Canning Town East

Newham · London · population 9,309 · 4 LSOAs

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

16Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,784 of 6,856 in England
  • #897 of 1,002 in London
  • #29 of 40 in Newham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,173
Median age (est.)33
Density15,329per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above36%
No car or van53%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 13%25–44 37%45–64 22%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 10%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 29%Private rent: 40%
Own outright 10%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 29%Private rent 40%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 20%Other: 20%
One person 27%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 20%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Professional 16% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Professional16%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors8%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 44%Asian: 25%Black: 20%Mixed: 6%Other: 6%
White 44%Asian 25%Black 20%Mixed 6%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · 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

Canning Town East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,784 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #29 of 40 in Newham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (33) and lowest on Housing & access (4). Typical homes here sold for about £373,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+2%) (from 46 sales), 17% below the wider Newham median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,033 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 65 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 10 · #6,202
Employment 27 · #4,975
Education 31 · #4,755
Health 32 · #4,653
Crime 33 · #4,570
Housing & access 4 · #6,565
Living environment 12 · #6,010

House prices ?

£373,500median (12m) · +8.3% yr · n=46
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£373,50046+8.3%+2.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£425,00027+0.8%+15.6%
Flat£300,00018-3.8%-4.5%
This area£373,500
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)£46,033±£6,548 · #1,843 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,767
Price-to-income ?8.1×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 ?

17Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

65 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 607 offences
Newham115
London102
England83

Rank #3,225 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences212
Theft94
Burglary27
Vehicle crime100
Criminal damage & arson52
Public order & weapons55
Drugs36
Robbery17
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 179 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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