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E7 8EA, Forest Gate East

All E7 postcodes

Forest Gate East, Newham

Council
Newham
Neighbourhood
Newham 007D
Constituency
East Ham
Ward
Green Street East

At a glance

9 of 14 stand out from the national average: affluence, income, road noise, green space, housing & households, demographics, schools, transport, broadband.

Where this is

Accuracy
Located to a building in this postcode
Coordinates
51.5468, 0.0364

Money

Affluence

More deprived than most neighbourhoods in England.

Better off than 16 in 100 English neighbourhoods

Group 2 of 10.

Affluence profile

Compared with

  • 14 places in 100 higher than Newham
  • 34 places in 100 lower than the England midpoint

Here 16 out of 100 · Newham 2 out of 100 · England midpoint 50 out of 100

Income

Higher household income than most areas in England.

£48,436

Higher than 80 in 100 wider neighbourhoods in England

Group 9 of 10.

Income profile

Compared with

  • About the same as the Newham average
  • 18% above the England average

Here £48,436 · Newham £47,715 · the average English neighbourhood £41,163

Work & education

Around the average share of residents in work for England.

55.3%

Higher than 39 in 100 neighbourhoods in England

Group 4 of 10.

Highest qualification

  • Degree level35.3%
  • Apprenticeship / A-level13.2%
  • GCSE level / other28.7%
  • No qualifications22.8%

Occupation

  • Professional31.1%
  • Admin & trades18.9%
  • Care & service18.8%
  • Plant & elementary31.2%

Work

Compared with

  • 4.2 points below Newham
  • 2.0 points below England

Here 55.3% · Newham 59.5% · the average English neighbourhood 57.3%

Crime

Around the average level of recorded crime for England.

81.1 per 1,000 residents

Lower than 39 in 100 neighbourhoods in England

Group 4 of 10.

Crime profile

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Compared with

  • About half the Newham rate
  • 13% below the England rate

Here 81.1 per 1,000 residents · Newham 145.7 per 1,000 · the average English neighbourhood 93.3 per 1,000

Environment

Flood risk

No properties here are in areas the Environment Agency assesses as at risk of river or sea flooding.

0 properties

Band 10 of 10.

Flood profile

Compared with

  • 100% below the Newham figure
  • 100% below the England figure

Here 0 properties · Newham 12 properties · the average English neighbourhood 2.7 properties

Air quality

Nitrogen dioxide here sits between the WHO guideline level and the UK legal limit.

18.7µg/m³

Band 6 of 10.

Air quality profile

Compared with

  • 7% below the Newham figure
  • About double the England figure

Here 18.7µg/m³ · Newham 20.18 · the average English neighbourhood 9.14

Road noise

Road noise here is well above the WHO guideline of 53dB.

67 dB

Band 2 of 10.

Noise profile

Compared with

  • 19% above the Newham figure

Here 67 dB · Newham 56 dB

Green space

A short walk from a green space.

0.2 miles

Straight-line distance — closer than 16 in 100 postcodes in England.

Band 9 of 10.

Nearest green space

Straight-line distance from the postcode — not a walking or driving route.

  1. Woodgrange Park CemeteryCemetery0.2 miles
  2. All Saints'Religious grounds0.3 miles
  3. The Manor Park Cemetery and CrematoriumCemetery0.3 miles

Water & sewage

The nearest monitored storm overflows — where the sewer network is permitted to discharge during heavy rain — with the number of spills and total hours the water company reported for 2024, and the nearest designated bathing waters with their latest annual classification. Straight-line distances. These are counts as reported, not a rating of this postcode: a spill happens at the overflow’s location and affects the water it discharges into, not every home nearby.

Nearest monitored storm overflows, 2024

  1. N/A6 spills · 5 hours · into N/A1.4 miles
  2. Gordon Road CSO1 spill · 1 hours · into River Roding1.4 miles
  3. Roding Valley1 spill · into Roding1.5 miles

Nearest designated bathing waters

  1. Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond)Classified Excellent at the last annual assessment8.4 miles
  2. Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond)Classified Good at the last annual assessment8.6 miles

Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflow Annual Returns · Environment Agency

Open Government Licence v3.0 · Data from August 2026

House prices & ownership

House prices

Around the average house price for England.

£340,000

Higher than 63 in 100 neighbourhoods in England

Group 7 of 10.

House prices profile

Compared with

  • 22% below the Newham average
  • 18% above the England average

Here £340,000 · Newham £437,750 · the average English neighbourhood £287,500

Housing & households

Fewer homeowners than most areas in England.

33.1%

Higher than 11 in 100 neighbourhoods in England

Group 2 of 10.

Housing tenure

  • Owner-occupied33.1%
  • Private rented45.9%
  • Social rented17.7%

Household type

  • Living alone14.0%
  • Couples, no children6.3%
  • With children53.5%
  • Other households26.2%

Home size (bedrooms)

  • 1 bedroom15.6%
  • 2 bedrooms29.8%
  • 3 bedrooms33.2%
  • 4+ bedrooms21.3%

Cars and vans

  • No car52.1%
  • One car36.7%
  • Two or more cars11.2%

Compared with

  • 1.5 points above Newham
  • 29.1 points below England

Here 33.1% · Newham 31.6% · the average English neighbourhood 62.2%

Who lives here

Demographics

More residents reporting good health than most areas in England.

