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West Ham

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
15,713
Households
5,348
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 5.9 per 1k
5,348
Households
Other White · 18%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.9 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£476,667
Median property price
179
Postcodes
5,348
Households
Other White · 18%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.9 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£476,667
Median property price
179
Postcodes

Sold prices in West Ham

England & Wales
Property sales · West Ham
HM Land Registry · West Ham
Average price
£453,737
YoY: +1.3%
Median price: £476,667
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £640,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£640k£467k£294k
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 West Ham

England & Wales
Crime trends · West Ham

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
30
YoY +114%
31208
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
36
YoY +16%
382410
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY —
1062
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

92
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in West Ham

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.

Amenities in West Ham

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 West Ham

Coordinates51.5351, 0.0097
Postcodes
179
Population (Census)
15,713
Households (Census)
5,348
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 5.9 per 1k

Demographics in West Ham

Ethnicity

Total residents: 15,710
Other White17.7%
White Brit.17.2%
African15.4%
Bangladeshi12.2%
Caribbean5.8%
+ 11 other groups · 31.7%

Religion

Total residents: 15,702
Christian46.4%
Muslim24.9%
No religion16.4%
Not answered7.3%
Hindu2.8%
+ 1 other religions · 2.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 15,713
35–4922.8%
25–3421.4%
50–6416.5%
20–248.1%
10–156.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.4%

Households

Total households: 5,348
Other18.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over12.9%
With dependent children9.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.6%
+ 8 other households · 37.8%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West Ham

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.74 (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 2.74 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in West Ham