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Harold Wood

Ward

North Havering. About 14,643 people in 9.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Harold Wood, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
13,807
1,087th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.0%
2,172nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Harold Wood compares

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Harold WoodMiddle
Population20 wards, Havering · 2021
Population: every ward in Havering20 areas from 4,883 to 17,782. The middle area is 13,662. Harold Wood is 13,807.
13,8079th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Havering · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Havering20 areas from 82.1% to 95.6%. The middle area is 92.5%. Harold Wood is 92.5%.
92.5%joint 10th highest
Claimant rate20 wards, Havering · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Havering20 areas from 1.9% to 7.1%. The middle area is 4.4%. Harold Wood is 3.6%.
3.6%joint 6th lowest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Havering · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Havering20 areas from 59.2% to 69.3%. The middle area is 63.6%. Harold Wood is 65.0%.
65.0%6th highest

Figures for the whole of Havering

These figures are published for the whole of Havering, not for each ward, so they describe all of Havering and not Harold Wood 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
Harold Wood in brief

Harold Wood had 13,807 usual residents at the census.

In Harold Wood, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Harold Wood, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.0% of residents in Harold Wood were aged 15 to 64 at the census.