East Ham South

Newham · London · population 10,526 · 5 LSOAs

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

16Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,743 of 6,856 in England
  • #889 of 1,002 in London
  • #28 of 40 in Newham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,381
Median age (est.)34
Density12,343per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above34%
No car or van42%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 15%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 25%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 19%Couple, no children: 8%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 16%Other: 22%
One person 19%Couple, no children 8%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 16%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Professional16%
Skilled trades12%
Sales & customer service11%
Associate professional10%
Process & plant9%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 29%Asian: 47%Black: 15%Mixed: 4%Other: 5%
White 29%Asian 47%Black 15%Mixed 4%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Muslim 39% · Christian 36% · No religion 10%

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

East Ham South is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,743 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 40 in Newham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (36) and lowest on Housing & access (4). Typical homes here sold for about £426,500 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 40 sales), 5% below the wider Newham median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,710 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 68 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 9 · #6,209
Employment 31 · #4,755
Education 29 · #4,851
Health 36 · #4,385
Crime 33 · #4,618
Housing & access 4 · #6,558
Living environment 15 · #5,852

House prices ?

£426,500median (12m) · -0.6% yr · n=40
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£426,50040-0.6%+11.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Terraced£435,00031+1.2%+11.9%
Flat£285,0006+28.4%
This area£426,500
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)£46,710±£6,831 · #1,695 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,158
Price-to-income ?9.1×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

68 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 720 offences
Newham115
London102
England83

Rank #3,418 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences277
Theft125
Burglary22
Vehicle crime81
Criminal damage & arson46
Public order & weapons67
Drugs44
Robbery41
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 215 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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