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East Ham
vs Plashet

Plashet has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in East Ham. Homes in Plashet sold for a median of £500,000, 12% above East Ham. Plashet has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of Newham with East Ham highlighted
East Ham
173 postcodes
Map of Newham with Plashet highlighted
Plashet
82 postcodes
Map of Newham
Newham
city average

People

East Ham has 14,987 residents in 4,251 households; Plashet has 11,617 in 2,950. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (9% and 9%). East Ham has the higher share of people living alone: 19%, 4.3 percentage points more than Plashet (Newham: 23%).

14,987Residents (2021)
11,617Residents (2021)
351,036Residents (2021)
4,251Households
2,950Households
115,511Households
21.8%Aged 15–29
23.3%Aged 15–29
24.6%Aged 15–29
8.9%Aged 65 and over
9.4%Aged 65 and over
7.2%Aged 65 and over
19.1%Living alone
14.8%Living alone
23.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 46% of homes in East Ham and 50% in Plashet. Plashet has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 45%, 5 percentage points more than East Ham (Newham: 31%). East Ham has the higher share of private renting: 43%, 3.4 percentage points more than Plashet (Newham: 39%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £446,000 in East Ham and £500,000 in Plashet, against £447,500 across Newham.

£446,000Median sale price
£500,000Median sale price
£447,500Median sale price
40.0%Owner-occupied
45.0%Owner-occupied
30.8%Owner-occupied
43.1%Private renting
39.7%Private renting
38.5%Private renting
16.2%Social renting
14.4%Social renting
28.0%Social renting
7.6%Detached houses
8.2%Detached houses
5.5%Detached houses
11.9%Semi-detached houses
10.9%Semi-detached houses
10.3%Semi-detached houses
46.4%Terraced houses
50.2%Terraced houses
31.3%Terraced houses
20.7%Flats
15.7%Flats
43.6%Flats

Surroundings

Plashet has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 10%, 1.1 percentage points more than East Ham (Newham: 20%). A typical postcode has 310 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in East Ham, and 289 in Plashet. The typical postcode is 174 m from the nearest school in East Ham and 244 m in Plashet. The typical postcode is 761 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in East Ham and 506 m in Plashet. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in East Ham and 97% in Plashet.

8.4%Green space within 500 m
9.5%Green space within 500 m
20.0%Green space within 500 m
310Services within 15 min (median)
289Services within 15 min (median)
341Services within 15 min (median)
174 mNearest school (median)
244 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
761 mNearest tram or rail (median)
506 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
42Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,711Postcodes in flood risk areas
88.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 226 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in East Ham and 77 in Plashet, 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.

226Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
77Recorded 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.

East Ham

East Ham is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 14,987 people in 4,251 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £446,000 over the past two years, in line with the Newham median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 58% below the Newham average.

Plashet

Plashet is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 11,617 people in 2,950 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £500,000 over the past two years, 12% above the Newham median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 53% below the Newham average.

More comparisons.

East Ham and Plashet next to other wards of Newham.

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