East Ham South West
Newham 025 · 5 sub-areas · 10,043 residents
Newham 025 is a densely populated pocket of east London, home to around 10,000 people with a notably young and diverse population. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for around £1,977 a month — still well below what you'd pay in inner west London, but rents here rose nearly 8% last year, so the gap is narrowing fast.
East Ham South West is a commuter neighbourhood within Newham — train into London runs in around 27 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in East Ham South West?
3 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 24 restaurants and 1 pubs in five minutes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £1,912 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
East Ham South West in Newham
Living in East Ham South West
Newham 025 sits in one of east London's most genuinely mixed corners — ethnically, economically, and in terms of how people live. Just over half of residents were born outside the UK, and the neighbourhood scores among the higher diversity indices in the capital. It doesn't feel like a single community so much as several overlapping ones, which gives it an energy that's different from the more settled, homogeneous parts of outer London.
On cost, this is a mid-range east London neighbourhood. A two-bedroom flat runs around £1,977 a month — significantly above the UK national median of roughly £1,200, but considerably cheaper than comparable flats in zones 1 or 2. The median property price sits at around £461,000, which means a deposit takes roughly six and a half years to save on a typical local salary. Council tax for a Band D property comes to about £1,944 a year.
The population skews young and family-oriented. More than a quarter of residents are under 18, and the 18-to-34 cohort makes up another 27%. Just under 30% of households are couples with children — a notably high share. One-person households are relatively uncommon at around 18%. Around 48% of homes are owner-occupied, with about 37% in private rental and 13% in social housing — a tenure split that reflects the area's ongoing transition.
Practically, the nearest underground station is under a kilometre away, and public transport gets you into central London in around 27 minutes. Nearly a quarter of residents work from home, which is significant for an area at this income level. The unemployment claimant rate of 7.6% is elevated compared to the London average, which is worth factoring in if you're assessing the neighbourhood's economic trajectory. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on how conditions vary across the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Newham 025 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're after. It's a busy, diverse, family-heavy part of east London with decent transport links and rents below inner west London levels. The deprivation score is elevated and school quality is patchy, but the community feel is genuine and rents here still offer relative value for the commute time into central London.
- What is the rent in Newham 025?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,618 a month, a two-bedroom is roughly £1,977, and a three-bedroom typically costs around £2,187. Rents rose nearly 8% last year, so these figures are moving upward. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices.
- Is Newham 025 safe?
- The crime rate is around 69 incidents per 1,000 residents annually — actually below the UK national average of roughly 80. East London has a reputation that the numbers don't fully support in this area, though antisocial behaviour and theft are higher near busy transport nodes. It's not the safest part of London, but it's not the most dangerous either.
- What's the commute from Newham 025 to central London?
- Around 27 minutes by public transport. The nearest underground station is roughly 930 metres away — about a 12-minute walk. Just over 40% of residents commute by public transport, and the connections into the city centre are reliable enough that many households don't own a car.
- Who lives in Newham 025?
- Mostly young families and working-age adults — over half the population is under 35, and nearly 30% of households are couples with children. More than half of residents were born outside the UK, making it one of east London's more internationally diverse neighbourhoods. Around 48% own their home, with the rest split between private rental and social housing.
- What schools are near Newham 025?
- There are 240 schools within 2 kilometres, so proximity isn't the issue. Around 58% of those nearby are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 477 metres away. Check individual catchment boundaries carefully, as they vary significantly street by street.
- How affordable is buying a home in Newham 025?
- The median property price is around £461,000. On a typical local resident salary of about £36,000, saving a standard deposit takes roughly six and a half years — challenging but not unusual for inner east London. The rent-to-take-home ratio is very high, which makes saving while renting genuinely difficult for many households here.