East Ham Central

Newham · London · population 10,217 · 5 LSOAs

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

12Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,030 of 6,856 in England
  • #946 of 1,002 in London
  • #36 of 40 in Newham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,960
Median age (est.)33
Density17,149per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above34%
No car or van51%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 14%25–44 34%45–64 21%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 45%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 15%Private rent 45%

Households

One person: 18%Couple, no children: 8%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 11%Other: 29%
One person 18%Couple, no children 8%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 11%Other 29%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Professional 14% · Sales & customer service 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Professional14%
Sales & customer service14%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional9%
Process & plant9%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors8%
Caring & leisure8%

Ethnic group

White: 17%Asian: 68%Black: 7%Mixed: 3%Other: 5%
White 17%Asian 68%Black 7%Mixed 3%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Muslim 48% · Christian 25% · Hindu 14%

Born outside the UK: 61%

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

East Ham Central is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,030 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #36 of 40 in Newham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (55) and lowest on Housing & access (2). Typical homes here sold for about £440,000 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 29 sales), in line with the wider Newham median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,898 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 223 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 7 · #6,380
Employment 33 · #4,564
Education 19 · #5,537
Health 55 · #3,090
Crime 17 · #5,660
Housing & access 2 · #6,743
Living environment 6 · #6,407

House prices ?

£440,000median (12m) · +4.8% yr · n=29
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£440,00029+4.8%+9.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£482,50022+7.7%+19.1%
Flat£310,0007-4.8%-23.5%
This area£440,000
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)£43,898±£6,512 · #2,340 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£22,295
Price-to-income ?10.0×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 ?

8Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

223 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,274 offences
Newham115
London102
England83

Rank #6,228 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences541
Theft959
Burglary58
Vehicle crime111
Criminal damage & arson88
Public order & weapons161
Drugs187
Robbery146
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 457 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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