86.0%

Higher than 78 in 100 neighbourhoods in England

Group 8 of 10.

Age

  • Aged under 1523.3%
  • Aged 65+5.9%
  • Aged 15–6470.8%

Ethnic group

  • White15.6%
  • Asian68.8%
  • Black9.6%
  • Mixed2.8%
  • Other group3.2%

Country of birth

  • Born in UK39.3%
  • Born in Europe13.0%
  • Middle East & Asia40.3%
  • Born in Africa4.4%
  • Americas & Caribbean2.8%

Religion

  • Christian19.9%
  • No religion5.5%
  • Muslim50.3%
  • Hindu13.1%
  • Other religions2.2%
  • Not answered9.1%

Health & language

Compared with

  • 1.1 points above Newham
  • 4.2 points above England

Here 86.0% · Newham 84.9% · the average English neighbourhood 81.8%

Politics

How this postcode’s constituency voted at the general election on 4 July 2024. A constituency is a large area — around 70,000 voters — so this describes a much wider patch than the street. These are simply the votes as counted: nothing here is ranked, scored, or compared with anywhere else.

Constituency
East Ham
MP
Stephen Timms (Labour)
Result
Lab hold

Vote share, 2024 general election

  • Labour51.6%
  • Other candidates20.2%
  • Green11.2%
  • Conservative10.2%
  • Reform UK3.5%
  • Liberal Democrat3.2%
Majority
12,863 votes
Turnout
47.8% of 79,219 electors

General election 2024 results by constituency (CBP-10009) · House of Commons Library

Open Parliament Licence v3.0 · Data from July 2024

Schools

Right by a school — a few minutes' walk at most.

0.1 miles

Straight-line distance — closer than 88 in 100 postcodes in England.

Band 10 of 10.

Nearest schools

Straight-line distance from the postcode — not a walking or driving route.

  1. Sandringham Primary SchoolCommunity school · Primary0.1 miles
  2. Monega Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led · Primary0.3 miles
  3. William Davies Primary SchoolCommunity school · Primary0.4 miles

Transport

Right by a stop — a few minutes' walk at most.

under 0.1 miles

Straight-line distance — closer than almost every postcode in England.

Band 10 of 10.

Nearest transport

Straight-line distance from the postcode — not a walking or driving route.

  1. Sandringham RoadBus stopunder 0.1 miles
  2. Henderson RoadBus stopunder 0.1 miles
  3. Katherine Road Forest GateBus stop0.1 miles

Broadband

Nearly all premises here can get gigabit broadband.

100.0%

Band 10 of 10.

Broadband profile

Compared with

  • 9.6 points above Newham
  • 15.6 points above England

Here 100.0% · Newham 90.4% · the average English neighbourhood 84.4%

Nearby postcodes

All postcodes in E7

Sources & last updated

Every figure on this page comes from official published data. Nothing is modelled by us, estimated by us, or bought from a private provider.

DatasetPublished byGeographyData from
English Indices of Deprivation 2025OGL-3.0Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Governmentneighbourhood (LSOA)November 2025
Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023OGL-3.0Office for National Statisticswider neighbourhood (MSOA)April 2023
Census 2021 bulk topic-summary tablesOGL-3.0Office for National Statistics (via Nomis)neighbourhood (LSOA)March 2021
Street-level crime, outcomes and stop-and-search dataOGL-3.0Home Office (data.police.uk)neighbourhood (LSOA)June 2026
Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (NaFRA2)OGL-3.0Environment AgencypostcodeJune 2026
UK-AIR modelled background pollution maps (NO2, PM2.5, PM10)OGL-3.0Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)postcodeDecember 2024
Strategic noise mapping Round 4 (road, rail, airport)OGL-3.0DefrapostcodeAugust 2026
OS Open GreenspaceOGL-3.0Ordnance SurveypostcodeAugust 2026
Price Paid DataOGL-3.0HM Land Registryneighbourhood (LSOA)August 2026
Get Information about Schools (GIAS) full establishment extractOGL-3.0Department for EducationpostcodeAugust 2026
National Public Transport Access Nodes (NaPTAN)OGL-3.0Department for TransportpostcodeAugust 2026
Connected Nations 2025 — fixed broadband & mobile coverageOGL-3.0OfcompostcodeJuly 2025
General election 2024 results by constituency (CBP-10009)Open Parliament LicenceHouse of Commons LibraryWestminster constituencyJuly 2024
Bathing Water QualityOGL-3.0Environment AgencypostcodeAugust 2026
Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflow Annual ReturnsOGL-3.0Environment AgencypostcodeAugust 2026
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023, Office for National Statistics.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Census 2021, Office for National Statistics.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Crime and outcome data, data.police.uk / Home Office.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Environment Agency.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. UK-AIR background pollution maps, Defra.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Strategic noise mapping Round 4, Defra.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Get Information about Schools, Department for Education.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. NaPTAN, Department for Transport.

Contains information from Ofcom, Connected Nations 2025, © Ofcom, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. General election 2024 results, House of Commons Library.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Bathing Water Quality, Environment Agency.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflow Annual Returns, Environment Agency.

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