Forest Gate North

Newham · London · population 7,716 · 4 LSOAs

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

23Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,304 of 6,856 in England
  • #779 of 1,002 in London
  • #13 of 40 in Newham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,712
Median age (est.)34
Density14,038per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above42%
No car or van48%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 13%25–44 36%45–64 23%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 33%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 27%Private rent 33%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 16%Other: 21%
One person 23%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 16%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Elementary 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Elementary16%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 38%Asian: 31%Black: 21%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 38%Asian 31%Black 21%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 40% · Muslim 29% · No religion 18%

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

Forest Gate North is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,304 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 40 in Newham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (51) and lowest on Housing & access (4). Typical homes here sold for about £585,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 54 sales), 30% above the wider Newham median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,930 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 75 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 17 · #5,701
Employment 34 · #4,509
Education 45 · #3,768
Health 51 · #3,357
Crime 28 · #4,954
Housing & access 4 · #6,613
Living environment 16 · #5,722

House prices ?

£585,000median (12m) · +14.1% yr · n=54
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£585,00054+14.1%+23.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£652,50041+11.0%+26.0%
Flat£367,50012-3.6%+8.1%
This area£585,000
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)£50,930±£7,273 · #911 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,764
Price-to-income ?11.5×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 ?

5Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

75 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 576 offences
Newham115
London102
England83

Rank #3,806 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences206
Theft103
Burglary25
Vehicle crime97
Criminal damage & arson45
Public order & weapons51
Drugs24
Robbery16
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 262 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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