SYLVIA PANKHURST STREET, E16 1YJ House Prices & Local Information

E16 1YJ is an up-and-coming urban area on Sylvia Pankhurst Street, 0.4km from Canning Town in Newham. Administratively it sits within Canning Town South ward and the West Ham constituency.

For renters and young professionals, E16 1YJ offers a neighbourhood popular with working professionals and graduates. By day, the area transitions to a self-employed tradespeople in multicultural metro suburbs character: ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. With residents averaging 30 years old, this is a classic professional renter's neighbourhood — energetic, sociable, and career-focused. 54% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. The area has a notably diverse population — 41% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Newham. Employment levels are high (77% in full-time work) — a well-connected, economically active community.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 114 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. 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 1YJ are sourced from Output Area E00182283 (shared with 10 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.