Forest Gate West
Newham · London · population 8,011 · 4 LSOAs
Part of Forest Gate · Postcode E15 · E7
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,455 of 6,856 in England
- #815 of 1,002 in London
- #16 of 40 in Newham
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Elementary 16% · Skilled trades 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Elementary | 16% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
| Administrative | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 42% · Muslim 29% · No religion 18%
Born outside the UK: 54%
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 West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,455 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 40 in Newham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (44) and lowest on Housing & access (2). Typical homes here sold for about £410,000 over the past year, down 13% across five years (from 41 sales), 9% below the wider Newham median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,370 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 112 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, 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 | £410,000 | 41 | -13.0% | -12.8% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
| Terraced | £560,300 | 14 | +5.7% | +10.4% |
| Flat | £347,500 | 24 | +5.3% | -6.7% |
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 ?
- #5,644 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 #5,276 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 296 |
| Theft | 232 |
| Burglary | 35 |
| Vehicle crime | 126 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 37 |
| Public order & weapons | 66 |
| Drugs | 59 |
| Robbery | 39 |
| Other | 10 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 456 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.
- Townsend & StroudenBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole20£390,000
- Woodberry Down & Manor HouseHackney20£532,500
- Swinton NewtownSalford20£207,000
- DinningtonRotherham20£185,000
- Hatfield WestDoncaster20£176,000
- Bletchley SouthMilton Keynes20£300,000