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Cranham
Havering, London
PocketsCranham East (Franks Wood · west · Upminster Hall Playing Fields · Folkes Lane Wood)Upminster North & Cranham West (River Ingrebourne · Upminster Hall Playing Fields · Upminster)Upminster Bridge
Cranham sits at the eastern edge of Havering on the boundary with Essex, a quiet suburban ward giving out to woodland and farmland. The character is village-scale with substantial open country. Folkes Lane Wood runs to 47 hectares and total green space reaches 144, air quality scores well above the London median, safety is among the strongest in London (the ward is one of the safer places in the city on recorded figures), and the four listed buildings include the Grade II* Upminster Hall and the Grade II Upminster Court and stables. Housing is affordable by London standards. The negatives are structural: public-transport access is almost none, the nearest stations are Upminster and Harold Wood on the edges, culture is thin, there are only eight outstanding-rated schools within reach, and the journey into central London is long.
- Strongest85Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Also strong74Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Watch out0Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Limited public-transport access
- 4 listed buildings
- 1 school rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Folkes Lane Wood (47.3 hectares)
- 52 open venues (31 food and drink, 21 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
69Better than 95% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability70
- Rent affordability55
- Price momentum (5yr)63
- Activity (turnover)88
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Cranham: 180 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
85Better than 99% of London
- Personal safety85
- Property crime91
- Anti-social behaviour80
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Connectivity
22Among the lowest in London
Median public-transport access is limited (TfL PTAL 1.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
74Better than 88% of London
- Air quality100
- Quietness35
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
12Better than 11% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining0
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops0
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene14
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
52 open venues nearby — 31 food & drink, 21 other.
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Education
43Better than 8% of London
- Primary schools30
- Secondary schools56
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For Cranham: 2 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
3Better than 9% of London
4 listed buildings
- Upminster HallGrade II*
- Upminster CourtGrade II
- Stable Block at Upminster CourtGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
68Better than 68% of London
- Green spaces91
- Waterways20
Largest green space: Folkes Lane Wood (47 ha). ~144 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0Shared lowest band with 24% of London
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- Is Cranham safe?
- Cranham scores 85 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — one of London's safer wards on this measure. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Cranham a good place to live?
- Cranham scores 42 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are safety (85) and air & quiet (74); its weakest is area development (0). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Cranham?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Cranham 1 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 22 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Cranham expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Cranham is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 14/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Cranham?
- Cranham scores 43 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 1 school within a kilometre holds an Outstanding rating.
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