Stratford Central

Newham · London · population 10,009 · 5 LSOAs

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

20Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,509 of 6,856 in England
  • #831 of 1,002 in London
  • #20 of 40 in Newham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,988
Median age (est.)32
Density12,599per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above47%
No car or van67%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 15%25–44 43%45–64 19%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 8%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 42%
Own outright 8%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 33%Private rent 42%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 15%Other: 25%
One person 29%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 15%Other 25%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Elementary15%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 39%Asian: 29%Black: 21%Mixed: 6%Other: 6%
White 39%Asian 29%Black 21%Mixed 6%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 40% · Muslim 24% · No religion 22%

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

Stratford Central is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,509 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 40 in Newham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (48) and lowest on Housing & access (2). Typical homes here sold for about £460,000 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 68 sales), in line with the wider Newham median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,509 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 269 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 19 · #5,564
Employment 35 · #4,440
Education 46 · #3,693
Health 48 · #3,590
Crime 9 · #6,250
Housing & access 2 · #6,716
Living environment 18 · #5,599

House prices ?

£460,000median (12m) · +15.0% yr · n=68
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£460,00068+15.0%+9.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£475,45034+2.2%+6.8%
Flat£391,00033+10.9%+8.6%
This area£460,000
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)£47,509±£6,699 · #1,546 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,332
Price-to-income ?9.7×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 ?

12Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

269 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,693 offences
Newham115
London102
England83

Rank #6,321 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences588
Theft1,239
Burglary110
Vehicle crime161
Criminal damage & arson127
Public order & weapons176
Drugs148
Robbery109
Other35

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 654 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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