Plaistow Park

Newham · London · population 7,786 · 4 LSOAs

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

20Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,482 of 6,856 in England
  • #821 of 1,002 in London
  • #18 of 40 in Newham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,726
Median age (est.)33
Density17,036per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above35%
No car or van51%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 15%25–44 35%45–64 23%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 12%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 35%
Own outright 12%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 33%Private rent 35%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 8%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 15%Other: 26%
One person 25%Couple, no children 8%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 15%Other 26%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Professional 15% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Professional15%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%
Managers & directors7%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 33%Asian: 33%Black: 22%Mixed: 5%Other: 6%
White 33%Asian 33%Black 22%Mixed 5%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · Muslim 33% · No religion 12%

Born outside the UK: 55%

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 Park is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,482 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 40 in Newham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (37) and lowest on Housing & access (4). Typical homes here sold for about £450,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 21 sales), in line with the wider Newham median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,089 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 69 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 15 · #5,797
Employment 31 · #4,749
Education 34 · #4,488
Health 37 · #4,330
Crime 36 · #4,406
Housing & access 4 · #6,599
Living environment 16 · #5,736

House prices ?

£450,000median (12m) · +20.0% yr · n=21
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£450,00021+20.0%+7.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£490,00016+12.4%+10.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£450,000
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)£45,089±£6,527 · #2,054 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,720
Price-to-income ?10.0×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 ?

13Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

69 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 536 offences
Newham115
London102
England83

Rank #3,444 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences211
Theft93
Burglary19
Vehicle crime61
Criminal damage & arson48
Public order & weapons44
Drugs29
Robbery24
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 159 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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