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Upminster
Havering, London
Upminster sits at the far east of Greater London, where the District line terminates and the green belt begins. The character is a market-town core surrounded by inter-war suburb and farmland. Forty-two listed buildings — high for outer east London — include the Grade I Church of St Laurence, the Grade I Church of St Mary Magdalene and the Grade II* Upminster Windmill, a smock mill built in 1803 for James Nokes and restored to working order between 2016 and 2023. Stubbers Adventure Centre at nearly forty-nine hectares anchors an unusually deep green cover of over 366 hectares, the largest in this batch. Nine outstanding schools lie within reach, safety readings are strong, and air quality is among the cleanest in the inner-east zone. The drawbacks: public transport is almost nonexistent by London standards, with just the District line terminus and no other rail option; cultural provision, though respectable, requires a train out; and the planning pipeline is very thin.
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Upminster Windmill is a Grade II* listed smock mill built in 1803 for James Nokes of Hunt's Farm, restored to working order between 2016 and 2023.
- Limited public-transport access
- 42 listed buildings
- 9.7% covered by a conservation area
- 3 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Stubbers Adventure Centre (48.1 hectares)
- 214 open venues (121 food and drink, 93 other)
Upminster score highlights
- Air & Quiet Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards (score 82/100).
- Safety Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London (score 75/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 3/100).
Upminster, layer by layer
Property prices & growth
58/ 100
- Purchase affordability55
- Rent affordability35
- Price momentum (5yr)63
- Activity (turnover)76
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Safety
75/ 100
- Personal safety80
- Property crime69
- Anti-social behaviour76
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Connectivity
22/ 100
Median public-transport access is limited (TfL PTAL 1.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
82/ 100
- Air quality100
- Quietness55
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Cultural Signal
17/ 100
- Nightlife0
- Dining14
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene21
- Vitality (openings, diversity)56
214 open venues nearby — 121 food & drink, 93 other.
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Education
44/ 100
- Primary schools36
- Secondary schools52
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Heritage
24/ 100
42 listed buildings · 10% under a conservation area
- Church of St LaurenceGrade I
- Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade I
- Upminster WindmillGrade II*
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
69/ 100
- Green spaces91
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Stubbers Adventure Centre (48 ha). ~366 ha of green space in total.
Area development
3/ 100
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