Plashet West

Newham · London · population 8,690 · 4 LSOAs

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

15Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,804 of 6,856 in England
  • #900 of 1,002 in London
  • #30 of 40 in Newham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,519
Median age (est.)32
Density21,589per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above34%
No car or van48%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 15%25–44 35%45–64 21%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 48%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 15%Private rent 48%

Households

One person: 16%Couple, no children: 7%Couple with children: 35%Lone parent: 10%Other: 33%
One person 16%Couple, no children 7%Couple with children 35%Lone parent 10%Other 33%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Sales & customer service 14% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Sales & customer service14%
Professional13%
Skilled trades10%
Associate professional9%
Process & plant9%
Caring & leisure9%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 14%Asian: 70%Black: 10%Mixed: 2%Other: 4%
White 14%Asian 70%Black 10%Mixed 2%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 53% · Christian 18% · Hindu 17%

Born outside the UK: 59%

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

Plashet West is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,804 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #30 of 40 in Newham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (53) and lowest on Housing & access (1). Typical homes here, about £500,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 22 sales), 11% above the wider Newham median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,447 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 106 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 10 · #6,154
Employment 38 · #4,282
Education 23 · #5,283
Health 53 · #3,240
Crime 45 · #3,796
Housing & access 1 · #6,771
Living environment 5 · #6,503

House prices ?

£500,000median (12m) · +7.0% yr · n=22
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£500,00022+7.0%+25.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£510,00014+6.8%+27.5%
Flat£317,5008
This area£500,000
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)£44,447±£6,728 · #2,215 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£19,874
Price-to-income ?11.2×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
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

106 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 918 offences
Newham115
London102
England83

Rank #5,080 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences305
Theft270
Burglary35
Vehicle crime133
Criminal damage & arson46
Public order & weapons47
Drugs37
Robbery35
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 270 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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