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Squirrels Heath

Ward

North west Havering. About 16,039 people in 3.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Squirrels Heath, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
15,512
699th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.8%
2,909th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Squirrels Heath compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Squirrels HeathMiddle
Population20 wards, Havering · 2021
Population: every ward in Havering20 areas from 4,883 to 17,782. The middle area is 13,662. Squirrels Heath is 15,512.
15,5126th 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%. Squirrels Heath is 90.1%.
90.1%5th lowest
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%. Squirrels Heath 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%. Squirrels Heath is 63.8%.
63.8%10th 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 Squirrels Heath 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
Squirrels Heath in brief

Squirrels Heath had 15,512 usual residents at the census.

In Squirrels Heath, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

63.8% of residents in Squirrels Heath were aged 15 to 64 at the census.