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Plaistow West & Canning Town East

WARD
Avg IMD
Among the most deprived
Population
18,686
Households
6,481
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 6.5 per 1k
6,481
Households
White Brit. · 19%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£364,500
Median property price
240
Postcodes
6,481
Households
White Brit. · 19%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£364,500
Median property price
240
Postcodes

Sold prices in Plaistow West & Canning Town East

England & Wales
Property sales · Plaistow West & Canning Town East
HM Land Registry · Plaistow West & Canning Town East
Average price
£361,714
YoY: +4.0%
Median price: £364,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £375,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£424k£353k£282k
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 Plaistow West & Canning Town East

England & Wales
Crime trends · Plaistow West & Canning Town East

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
47
YoY +21%
533517
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
16
YoY -54%
412916
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
14
YoY —
24156
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
852
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

121
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Plaistow West & Canning Town East

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

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Amenities in Plaistow West & Canning Town East

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

Overview of Plaistow West & Canning Town East

Coordinates51.5244, 0.0202
Postcodes
240
Population (Census)
18,686
Households (Census)
6,481
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 6.5 per 1k

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%

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 2.28 (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 2.28 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Plaistow West & Canning Town East