Silvertown & Royal Wharf
Newham · London · population 12,055 · 8 LSOAs
Postcode E16
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,801 of 6,856 in England
- #196 of 1,002 in London
- #1 of 40 in Newham
- Less deprived (top 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 35% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 17%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 35% |
| Associate professional | 18% |
| Managers & directors | 17% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Elementary | 6% |
| Caring & leisure | 5% |
| Skilled trades | 5% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 39% · No religion 28% · Muslim 15%
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
Silvertown & Royal Wharf is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,801 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 40 in Newham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Employment (92) but weak on Living environment (35). Typical homes here sold for about £514,375 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 249 sales), 14% above the wider Newham median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £59,514 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 99 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £514,375 | 249 | -9.9% | +6.4% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Terraced | £554,000 | 6 | -29.4% | -8.3% |
| Flat | £514,000 | 241 | -9.8% | +7.2% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #4,836 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,895 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 320 |
| Theft | 364 |
| Burglary | 87 |
| Vehicle crime | 148 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 69 |
| Public order & weapons | 60 |
| Drugs | 76 |
| Robbery | 56 |
| Other | 11 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 237 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Newham
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Bidford & WelfordStratford-on-Avon74£375,000
- Yate NorthSouth Gloucestershire74£336,250
- Dunholme & WeltonWest Lindsey74£283,250
- Shrewsbury Sutton & ColehamShropshire74£275,000
- South HampsteadCamden74£817,500
- Regent's ParkWestminster74£957,500