Beckton

Newham · London · population 9,606 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

24Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,201 of 6,856 in England
  • #748 of 1,002 in London
  • #10 of 40 in Newham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,426
Median age (est.)32
Density2,237per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above44%
No car or van46%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 16%25–44 40%45–64 19%65+ 6%

Tenure

Own outright: 5%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 40%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 5%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 40%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 16%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 16%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 14% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional14%
Elementary13%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 41%Asian: 27%Black: 21%Mixed: 6%Other: 5%
White 41%Asian 27%Black 21%Mixed 6%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · Muslim 24% · No religion 19%

Born outside the UK: 49%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Beckton is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,201 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 40 in Newham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (45) and lowest on Income (13). Typical homes here sold for about £365,750 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 44 sales), 19% below the wider Newham median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,176 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 175 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 13 · #5,962
Employment 31 · #4,749
Education 45 · #3,755
Health 33 · #4,605
Crime 26 · #5,057
Housing & access 27 · #4,982
Living environment 34 · #4,557

House prices ?

£365,750median (12m) · +3.8% yr · n=44
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£365,75044+3.8%+1.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£432,5008+4.8%
Flat£350,00033+14.7%-1.4%
This area£365,750
Newham£450,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£46,176±£6,595 · #1,807 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,709
Price-to-income ?7.9×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

26Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

175 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,684 offences
Newham115
London102
England83

Rank #6,070 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences523
Theft517
Burglary64
Vehicle crime205
Criminal damage & arson86
Public order & weapons98
Drugs95
Robbery79
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 328 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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