City Profile • Local Authority
Newham
Newham is a local authority district comprising 7 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £432k. Crime levels run above average (129 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
358,645
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
7 AreasPopulation Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Newham authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
Bangladeshi15.9%
White: English14.8%
White: Other White14.6%
African11.7%
Indian11.0%
Pakistani8.9%
Age Profile
30-34 years10.5%
25-29 years10.3%
35-39 years9.3%
20-24 years8.1%
40-44 years7.8%
0-4 years6.8%
Top Occupations
Professional20.0%
Elementary occupations15.9%
Associate professional12.0%
Skilled trades10.1%
Managers and directors9.5%
Sales and customer service8.9%
Housing Tenure
Private rented: Landlord35.8%
Owned: Mortgage18.1%
Social rented: Council15.6%
Owned: Outright12.7%
Social rented: Other12.5%
Private rented: Other2.7%
Area DNA
health10/10
safety1/10
transit2/10
investment5/10