Plaistow North East

Newham · London · population 8,801 · 5 LSOAs

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

17Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,688 of 6,856 in England
  • #874 of 1,002 in London
  • #25 of 40 in Newham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,610
Median age (est.)33
Density15,709per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above37%
No car or van53%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 14%25–44 35%45–64 21%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 14%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 36%
Own outright 14%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 31%Private rent 36%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 13%Other: 27%
One person 23%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 13%Other 27%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Professional 16% · Skilled trades 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Professional16%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service11%
Associate professional10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 23%Asian: 53%Black: 16%Mixed: 3%Other: 4%
White 23%Asian 53%Black 16%Mixed 3%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 46% · Christian 32% · No religion 9%

Born outside the UK: 56%

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

Plaistow North East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,688 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #25 of 40 in Newham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (47) and lowest on Housing & access (3). Typical homes here sold for about £395,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 29 sales), 12% below the wider Newham median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,977 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 94 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 10 · #6,147
Employment 35 · #4,481
Education 29 · #4,886
Health 47 · #3,652
Crime 21 · #5,400
Housing & access 3 · #6,641
Living environment 16 · #5,736

House prices ?

£395,000median (12m) · -9.5% yr · n=29
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£395,00029-9.5%+4.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£461,50016+3.7%+15.4%
Flat£313,75012+1.2%
This area£395,000
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)£44,977±£6,592 · #2,086 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,668
Price-to-income ?8.8×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 ?

16Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

94 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 827 offences
Newham115
London102
England83

Rank #4,706 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences286
Theft186
Burglary27
Vehicle crime116
Criminal damage & arson41
Public order & weapons58
Drugs72
Robbery31
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 241 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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