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Elm Park
Havering, London
Elm Park sits in southern Havering, an interwar estate built by the Costains in the 1930s around the Tube station that opened alongside it. The character is planned suburban, low-rise, with a central Broadway leading to the station. Affordability is a real strength, and pollution sits very high — among the best air quality in the batch. Green space is extensive at over one hundred and ninety hectares, dominated by Hornchurch Country Park, the restored former airfield on the ward's southern edge. Three listings including the Grade II* Bretons and its wrought-iron screen and gates give the area a moated-manor anchor that long predates the estate itself. The drawbacks are connectivity and culture. Public transport is moderate — Elm Park is on the District line but far out, with slow travel times to central London — and the cultural offer is thin at seventy-three food venues. Schools nearby at thirteen outstanding is modest. Conservation area coverage is near zero.
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- Moderate public-transport access
- 3 listed buildings
- 0.2% covered by a conservation area
- 3 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Hornchurch Country Park (91.6 hectares)
- 319 open venues (78 food and drink, 241 other)
Elm Park score highlights
- Air & Quiet Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards (score 88/100).
- Property prices & growth Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover (score 77/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 0/100).
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Property prices & growth
77/ 100
- Purchase affordability85
- Rent affordability80
- Price momentum (5yr)74
- Activity (turnover)72
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Safety
64/ 100
- Personal safety63
- Property crime66
- Anti-social behaviour64
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Connectivity
32/ 100
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
88/ 100
- Air quality97
- Quietness75
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Cultural Signal
18/ 100
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene43
- Vitality (openings, diversity)44
319 open venues nearby — 78 food & drink, 241 other.
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Education
45/ 100
- Primary schools42
- Secondary schools50
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Heritage
5/ 100
3 listed buildings · 0% under a conservation area
- BretonsGrade II*
- Wrought Iron Screen and Gates With Piers at BretonsGrade II*
- Two Brick Barns and Garden Walls to South of BretonsGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
72/ 100
- Green spaces96
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Hornchurch Country Park (92 ha). ~197 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0/ 100
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