MONK DRIVE, E16 1LE House Prices & Local Information

E16 1LE is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Monk Drive, 0.2km from Docklands in Newham. Administratively it sits within Canning Town South ward and the West Ham constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, E16 1LE is a working-class neighbourhood with strong employment ties. During the day, ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. A balanced community with an average age of 36 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 41% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 42% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Newham.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 76 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Prices average £476k, up 7.1% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for E16 1LE are sourced from Output Area E00175045 (shared with 3 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.