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Newham

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 20–30%
Census 2021
351,036
Households
115,507
Crimes · Sep '26
4,063

Estimated population, mid-2025: 376,542 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

115,507
Households
Bangladeshi · 16%
Ethnicity
Christian · 35%
Religion
Most deprived 20⁠–⁠30%
Avg IMD
4,063
Crimes · Sep '26
£425,000
Median property price · Newham · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 1,302 sales
£1,931
Average rent, September 2026
4,391
Postcodes

Sold prices in Newham

England & Wales
Property sales · Newham
HM Land Registry · Newham
Average price
£443,532
Median price: £425,000
Median -6.6% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 1,302 sales
View district E16
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 42 sales · avg £474,680
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£491k£442k£393k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
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 Newham

England & Wales
Crime trends · Newham

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearOct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1,008
YoY stable
1,200971742
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
805
YoY stable
1,103847591
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
384
YoY stable
448353257
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
133
YoY -10%
17713490
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —

Metropolitan Police figures for this category are incomplete on police.uk from May 2026, so the change is not shown.

2041056
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
1,672
YoY stable
1,9391,7041,469
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Bicycle Theft
55
YoY +38%
744924
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · bicycle theft up sharply

4,063
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in Newham

Ethnicity

Total residents: 351,030
Bangladeshi15.9%
White Brit.14.8%
Other White14.6%
African11.6%
Indian11.0%
+ 14 other groups · 32.1%

Religion

Total residents: 351,036
Christian35.3%
Muslim34.8%
No religion14.5%
Not answered6.5%
Hindu6.1%
+ 4 other religions · 2.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 351,036
35–4923.6%
25–3420.7%
50–6414.1%
20–248.1%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.7%

Households

Total households: 115,507
One person: other17.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.7%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.3%
Other household types, with dependent children9.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.5%
+ 9 other households · 36.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Newham

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 20–30%
Mean decile 3.14 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 20–30% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.14 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Newham

44% of postcodes (1920 of 4391) are in Flood Zone 3 and 3% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 31,920 (44%)
  • Zone 2153 (3%)
  • Zone 12,318 (53%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Newham

Upton Park is a 9-minute walk from the centre

Underground · 699 m

  • Upton Park

    Underground

    699 m

  • Plaistow

    Underground

    877 m

  • West Ham

    Rail · Underground · DLR

    1.7 km

  • East Ham

    Underground

    1.8 km

  • Abbey Road

    DLR

    1.8 km

  • Star Lane

    DLR

    2.1 km

  • Forest Gate

    Rail

    2.2 km

  • Custom House

    Rail · DLR

    2.3 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Underground, Rail, DLR

Amenities in Newham

GPs make up most of the mapped places

71 GPs · 12 Libraries · 7 Hospitals · 96 in all

  • GPs71
  • Libraries12
  • Hospitals7
  • Universities5
  • Museums1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Newham

Average rent, September 2026

£1,931/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£1,631
1 bed
£1,995
2 bed
£2,216
3 bed
£2,677
4+ bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Newham.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last place offered

None of these schools has a published last distance, so we cannot compare this postcode with last year's places. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

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Admission appeals in Newham

Appeals lodged

282

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
83 · 1.6% of admissions
Lodged
72 · 1.4% of admissions
Heard
2 · 2.8% of those heard
Successful

5,192 admissions

Infant
80 · 1.8% of admissions
Lodged
70 · 1.6% of admissions
Heard
2 · 2.9% of those heard
Successful

4,439 admissions

Secondary
199 · 3.1% of admissions
Lodged
170 · 2.7% of admissions
Heard
5 · 2.9% of those heard
Successful

6,338 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Overview of Newham

Coordinates51.5300, 0.0299
Postcodes
4,391
Census 2021
351,036

Estimated population, mid-2025: 376,542 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
115,507
Recorded crime · Sep '26
4,063

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