EDWIN STREET, E16 1PZ House Prices & Local Information

E16 1PZ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Edwin Street, 0.9km from Plaistow in Newham. Administratively it sits within Plaistow West & Canning Town East ward and the West Ham constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, E16 1PZ is a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a self-employed tradespeople in multicultural metro suburbs zone — ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. The 31 average age reflects a thriving young professional community — a good mix of renters and first-time buyers, with strong employment rates. 38% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 60% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Newham. Employment levels are high (47% in full-time work) — a well-connected, economically active community.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 74 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Prices average £470k, down 23.7% 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 1PZ are sourced from Output Area E00182381 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.