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Forest Gate South

EnglandLondonNewhamForest Gate South
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Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
17,793
Households
5,767
Crimes · May '26
186 · 10.5 per 1k
5,767
Households
Bangladeshi · 22%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 41%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
186 · 10.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£574,025
Median property price
221
Postcodes
5,767
Households
Bangladeshi · 22%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 41%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
186 · 10.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£574,025
Median property price
221
Postcodes

Overview of Forest Gate South

Coordinates51.5460, 0.0213
Postcodes
221
Population (Census)
17,793
Households (Census)
5,767
Recorded crime · May '26
186 · 10.5 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Forest Gate South

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.68 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.68 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Forest Gate South

Property sales · Forest Gate South
HM Land Registry · Forest Gate South
Average price
£583,213
YoY: +11.3%
Median price: £535,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £668,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£844k£549k£254k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Forest Gate South

Crime trends · Forest Gate South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
493623
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
44
YoY +38%
ASB
1217427
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
64
YoY +49%
Vehicle Crime
22146
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY stable
Burglary
1371
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -43%
Criminal damage
1161
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -89%

2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

186
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Forest Gate South

Ethnicity

Total residents: 17,785
Bangladeshi22.4%
Other White14.0%
White Brit.13.2%
Indian10.6%
African10.0%
+ 9 other groups · 29.8%

Religion

Total residents: 17,761
Muslim40.6%
Christian32.2%
No religion14.4%
Not answered6.3%
Hindu3.4%
+ 1 other religions · 3.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 17,793
35–4924.8%
25–3419.1%
50–6414.5%
20–247.6%
10–157.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 26.5%

Households

Total households: 5,767
Other20.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.0%
With dependent children9.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 35.8%

Postcode Districts in Forest Gate South