West Ham Park

Newham · London · population 7,285 · 4 LSOAs

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

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,064 of 6,856 in England
  • #721 of 1,002 in London
  • #7 of 40 in Newham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,326
Median age (est.)34
Density10,405per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above35%
No car or van48%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 36%45–64 21%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 38%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 23%Private rent 38%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 12%Other: 30%
One person 24%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 12%Other 30%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Professional 17% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Professional17%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 30%Asian: 43%Black: 19%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 30%Asian 43%Black 19%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 38% · Christian 36% · No religion 12%

Born outside the UK: 52%

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

West Ham Park is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,064 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 40 in Newham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (55) and lowest on Housing & access (4). Typical homes here, about £536,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 37% in five years (from 24 sales), 19% above the wider Newham median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,670 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 68 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 17 · #5,681
Employment 44 · #3,871
Education 37 · #4,344
Health 55 · #3,103
Crime 49 · #3,480
Housing & access 4 · #6,593
Living environment 19 · #5,557

House prices ?

£536,250median (12m) · +2.1% yr · n=24
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£536,25024+2.1%+36.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Terraced£565,00018-7.2%+12.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£536,250
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)£44,670±£6,368 · #2,158 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,195
Price-to-income ?12.0×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 ?

9Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

68 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 493 offences
Newham115
London102
England83

Rank #3,379 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences204
Theft65
Burglary22
Vehicle crime104
Criminal damage & arson29
Public order & weapons29
Drugs27
Robbery8
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 176 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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