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Rainham West

Middle area

South west Havering. 6,908 people in 1.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Rainham West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£395,000
1,972nd highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,737
3,859th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Rainham West compares

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Median sale price30 middle areas, Havering · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Havering30 areas from £306,000 to £812,500. The middle area is £448,750. Rainham West is £395,000.
£395,0004th lowest
Population30 middle areas, Havering · 2021
Population: every middle area in Havering30 areas from 5,989 to 13,842. The middle area is 8,563. Rainham West is 6,737.
6,7373rd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage30 middle areas, Havering · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Havering30 areas from 79.4% to 99.2%. The middle area is 92.2%. Rainham West is 87.4%.
87.4%7th lowest
Claimant rate30 middle areas, Havering · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Havering30 areas from 1.3% to 8.1%. The middle area is 4.3%. Rainham West is 6.6%.
6.6%4th highest

Figures for the whole of Havering

These figures are published for the whole of Havering, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Havering and not Rainham West alone. See Havering

Average house price
£448,648
Up 2.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,045
40th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.7×
61st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.8
121st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Rainham West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Rainham West was £395,000 in 2025.

Rainham West had 6,737 usual residents at the census.

In Rainham West, 87.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Rainham West, 6.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.