Plaistow North

Newham · London · population 7,279 · 4 LSOAs

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

17Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,715 of 6,856 in England
  • #880 of 1,002 in London
  • #26 of 40 in Newham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,300
Median age (est.)34
Density19,180per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above37%
No car or van53%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 14%25–44 36%45–64 24%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 10%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 42%Private rent: 31%
Own outright 10%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 42%Private rent 31%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 16%Other: 24%
One person 28%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 16%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Professional 17% · Skilled trades 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Professional17%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 32%Asian: 33%Black: 24%Mixed: 5%Other: 5%
White 32%Asian 33%Black 24%Mixed 5%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · Muslim 31% · No religion 14%

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

Plaistow North is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,715 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #26 of 40 in Newham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (35) and lowest on Housing & access (4). Typical homes here sold for about £517,500 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 24 sales), 15% above the wider Newham median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,889 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 91 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 · #6,168
Employment 24 · #5,180
Education 33 · #4,577
Health 35 · #4,426
Crime 30 · #4,810
Housing & access 4 · #6,613
Living environment 28 · #4,899

House prices ?

£517,500median (12m) · +11.9% yr · n=24
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£517,50024+11.9%+24.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£551,25018+3.0%+25.6%
Flat£303,0006-6.8%
This area£517,500
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)£41,889±£6,007 · #2,882 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,311
Price-to-income ?12.4×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 ?

6Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

91 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 662 offences
Newham115
London102
England83

Rank #4,585 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences228
Theft171
Burglary35
Vehicle crime58
Criminal damage & arson48
Public order & weapons56
Drugs29
Robbery27
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 244 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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