Canning Town South
vs Royal Victoria
Canning Town South has the younger population: 30% of residents are aged 15–29, against 29% in Royal Victoria. Homes in Royal Victoria sold for a median of £475,000, 14% above Canning Town South. Canning Town South has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Canning Town South has 7,123 residents in 2,799 households; Royal Victoria has 14,539 in 6,753. Canning Town South has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 6%, 4 percentage points more than Royal Victoria (Newham: 7%). Royal Victoria has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 4.2 percentage points more than Canning Town South (Newham: 23%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 78% of homes in Canning Town South and 90% in Royal Victoria. Royal Victoria has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 23%, 3.2 percentage points more than Canning Town South (Newham: 31%). Royal Victoria has the higher share of private renting: 55%, 16.6 percentage points more than Canning Town South (Newham: 39%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £415,000 in Canning Town South and £475,000 in Royal Victoria, against £447,500 across Newham.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (11% and 11%). A typical postcode has 339 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Canning Town South, and 179 in Royal Victoria. The typical postcode is 242 m from the nearest school in Canning Town South and 266 m in Royal Victoria. The typical postcode is 360 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Canning Town South and 295 m in Royal Victoria. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Canning Town South and 89% in Royal Victoria.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 234 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Canning Town South 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.
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 South is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 7,123 people in 2,799 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £415,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Newham median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 46% below the Newham average.
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 South and Royal Victoria next to other wards of Newham.