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Newham

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
350,948
Households
115,432
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 9.4 per 1k
115,432
Households
Bangladeshi · 16%
Ethnicity
Christian · 35%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£449,386
Median property price
£1,988
Median rent
4,391
Postcodes
115,432
Households
Bangladeshi · 16%
Ethnicity
Christian · 35%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£449,386
Median property price
£1,988
Median rent
4,391
Postcodes

Sold prices in Newham

England & Wales
Property sales · Newham
HM Land Registry · Newham
Average price
£442,797
YoY: -1.6%
Median price: £446,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 39 sales · avg £428,163
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£474k£435k£396k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
884
YoY stable
891738584
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
670
YoY -7%
817633448
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
301
YoY +54%
329262195
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
129
YoY +111%
17011661
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY -95%
154806
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Possession Of Weapons
30
YoY —
33207
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising

3,295
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Newham

High flood risk in part of this area

3 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial / Tidal Models · Fluvial Events · Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

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.

Apply for a primary place via Newham

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Newham

Upton Park is a 9-minute walk from the centre

Tram · Underground · 680 m

  • Upton Park

    Tram · Underground

    680 m
  • Plaistow

    Tram · Underground

    829 m
  • West Ham

    Rail

    1.7 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

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

Median private rent

£1,988/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,626
1 bed
£1,988
2 bed
£2,202
3 bed
£2,664
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Newham

Coordinates51.5300, 0.0299
Postcodes
4,391
Population (Census)
350,948
Households (Census)
115,432
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 9.4 per 1k

Demographics in Newham

Ethnicity

Total residents: 350,843
Bangladeshi15.9%
White Brit.14.8%
Other White14.7%
African11.7%
Indian11.0%
+ 9 other groups · 32.1%

Religion

Total residents: 350,905
Christian35.3%
Muslim34.8%
No religion14.5%
Not answered6.5%
Hindu6.1%
+ 1 other religions · 2.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 350,948
35–4923.6%
25–3420.7%
50–6414.1%
20–248.1%
10–157.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.7%

Households

Total households: 115,432
Other17.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.3%
With dependent children9.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.5%
+ 8 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.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.14 (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 3.14 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).