Newham: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£729,853

Semi-detached

£502,633

Terraced

£458,668

Flat or maisonette

£325,381

First-time buyers

£375,238

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  216,251 in 1991 → 374,523 in 2024 (+73.2%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £206,513 in 2005 → £390,349 in 2026 (+89.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £403 in 2008 → £689 in 2025 (+71.0%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  55.1% in 2004 → 71.1% in 2023 (+29.0%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  4.6% in 2001 → 7.8% in 2025 (+69.6%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £5,738 in 1997 → £24,514 in 2024 (+327.2%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Newham; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Business births · Economy & work17.3% (2024) · 1st highest of 361
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing1.9 out of 10 (2022/23) · 1st lowest of 363
• New homes · Housing21.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 6th highest of 296
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access7 min (2019) · 12th lowest of 326

Where it ranks worst

• Claimant count · Economy & work7.8% (2025) · 360th lowest of 361
• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work44.9% (2024/25) · 361st lowest of 363
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing28.3% (2024/25) · 284th lowest of 292
• Job density · Economy & work0.57 jobs per resident (2024) · 322nd highest of 350

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.1 years · England 80.0 · 68th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.1 years · England 83.8 · 63rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.8 years · England 60.9 · 41st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)63.1 years · England 61.3 · 38th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)342.9 per 100k · England 321.0 · 86th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.0% · England 10.4 · 85th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)61.9% · England 64.6 · 50th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)71.9% · England 68.3 · 19th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)51.3 score · England 46.0 · 17th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)3.5% · England 5.8 · 34th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)23.0% · England 19.8 · 103rd lowest of 153