Forest Gate South
Newham · London · population 9,701 · 5 LSOAs
Part of Forest Gate · Postcode E7
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,168 of 6,856 in England
- #965 of 1,002 in London
- #39 of 40 in Newham
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 19% · Professional 15% · Skilled trades 11%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 19% |
| Professional | 15% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Associate professional | 10% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Muslim 54% · Christian 23% · No religion 7%
Born outside the UK: 55%
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 South is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,168 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #39 of 40 in Newham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (43) and lowest on Housing & access (2). Typical homes here sold for about £493,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 14 sales), 10% above the wider Newham median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,057 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 139 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £493,000 | 14 | +7.2% | +23.2% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Terraced | £530,000 | 11 | +1.9% | +27.7% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
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 ?
- #6,546 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,785 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 466 |
| Theft | 354 |
| Burglary | 56 |
| Vehicle crime | 158 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 80 |
| Public order & weapons | 107 |
| Drugs | 61 |
| Robbery | 61 |
| Other | 9 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 417 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Newham
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Bridgwater SouthSomerset10£203,500
- Orton Malborne & GoldhayPeterborough10£183,000
- Grimethorpe & BrierleyBarnsley10£168,000
- Whiston SouthKnowsley10£155,000
- Mansfield Town Centre & BroomhillMansfield10£120,000
- Bethnal Green SouthTower Hamlets10£448,000