48% | Good2026 |
| North Street Medical Care RM1 4QJ · 16,648 adult patients | 74% good · range 48%–89% | 45% | 76% | Good2026 |
| Dr Colin Marks RM1 2SB · 3,201 adult patients | 73% good · range 67%–78% | 63% | 64% | Good2019 |
| Lynwood Medical Centre RM5 3QL · 11,634 adult patients | 72% good · range 57%–84% | 57% | 66% | Good2018 |
| The Robins Surgery RM3 9SU · 3,410 adult patients | 71% good · range 66%–76% | 51% | 53% | Good2018 |
| Maylands Health Care RM12 4EQ · 10,677 adult patients | 71% good · range 53%–84% | 34% | 67% | Good2021 |
| St Edwards Medical Centre RM1 3DQ · 7,596 adult patients | 68% good · range 55%–78% | 45% | 60% | Good2017 |
| Berwick Surgery RM13 9QU · 3,670 adult patients | 67% good · range 62%–71% | 66% | 46% | Good2019 |
The 30 highest-rated of 34 practices shown.
Cranham Village Surgery has the borough’s highest rating (92%). North Street Medical Care is by far the largest, with 16,648 adult patients. You can register with any practice whose area covers your address.
GP Patient Survey 2026: surveys sent January to March 2026; results weighted by NHS England. The range is the 95% confidence interval. Adult patients: the survey’s practice population aged 16 and over. A practice counts as in Havering when its main surgery is inside the built-up area; branch surgeries are part of their main practice. CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
80% of adults in the North East London area who tried got an NHS dental appointment
Adults who tried to get an NHS dental appointment for themselves in the last two years, and got one. GP Patient Survey 2026, by integrated care system (the NHS area that plans dentistry for Havering).
Across England 82% of those who tried got an appointment. Of North East London patients who did, 71% rated the experience good (England 74%). NHS practices taking new patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist; for urgent dental pain, call NHS 111.
The survey asks GP patients about dentistry, so results are published for health areas, not towns or practices.
84% of residents say their health is good or very good
Census 2021, all residents, as answered (not adjusted for age).
Havering’s residents are older than London’s (18% are 65 or over, against 12%), which accounts for much of the difference. Adjusted for age, 86 report bad health for every 100 expected, fewer than the national rate.
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| Census 2021 | Havering | London | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 85% | 82% |
| Fair health | 12% | 10% | 13% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled under the Equality Act | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| Day-to-day activities limited a lot | 6.3% | 5.8% | 7.4% |
London and England: all residents of their built-up areas (towns and cities), from the same Census 2021 output areas.
Havering’s Health Grade is 13th of 51 UK towns of 182,000 to 350,000
Ordered by Health Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Havering, and others in London. Life expectancy for men / women; deaths under 75 per 100 expected.
| # | Town | People | Life expectancy | Deaths under 75 | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond upon Thames London | 192,888 | 82.2 / 86.6 | 64 | A |
| 2 | Bromley London | 325,469 | 81.3 / 85.1 | 78 | B+ |
| 3 | Harrow London | 260,534 | 80.9 / 85.2 | 78 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 11 | Hammersmith and Fulham London | 182,187 | 78.5 / 83.9 | 104 | C+ |
| 12 | Reading Berkshire | 203,789 | 79.6 / 83.5 | 104 | C+ |
| 13 | Havering London | 259,401 | 79.4 / 83.3 | 97 | C+ |
| 14 | Hillingdon London | 307,089 | 79.1 / 83.9 | 97 | C+ |
| 15 | Brent London | 340,611 | 79.3 / 85.0 | 95 | C+ |
| … | |||||
| 51 | Belfast Belfast | 293,298 | 76.3 / 80.5 | — | D− |
Health letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only. Welsh towns are graded on life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and the two Census measures: OHID’s early-death, admissions and child-obesity figures cover England.
