Canning Town Central

Newham · London · population 10,438 · 4 LSOAs

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

14Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,880 of 6,856 in England
  • #917 of 1,002 in London
  • #32 of 40 in Newham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,281
Median age (est.)32
Density16,408per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above39%
No car or van59%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 16%25–44 37%45–64 21%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 8%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 41%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 8%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 41%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 19%Other: 22%
One person 26%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 19%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Elementary 19% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Elementary19%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Managers & directors8%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 34%Asian: 27%Black: 28%Mixed: 5%Other: 5%
White 34%Asian 27%Black 28%Mixed 5%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · Muslim 29% · No religion 17%

Born outside the UK: 51%

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

Canning Town Central is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,880 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #32 of 40 in Newham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (32) and lowest on Housing & access (5). Typical homes here sold for about £382,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 32 sales), 15% below the wider Newham median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,913 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 120 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 9 · #6,257
Employment 23 · #5,283
Education 30 · #4,803
Health 32 · #4,646
Crime 15 · #5,832
Housing & access 5 · #6,538
Living environment 25 · #5,153

House prices ?

£382,500median (12m) · +4.8% yr · n=32
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£382,50032+4.8%+5.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£480,00011+18.5%+26.3%
Flat£365,00021+10.6%+14.0%
This area£382,500
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)£44,913±£6,366 · #2,103 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,749
Price-to-income ?8.5×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

120 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,248 offences
Newham115
London102
England83

Rank #5,445 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences403
Theft348
Burglary88
Vehicle crime105
Criminal damage & arson74
Public order & weapons97
Drugs62
Robbery58
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 316 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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