Newham: local statistics
Newham is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 376,542 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Newham, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The average house price in Newham was £390,349 in July 2026, down 5.0% on a year before. It ranks as the 3rd lowest of all 33 council areas in London; the average for London was £550,037. The July peak was £436,933 in 2022, and prices are 5% above July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Newham (£42,595) gives a ratio of 9.2. That ratio is the 3rd lowest ratio in London.
The claimant count for Newham stood at 20,010 in August 2026, or 7.4% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 5.5% in London. That compares with 7.7% a year before. Over the last five years it peaked at 9.4% in August 2021 and was lowest at 5.6% in January 2023.
376,542 people lived in Newham in mid-2025, according to the ONS, down 0.8% on mid-2024. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +14.0%; London grew by 5.4% over the same years. That is the 4th fastest growth of 33 in London. The series peaked at 379,479 in mid-2024.
The median full-time employee living in Newham was paid £822.20 a week before tax in April 2025 (£42,595 a year). It is 27th of 32 in London, counting from the highest, and 8.9% less than across London. For full-time jobs located in Newham the median is £864.70 a week (+£42.50 on the residents' figure). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £505.80: a change of +63% before inflation.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Newham had a life expectancy at birth of 83.6 years; for men it was 79.2, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. For women that is 0.8 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 1.0 more. It is 27th of 32 in London, counting from the highest for women.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 69.2% of Newham residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 5.3 points either way; the figure for London was 74.8%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 65.7% to 76.4%.
Average Band D council tax in Newham is £1,944.23 for 2026-27, up £88.27 on 2025-26. It is 27th of 33 in London, counting from the highest. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,240.54.
The police recorded 103.5 crimes per 1,000 residents in Newham in the year to March 2026 (38,957 offences in all), the 12th highest rate of 33 in London. The rate was 104.8 in the year to March 2025. In the year to March 2016 it was 91.1 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The ONS counted 15,835 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Newham in March 2026, 37% more than in 2016. There are 42 per 1,000 residents, the 28th highest of all 33 council areas in London.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 330,322 |
| 2016 | 335,337 |
| 2017 | 338,333 |
| 2018 | 344,570 |
| 2019 | 349,786 |
| 2020 | 350,025 |
| 2021 | 351,256 |
| 2022 | 360,868 |
| 2023 | 373,886 |
| 2024 | 379,479 |
| 2025 | 376,542 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £371,916 |
| July 2017 | £380,112 |
| July 2018 | £384,853 |
| July 2019 | £375,727 |
| July 2020 | £397,626 |
| July 2021 | £405,742 |
| July 2022 | £436,933 |
| July 2023 | £426,096 |
| July 2024 | £413,159 |
| July 2025 | £410,870 |
| July 2026 | £390,349 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £505.80 a week |
| 2016 | £524.20 a week |
| 2017 | £584.90 a week |
| 2018 | £587.70 a week |
| 2019 | £622.80 a week |
| 2020 | £631.60 a week |
| 2021 | £677.10 a week |
| 2022 | £709.10 a week |
| 2023 | £745.60 a week |
| 2024 | £758.50 a week |
| 2025 | £822.20 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,240.54 |
| 2017-18 | £1,244.56 |
| 2018-19 | £1,258.77 |
| 2019-20 | £1,331.38 |
| 2020-21 | £1,383.28 |
| 2021-22 | £1,467.33 |
| 2022-23 | £1,532.26 |
| 2023-24 | £1,627.53 |
| 2024-25 | £1,724.34 |
| 2025-26 | £1,855.96 |
| 2026-27 | £1,944.23 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 91.1 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 95.5 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 102.3 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 104.9 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 102.3 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 91.6 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 102.6 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 101.4 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 105.5 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 104.8 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 103.5 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 68.0% |
| 2016/17 | 68.7% |
| 2017/18 | 69.4% |
| 2018/19 | 69.8% |
| 2019/20 | 70.4% |
| 2020/21 | 76.4% |
| 2021/22 | 73.2% |
| 2022/23 | 74.8% |
| 2023/24 | 71.2% |
| 2024/25 | 65.7% |
| 2025/26 | 69.2% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.8 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.2 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.7 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.3 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.6 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.7 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.1 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 81.7 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 81.6 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.4 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.6 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 11,540 |
| 2017 | 13,685 |
| 2018 | 14,005 |
| 2019 | 14,365 |
| 2020 | 14,335 |
| 2021 | 14,650 |
| 2022 | 15,710 |
| 2023 | 15,035 |
| 2024 | 14,895 |
| 2025 | 15,320 |
| 2026 | 15,835 |
Questions about Newham
What is the average house price in Newham?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £390,349.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Newham?
20,010 in August 2026 (7.4% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the population of Newham?
376,542 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the average salary in Newham?
£822.20 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is life expectancy in Newham?
83.6 years for women and 79.2 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How much is Band D council tax in Newham?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £1,944.23 for 2026-27.
What is the crime rate in Newham?
Home Office figures show 38,957 offences in the year to March 2026, or 103.5 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
Who has power over Newham
Every body that makes decisions for Newham, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Newham council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Newham in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- Barts Health NHS Trust NHS
- NHS North East London Integrated Care Board NHS
- London in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- East Ham: Sir Stephen Timms (Labour) MP
- Stratford and Bow: Uma Kumaran (Labour) MP
- West Ham and Beckton: James Asser (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: UK average house price · UK unemployment rate · UK population
- Other council areas in London: Barnet · Brent · Bromley · Croydon · Ealing · Wandsworth
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