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Emerson Park
Havering, London
PocketsEmerson Park (Ardleigh Green Road · Parkstone Avenue · River Ingrebourne · south)Ardleigh GreenRomford East
Emerson Park sits on the eastern side of Hornchurch in Havering, a quiet interwar suburb of detached and semi-detached housing around Ardleigh Green Road and Butts Green Road. The three listed buildings — the Grade II Lilliputs, Capel Nelmes and Well Tower at Tower Lodge — mark the older estate fabric of the Nelmes area. Safety sits in the top fifth of London wards and air quality is among the cleanest in the city. Twelve Ofsted outstanding rated schools fall within reach, and the ward holds a modest green footprint of around 6.5 hectares. The costs are what they look like: almost no public-transport access on the index, with Emerson Park railway station served only by the short Romford-to-Upminster shuttle; a thin retail offer with around twenty food venues; no conservation-area cover; and a cultural footprint that runs to local parades. This is far-edge Essex-adjacent suburbia, priced and scored accordingly.
- Strongest87Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Also strong80Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Watch out3Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Limited public-transport access
- 3 listed buildings
- 4 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- 57 open venues (17 food and drink, 40 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
57Better than 71% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability70
- Rent affordability35
- Price momentum (5yr)51
- Activity (turnover)76
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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 Emerson Park: 111 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
80Better than 96% of London
- Personal safety80
- Property crime77
- Anti-social behaviour88
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For Emerson Park: personal, property & anti-social breakdown24-mo trend to Jun 2026counts —
Connectivity
21Among the lowest in London
Median public-transport access is limited (TfL PTAL 1.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Real TfL journey times to London's major hubs, plus this ward's transport access rank across London.
For Emerson Park: — min by TfL to 8 major hubsaccess rank —
Air & Quiet
87Better than 96% of London
- Air quality98
- Quietness70
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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 & culture7
- Retail & shops0
- Sports & recreation21
- Independent scene21
- Vitality (openings, diversity)25
57 open venues nearby — 17 food & drink, 40 other.
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For Emerson Park: the mix behind 57 open venues—% independent
Education
46Better than 16% of London
- Primary schools38
- Secondary schools54
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School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For Emerson Park: 1 school, with its inspection record
Heritage
3Better than 9% of London
3 listed buildings
- LilliputsGrade II
- Capel NelmesGrade II
- Well Tower at Tower LodgeGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
59Better than 39% of London
- Green spaces77
- Waterways25
~7 ha of green space in total.
Area development
3Better than 48% of London
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- Is Emerson Park safe?
- Emerson Park scores 80 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 Emerson Park a good place to live?
- Emerson Park scores 41 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 air & quiet (87) and safety (80); its weakest is area development (3). 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 Emerson Park?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Emerson Park 1 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 21 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Emerson Park expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Emerson Park 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 Emerson Park?
- Emerson Park scores 46 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 4 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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