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Plaistow West & Canning Town East

EnglandLondonNewhamPlaistow West & Canning Town East
WARD
Avg IMD
Among the most deprived
Population
18,686
Households
6,481
Crimes · May '26
136 · 7.3 per 1k
6,481
Households
White Brit. · 19%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
136 · 7.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£338,500
Median property price
237
Postcodes
6,481
Households
White Brit. · 19%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
136 · 7.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£338,500
Median property price
237
Postcodes

Overview of Plaistow West & Canning Town East

Coordinates51.5243, 0.0202
Postcodes
237
Population (Census)
18,686
Households (Census)
6,481
Recorded crime · May '26
136 · 7.3 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Plaistow West & Canning Town East

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 2.49 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.49 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Plaistow West & Canning Town East

Property sales · Plaistow West & Canning Town East
HM Land Registry · Plaistow West & Canning Town East
Average price
£346,089
YoY: -1.7%
Median price: £364,500
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £230,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£431k£331k£230k
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 Plaistow West & Canning Town East

Crime trends · Plaistow West & Canning Town East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
533517
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
38
YoY stable
ASB
412916
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
33
YoY +57%
Vehicle Crime
24156
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
22
YoY +83%
Burglary
852
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -12%
Criminal damage
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%

2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

136
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Plaistow West & Canning Town East

Ethnicity

Total residents: 18,680
White Brit.19.4%
Other White16.9%
African15.3%
Bangladeshi14.2%
Pakistani5.3%
+ 10 other groups · 28.8%

Religion

Total residents: 18,699
Christian46.2%
Muslim28.0%
No religion15.8%
Not answered6.4%
Hindu1.6%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 18,686
35–4923.4%
25–3417.7%
50–6416.4%
10–158.0%
20–247.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 26.6%

Households

Total households: 6,481
Other18.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.5%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.5%
+ 8 other households · 36.2%

Postcode Districts in Plaistow West & Canning Town East