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Canning Town North
vs Royal Victoria

Royal Victoria has the younger population: 29% of residents are aged 15–29, against 28% in Canning Town North. Homes in Canning Town North sold for a median of £500,275, 5% above Royal Victoria. Canning Town North has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Newham with Canning Town North highlighted
Canning Town North
171 postcodes
Map of Newham with Royal Victoria highlighted
Royal Victoria
249 postcodes
Map of Newham
Newham
city average

People

Canning Town North has 11,372 residents in 4,095 households; Royal Victoria has 14,539 in 6,753. Canning Town North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 7%, 5.1 percentage points more than Royal Victoria (Newham: 7%). Royal Victoria has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 3.6 percentage points more than Canning Town North (Newham: 23%).

11,372Residents (2021)
14,539Residents (2021)
351,036Residents (2021)
4,095Households
6,753Households
115,511Households
28.1%Aged 15–29
29.4%Aged 15–29
24.6%Aged 15–29
7.0%Aged 65 and over
1.9%Aged 65 and over
7.2%Aged 65 and over
26.9%Living alone
30.5%Living alone
23.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 58% of homes in Canning Town North and 90% in Royal Victoria. Royal Victoria has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 23%, 1.8 percentage points more than Canning Town North (Newham: 31%). Royal Victoria has the higher share of private renting: 55%, 22.6 percentage points more than Canning Town North (Newham: 39%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £500,275 in Canning Town North and £475,000 in Royal Victoria, against £447,500 across Newham.

£500,275Median sale price
£475,000Median sale price
£447,500Median sale price
21.4%Owner-occupied
23.2%Owner-occupied
30.8%Owner-occupied
32.5%Private renting
55.1%Private renting
38.5%Private renting
42.8%Social renting
17.4%Social renting
28.0%Social renting
4.1%Detached houses
0.7%Detached houses
5.5%Detached houses
10.0%Semi-detached houses
2.2%Semi-detached houses
10.3%Semi-detached houses
23.3%Terraced houses
5.2%Terraced houses
31.3%Terraced houses
58.4%Flats
89.9%Flats
43.6%Flats

Surroundings

Canning Town North has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 8.8 percentage points more than Royal Victoria (Newham: 20%). A typical postcode has 321 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Canning Town North, and 179 in Royal Victoria. The typical postcode is 246 m from the nearest school in Canning Town North and 266 m in Royal Victoria. The typical postcode is 393 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Canning Town North and 295 m in Royal Victoria. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 83% of premises in Canning Town North and 89% in Royal Victoria.

19.3%Green space within 500 m
10.5%Green space within 500 m
20.0%Green space within 500 m
321Services within 15 min (median)
179Services within 15 min (median)
341Services within 15 min (median)
246 mNearest school (median)
266 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
393 mNearest tram or rail (median)
295 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
150Postcodes in flood risk areas
72Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,711Postcodes in flood risk areas
83.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 194 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Canning Town North and 143 in Royal Victoria, against 145 across Newham. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

194Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
143Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
145Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Canning Town North

Canning Town North is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 11,372 people in 4,095 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £500,275 over the past two years, 12% above the Newham median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% below the Newham average.

Royal Victoria

Royal Victoria is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 14,539 people in 6,753 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £475,000 over the past two years, 6% above the Newham median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 48% below the Newham average.

More comparisons.

Canning Town North and Royal Victoria next to other wards of Newham.

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