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E20 postcode area · Newham

The E20 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest. Area Scores range from 13 to 68 across them. Every full E20 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the E20 district: East Village scores 68 out of 100 (#2,192 of 6,856 nationally) while Hackney Wick sits at 14 — neighbours on the map, 54 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £360,000 in Mill Meads to £635,000 in East Village — a 1.8× gap within the E20 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£54,230a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime170per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)33
Owner-occupied30%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the E20 district

£600,000median home sold over the past year · 0.0% over 5 years · +2.6% over the year · 53 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached—
Terraced—
Flat£592,500
Newham£450,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
East VillageNewham 2,19268 £635,000
Mill MeadsNewham 3,93343 £360,000
Carpenters Estate & Stratford New TownNewham 4,52234 £452,500
Bow SouthTower Hamlets 4,70731 £425,000
Leyton SouthWaltham Forest 5,09826 £448,500
Bow North & Fish IslandTower Hamlets 5,36622 £500,000
Hackney WickHackney 5,91414 £477,500

People living in E20 Census 2021

Residents63,814
Median age (est.)33
Density7,498per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above54%
No car or van64%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 14%25–44 49%45–64 16%65+ 6%

Tenure

Own outright: 7%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 38%
Own outright 7%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 32%Private rent 38%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 16%Lone parent: 13%Other: 22%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 16%Lone parent 13%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Associate professional19%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary8%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service6%
Skilled trades6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 47%Asian: 26%Black: 16%Mixed: 7%Other: 5%
White 47%Asian 26%Black 16%Mixed 7%Other 5%

Religion & identity

No religion 34% · Christian 31% · Muslim 23%

Born outside the UK: 44%

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.

Towns & places in E20

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the E20 district.

Bow Hackney Leyton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around E20.

E15 E9 E3 E10 E11 E5 E7 N81

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.