Little Ilford East

Newham · London · population 7,274 · 4 LSOAs

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

10Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,181 of 6,856 in England
  • #967 of 1,002 in London
  • #40 of 40 in Newham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,407
Median age (est.)31
Density11,848per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above32%
No car or van45%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 16%25–44 31%45–64 21%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 14%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 38%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 14%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 38%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 5%Couple with children: 35%Lone parent: 19%Other: 18%
One person 22%Couple, no children 5%Couple with children 35%Lone parent 19%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Professional 14% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Professional14%
Caring & leisure12%
Sales & customer service12%
Associate professional10%
Process & plant10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative7%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 16%Asian: 55%Black: 21%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 16%Asian 55%Black 21%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 52% · Christian 27% · No religion 6%

Born outside the UK: 52%

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

Little Ilford East is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,181 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #40 of 40 in Newham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (43) and lowest on Income (2). Typical homes here sold for about £378,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 19 sales), 16% below the wider Newham median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,461 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 64 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 2 · #6,702
Employment 18 · #5,605
Education 26 · #5,091
Health 26 · #5,043
Crime 43 · #3,878
Housing & access 3 · #6,620
Living environment 24 · #5,174

House prices ?

£378,000median (12m) · +5.7% yr · n=19
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£378,00019+5.7%+22.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£450,00013+8.4%0.0%
Flat£267,5006-7.8%+11.5%
This area£378,000
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)£44,461±£7,206 · #2,211 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£24,609
Price-to-income ?8.5×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 →

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Recorded crime ?

64 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 466 offences
Newham115
London102
England83

Rank #3,139 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences206
Theft75
Burglary24
Vehicle crime65
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order & weapons33
Drugs23
Robbery6
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 156 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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