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Havering London Borough Council

Local authority area: London Borough of Havering

London Borough of Havering is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 112.3 km² and had 264,703 residents in 2022 — about 2,356 people per km². The authority dates from 1965. The council is based in Romford.

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Council headquartersHavering Town Hall
Havering Town Hall
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for London Borough of Havering, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022264,703+10.4% since 2012
Land area112.3km²43.4 sq mi
Density2,356/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#95of 382 UK councils · #88 in England
Population estimates4 data points
239.7K249.1K257.8K264.7K
2012201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1965
    Created

    London Borough of Havering became a local authority area.

Abroad

Twinned with

HesdinLudwigshafen
Same region, same type

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Elections

20 electoral wards

Census 2021: 262,052 residents in 101,276 households across the wards; 17.6% aged 65+, 69.5% of homes owned, 21.5% of households without a car.

1Gooshays6,581 households · 12.4% aged 65+17,7802Heaton6,472 households · 12.5% aged 65+17,2113Elm Park6,438 households · 18.0% aged 65+16,6464Havering-atte-Bower5,946 households · 16.9% aged 65+16,3755Rush Green & Crowlands5,906 households · 11.0% aged 65+16,0226Squirrels Heath6,313 households · 18.0% aged 65+15,514

All wards of London Borough of Havering

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CLondon Borough of Havering Council BuildingsCouncil office · Romford RM1 3BB · hours listedCMyPlace Youth & Community CentreCouncil office · Romford RM3 9EN · hours listedTHavering Borough Council Mercury HouseTown hall · Romford RM1 3DW · hours listed
Westminster

Constituencies

Hornchurch and Upminster · 9 wardsRomford · 8 wardsDagenham and Rainham · 5 wards
Source: Wikidata Q215038 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.