Mill Meads

Newham · London · population 7,260 · 4 LSOAs

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

43Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,933 of 6,856 in England
  • #468 of 1,002 in London
  • #3 of 40 in Newham
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,888
Median age (est.)31
Density4,028per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above61%
No car or van71%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 14%25–44 57%45–64 14%65+ 3%

Tenure

Own outright: 4%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 49%
Own outright 4%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 27%Private rent 49%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 24%Couple with children: 12%Lone parent: 10%Other: 22%
One person 33%Couple, no children 24%Couple with children 12%Lone parent 10%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 35% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional35%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary8%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service5%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 46%Asian: 24%Black: 18%Mixed: 7%Other: 5%
White 46%Asian 24%Black 18%Mixed 7%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 36% · No religion 32% · Muslim 17%

Born outside the UK: 53%

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

Mill Meads is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,933 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 40 in Newham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (76) but weak on Living environment (19). Typical homes here sold for about £360,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 45 sales), 20% below the wider Newham median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £59,835 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 116 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.

Income 33 · #4,577
Employment 57 · #2,946
Education 76 · #1,678
Health 36 · #4,420
Crime 32 · #4,680
Housing & access 40 · #4,104
Living environment 19 · #5,571

House prices ?

£360,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=45
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£360,000450.0%+1.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Flat£357,50044+0.7%+6.7%
This area£360,000
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)£59,835±£8,742 · #195 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,601
Price-to-income ?6.0×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

44Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

116 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 843 offences
Newham115
London102
England83

Rank #5,371 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences256
Theft203
Burglary72
Vehicle crime36
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons83
Drugs91
Robbery51
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 226 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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