Newham
Newham is a town or village in Greater London, England. It has around 9 GPs or clinics, 15 pharmacies, 4 supermarkets, and 138 restaurants and cafés, with 76 bus stops and Upton Park railway station 0.6 km away. There were around 1219 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 1 town with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Newham is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 351,036 residents at roughly 9,690 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 233rd of 294 English council areas — better than 21% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
18°COvercast
- Today: 26° / 17° · 43% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:19
12h 47m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
34US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Tower Hamlets - Blackwall, United Kingdom
Crime
1282 reported · July 2026▼ 5% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences404
- Anti-social behaviour251
- Vehicle crime143
- Other theft92
111 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Plaistow North · Metropolitan
Local policing priorities
- Violence with injury including VAWG. Not exclusive to violent offending. To include offending where violence is intimated and apparent.
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), including street drinking, drug offences, begging and loitering.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
767 reported road collisions (2024)
103 killed or seriously injured · 889 casualties · 21.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 254 rated 4–5 ★ (150 top)
- 99 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Upton Park (0.6 km)
- 76 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from West Ham (1.8 km):
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Live buses at New City Road:
- 115 → East Ham, Central Park · 1 min
- 147 → Ilford, Hainault Street · 1 min
- 5 → Romford Market · 1 min
- 5 → Romford Market · 4 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£403,032 average▼ 0.7% YoY
Across Newham · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,927 average monthly rent▲ 2.8% YoY
- 1 bed £1,630
- 2 bed £1,992
- 3 bed £2,210
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
10.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 10.2 times median annual pay (10.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (10.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (10.3 km)
68 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Shell Recharge/Ubitricity (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres6
- Gyms7
- Sports pitches129
- Playgrounds62
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Newham publishes Highway Maintenance Transparency Report· 10 Sept 2026
- Mayor adds further expertise and experience to cabinet team· 8 Sept 2026
- Newham mayor returns to old college to celebrate stunning A Level results· 13 Aug 2026
- Newham to offer households free bulky waste collection to help keep our streets cleaner· 13 Aug 2026
- UCL Public Policy Fellow reflects on six months at Newham Council· 10 Aug 2026
Source: Newham Council
Population
351,036 residents in Newham · 9,690/km²
- Under 16: 21%
- 16–64: 72%
- 65+: 7%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 12 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£1,944 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (42% of 132,600)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
115 schools · 62,482 pupils
67 primary · 17 secondary · 31 other
Ofsted: 50 of 50 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
101inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- St Angela's Ursuline SchoolOutstanding
- St Bonaventure's RC SchoolOutstanding
- Cumberland Community SchoolGood
- Kingsford Community SchoolGood
- Little Ilford SchoolGood
- London Design and Engineering UTCGood
- Plashet, City of London AcademyGood
- Royal Docks AcademyGood
- Sarah Bonnell SchoolGood
- Brampton Manor Academy
- Eastlea Community School
- Forest Gate Community School
- Harris Science Academy East London
- Lister Community School
- Oasis Academy Silvertown
- Rokeby School
- Stratford School Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Newham
Care & health services
234 CQC-registered services
- Care homes23
- GP practices53
- Dentists45
- Homecare agencies90
- Hospitals & hospices3
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Newham
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
231 applications decided
83.1% granted · 192 granted, 39 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
James Asser
Labour
West Ham and Beckton
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority · directly-elected mayor
- Lab 25
- Grn 16
- Oth 25
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools40
- GPs & clinics22
- Pharmacies24
- Supermarkets9
- Parks & greens977
- Restaurants & cafés266
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
15,320 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
298 jobs advertised · £35,952 avg
e.g. 1:1 SEN Teaching Assistant, Tenancy & Rehousing Officer, Conveyancing Solicitor
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£822 median full-time weekly pay
7.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,514 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
55% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 163,742 certificates
13.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
35% low-carbon electricity
Gas 56% · Wind 14% · Nuclear 12% · Imports 9%
233 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.1 yrs women · 80.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 63.1 women · 62.8 men
62% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.9
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday8.0
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)1.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
15 GP surgeries · 14 pharmacies in E13
- Essex Lodge
- Greengate Medical Centre
- Plashet Road Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in West Ham and Beckton:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s402 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership329 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test138 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office134 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance113 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06