Health in the places around Havering
Life expectancy for men / women, and the nearest A&E. Tap a town for its health page.
| Town | People | Life expectancy | Nearest A&E | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havering | 259,401 | 79.4 / 83.3 | 1.2 mi | C+ |
| Barking and Dagenham | 218,236 | 76.9 / 81.1 | 2.4 mi | C− |
| Chigwell Row | 2,115 | 80.7 / 87.7 | 2.8 mi | B+ |
| Aveley | 9,364 | 76.8 / 82.5 | 4.7 mi | C− |
| South Ockendon | 22,441 | 76.2 / 81.6 | 5.5 mi | D |
| Redbridge | 309,509 | 79.6 / 84.0 | 1.7 mi | C+ |
| West Horndon | 1,648 | 81.5 / 85.3 | 4.7 mi | A− |
| Brentwood | 55,339 | 80.4 / 84.5 | 7.1 mi | B |
South Ockendon, 5.5 miles away, has men’s life expectancy of 76.2, 3.2 years shorter than Havering’s.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A&E figures are for the trust. NHS England publishes four-hour waits by trust, not hospital, so Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust’s figures cover every major A&E it runs. They count type 1 (major) departments; minor injury units and urgent treatment centres are left out, which is why they sit below the all-types figure NHS England headlines (75% for England).
- The GP survey is a survey. About 100 patients answer for each practice, so a practice’s figure has a range (shown in the table); small differences between practices aren’t meaningful. The town figure weights each practice by its adult patients, some of whom live outside Havering.
- Adjusted for age. A ratio of 100 means as many deaths, admissions or reports of bad health as England’s rates (England and Wales’s for the Census) would give a town with these ages; 120 means a fifth more.
- Small areas, summed to the town. OHID publishes these figures for middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people; the town’s figure averages the areas it covers, weighted by how many of their residents live in it, so a village shares its area’s figure with the countryside around it.
- Different years. Life expectancy and deaths cover 2019 to 2023; emergency admissions 2016/17 to 2020/21 (the latest OHID publishes for small areas, including the pandemic dip); child obesity the three school years to 2024/25; A&E the 12 months to September 2026; the GP Patient Survey early 2026; CQC ratings were published on different dates, shown in each row.
- Distances are straight lines. Miles are measured from the town’s centre to each site; the road is longer. For an emergency, call 999; for urgent advice, call NHS 111.
Questions about health in Havering
How healthy is Havering?
Havering earns a C+ for health, healthier than 38% of UK towns on measures adjusted for age, and 13th of 51 UK towns of its size. Life expectancy is 79.4 for men and 83.3 for women (England 79.1 and 83.0), and there are 97 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected.
Which parts of Havering have the highest life expectancy?
For men, Upminster North & Cranham West (84.8), Hacton (83.5) and Upminster South & Corbets Tey (83.1); the shortest is Harold Hill East (73.4). For women, Upminster North & Cranham West is highest (87.5) and Harold Hill West lowest (79.1). OHID figures for 2019 to 2023, by neighbourhood of about 8,000 people.
How long are A&E waits at Queen's Hospital?
NHS England publishes waits for the trust, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. In the 12 months to September 2026 it saw 56% of major-A&E patients within four hours, against 61% across England; in September 2026 the figure was 63%. In an emergency call 999; for urgent advice call NHS 111.
Can I get an NHS dentist in Havering?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 80% of adults in the North East London area who tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years got one, against 82% across England. Practices taking new NHS patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist service.
Which GP practice in Havering do patients rate highest?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, Cranham Village Surgery (92% good overall), Dr Selvaratnam Kulendran (90% good overall) and Abbamoor Surgery (88% good overall). Across all 34 Havering practices, 77% of patients rate their practice good, against 77% in England.
What is the life expectancy in Havering?
79.4 years for men and 83.3 for women, on OHID’s figures for 2019 to 2023. Men can expect 66.2 of those years and women 67.6 in good health.
CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
Sources: OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (life expectancy and deaths 2019–23, emergency admissions 2016/17–2020/21, NCMP 2022/23–2024/25); House of Commons Library MSOA names · ONS health state life expectancy for small areas (MSOAs), England and Wales, 2019 to 2023 (healthy life expectancy) · ONS Census 2021 general health and disability, adjusted for age · Care Quality Commission care directory and latest ratings, 01 October 2026 · NHS Organisation Data Service · GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos) · NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions (monthly, by trust) and Emergency Care Data Set activity by site, June–September 2026 (type 1 A&Es) · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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