Loading borough…
Neighbourhood profile
South Hornchurch
Havering, London
PocketsSouth Hornchurch (Hornchurch Country Park · Rainham Road · Ingrebourne Hill)Hornchurch Marshes (Lessa · Bretons Park)
South Hornchurch lies between Rainham and Hornchurch on the low ground approaching the Thames, a mixed interwar and postwar suburb with a striking green frame. The three listed buildings are the Grade II Albyns Farmhouse and its timber-framed barn, and the Grade II Essex Water Company Sub Station. Green provision is the headline number: 78 hectares, with Ingrebourne Hill alone around 57 hectares, sitting inside the wider Ingrebourne Valley Nature Reserve. Air quality is good despite proximity to the A13 and market pricing is strong. The downsides are the outer-east-London ones: no Ofsted outstanding rated schools within the threshold, limited public-transport access with only buses and the slow Rainham station a reach, a thin retail offer with 26 food venues, and no conservation-area cover. It is a green, quiet, low-density residential ward with real nature-reserve depth on its doorstep and little else beside.
- Strongest80Property prices & growth
Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover
- Also strong73Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Watch out6Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Limited public-transport access
- 3 listed buildings
- Largest green space: Ingrebourne Hill (56.8 hectares)
- 42 open venues (24 food and drink, 18 other)
5 pockets across 2 named areas · coloured by overall score.See on full map ↗
This is one of 684 London wards
Find the London that fits you
South Hornchurch is one answer. The wizard scores all 684 wards against your budget, commute and priorities, then hands you a ranked shortlist of the areas that actually fit.
5 questions · about a minute · free
Browse listings
South Hornchurch, layer by layer
Every layer’s score is free. Seven deep-dives — here and on every area, one pass — unlock with the Day Pass ↓
Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
80Highest in London
How scores work - Purchase affordability90
- Rent affordability85
- Price momentum (5yr)74
- Activity (turnover)72
Locked
Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For South Hornchurch: 103 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
54Better than 61% of London
- Personal safety48
- Property crime57
- Anti-social behaviour60
Locked
Safety deep-dive
Every recorded crime type — burglary, robbery, vehicle crime and more — grouped into personal, property and anti-social behaviour, with the monthly trend for this ward.
For South Hornchurch: personal, property & anti-social breakdown24-mo trend to Jun 2026counts —
Connectivity
28Better than 10% of London
Median public-transport access is basic (TfL PTAL 2.0 of 8 across this ward).
Locked
Connectivity deep-dive
Real TfL journey times to London's major hubs, plus this ward's transport access rank across London.
For South Hornchurch: — min by TfL to 8 major hubsaccess rank —
Air & Quiet
63Better than 75% of London
- Air quality93
- Quietness18
Locked
Air & noise deep-dive
NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
12Better than 11% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene21
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
42 open venues nearby — 24 food & drink, 18 other.
Locked
Culture deep-dive
What's open nearby — the venue mix, share of independents, and recent openings.
For South Hornchurch: the mix behind 42 open venues—% independent
Education
46Better than 16% of London
- Primary schools48
- Secondary schools44
Locked
School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For South Hornchurch: 3 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
7Better than 20% of London
3 listed buildings
- Albyns FarmhouseGrade II
- Sub Station of Essex Water CompanyGrade II
- Timber Framed Barn to East of Albyns FarmhouseGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
73Better than 86% of London
- Green spaces94
- Waterways35
Largest green space: Ingrebourne Hill (57 ha). ~78 ha of green space in total.
Area development
6Better than 61% of London
Locked
Planning pipeline
Named recent approvals with homes and floorspace, the local homes pipeline, and the affordable share.
Unlock the full details
Unlock the full details for South Hornchurch — and every other London area
Day Pass or WAYB+ — either one unlocks your full shortlist and every area profile on the site, not just this page.
- Prices — £ per square foot, an estimated rent, and the ward’s full price history
- Safety — crime by type with its monthly trend
- Getting around — real TfL journey times to the big hubs
- Schools, air & noise — every school’s inspection record, air & noise against WHO limits
- What's next — the venue mix, what’s been approved to build nearby, and cheaper areas that score like South Hornchurch
For South Hornchurch: 103 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price history £—24-mo crime trend to Jun 2026TfL times to 8 hubs — min3 schools' inspection records42 venues mapped
What unlocked sections look like · example ward, not this one
WAYB+ · month to month
- Everything in the Day Pass — kept on for your whole search
- “What’s changing” on every ward: new approvals, openings and closures, score shifts
- Cancel anytime
Day Pass · 24 hours
A day of full access — every area, your whole shortlist.
- Your full wizard shortlist, revealed
- Every area deep-dive: prices, crime by type, schools, air, commute
- The planning pipeline and cheaper lookalike areas
- Unlimited saves and shareable links
Already bought? Don't pay again — open the confirmation email from where are you based? and tap Restore access to sign back in on this device.
Make it personal
South Hornchurch might not even be your best match — run the wizard with your own budget and commute. About 90 seconds.
What's changing in South Hornchurch
Locked
What's changing (WAYB+)
The last 90 days here: new approvals, venue openings and closures, school inspections, score shifts. Subscription only.
Already bought? Don't pay again — open the confirmation email from where are you based? and tap Restore access to sign back in on this device.
South Hornchurch, quick answers
- Is South Hornchurch safe?
- South Hornchurch scores 54 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — mid-table for London. 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 South Hornchurch a good place to live?
- South Hornchurch 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 property prices & growth (80) and nature access (73); its weakest is area development (6). 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 South Hornchurch?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in South Hornchurch 2 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 28 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is South Hornchurch expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, South Hornchurch is among London's more affordable areas to buy: its purchase-affordability score is 18/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near South Hornchurch?
- South Hornchurch scores 46 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools.
Where else to look
Wards with a similar profile
- Crayford · Bexley
- Belvedere · Bexley
- Harold Wood · Havering
- Rainham & Wennington · Havering
Locked
Neighbourhood matches
Find areas that score like this one, with the price difference for each.
More affordable, similar areas
- Hackbridge · SuttonMore affordable
- Gascoigne · Barking and DagenhamMore affordable
- Southall Green · EalingMore affordable
- Wealdstone South · HarrowMore affordable
- Cricket Green · MertonMore affordable
Like South Hornchurch?
Find a London like this
See the London wards that score most like South Hornchurch — especially its Property prices & growth and Nature & parks.
One quick thing
Is this page accurate?
Got something we missed or got wrong about South Hornchurch? Let us know.