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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Upminster South & Corbets Tey | Havering | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 43 | 93 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 86% | 84% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 30% | 33% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 31% | 30% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 12.7 | 13.5 | 10.1 |
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Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 50% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Upminster Underground station, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km). The nearest rail station is Upminster, 1.3 km away, with 5.0m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Cranston Park Avenue, 200 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (route 370); 86 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 27 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Upminster Infant School, about a 10-minute walk (950 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Upminster Junior School (0.9 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Gaynes School, 200 m away; Attainment 8: 50.7 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Coopers' Company and Coborn School (1.2 km) and Hall Mead School (2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Dartford Grammar School (11.7 km) and Dartford Grammar School for Girls (12 km).
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Aldi, 1.0 km away, with Corbets Tey Post Office & Convenience Store closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Haiderian Medical Centre (300 m), with Britannia Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Steven Charles is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 5.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Cranston Park Lawn Tennis Club is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Huntsman & Hounds the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 43 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 24 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 2% flats and 19% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 74% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upminster Infant School | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Upminster Junior School | Primary | 950 m | 88% met the expected standard |
| Branfil Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Hacton Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 83% met the expected standard |
| Gaynes School | Secondary | 200 m | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 62.2 · 26.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Coopers' Company and Coborn School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 58.2 · 17.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hall Mead School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 50.1 · 13.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oakfields Preparatory School | Independent | 750 m | – |
| The Bridge | Independent | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 24.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mary's Hare Park School | Independent | 5.0 km | – |
| Upminster South & Corbets Tey | Havering | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 57 min | 60 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 154 min | 152 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 15 min | 17 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 1.3 km | 1.5 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 57 | 58 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 10% | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 50% | 33% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 8% | 21% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Upminster South & Corbets Tey | Havering | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 100% | 85% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 35% | 51% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 7 | 14 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Emerson Park | 34 | 3 | 158 min | 8 | £936k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranham East | 42 | 1 | 161 min | 4 | £498k |
| Rise Park | 42 | 1 | 150 min | 6 | £524k |
| Romford East | 42 | 4 | 145 min | 13 | £560k |
| Upminster South & Corbets Tey (this one) | 43 | 2 | 154 min | 5 | £710k |
| Hylands | 46 | 2 | 153 min | 13 | £484k |
| Ardleigh Green | 49 | 2 | 151 min | 5 | £472k |
| Upminster North & Cranham West | 50 | 1 | 149 min | 5 | £623k |
| Hacton | 51 | 2 | 152 min | 11 | £496k |
| Romford North | 57 | 1 | 155 min | 6 | £484k |
| Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross | 64 | 1 | 161 min | 3 | £464k |
| Elm Park East | 65 | 4 | 151 min | 11 | £508k |
| Gidea Park | 72 | 3 | 140 min | 6 | £556k |
| Collier Row & Park Farm | 74 | 1 | 164 min | 3 | £439k |
| South Hornchurch | 78 | 1 | 158 min | 12 | £438k |
| Petersfield Avenue & Duck Wood | 78 | 0 | 156 min | 4 | £431k |
| Harold Park & Harold Wood | 78 | 2 | 141 min | 6 | £440k |
| Elm Park West | 78 | 2 | 152 min | 13 | £451k |
| Harold Hill West | 83 | 2 | 156 min | 5 | £402k |
| Upminster Bridge | 91 | 2 | 149 min | 8 | £481k |
| Dagnam Park & Noak Hill | 94 | 0 | 156 min | 3 | £425k |
| Romford North West | 97 | 2 | 153 min | 6 | £427k |
| Rainham East & Wennington | 105 | 0 | 165 min | 5 | £467k |
| Rush Green | 109 | 2 | 148 min | 12 | £427k |
| Hornchurch | 129 | 4 | 152 min | 8 | £446k |
| Harold Hill East | 129 | 0 | 159 min | 4 | £382k |
| Romford South | 130 | 2 | 139 min | 14 | £404k |
| Hornchurch Marshes | 141 | 0 | 162 min | 13 | £407k |
| Rainham West | 178 | 0 | 154 min | 4 | £443k |
| Central Romford | 390 | 0 | 139 min | 11 | £314k |
The nearest park is Parklands, 700 m away; for exercise, Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre (3.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 15 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 38 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 54% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| Upminster South & Corbets Tey | Havering | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 9 | 17 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 12 min | 9 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 11 min | 14 min | 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 57 min | 43 min |
| Stansted airport | 2 h 40 | 38 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).