Green Street East
vs Plashet
Green Street East has the younger population: 24% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Plashet. Homes in Plashet sold for a median of £500,000, 3% above Green Street East. Green Street East has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Green Street East has 16,971 residents in 4,432 households; Plashet has 11,617 in 2,950. Plashet has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 9%, 2.1 percentage points more than Green Street East (Newham: 7%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (15% and 15%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 46% of homes in Green Street East and 50% in Plashet. Plashet has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 45%, 5.1 percentage points more than Green Street East (Newham: 31%). Green Street East has the higher share of private renting: 46%, 6.1 percentage points more than Plashet (Newham: 39%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £485,000 in Green Street East and £500,000 in Plashet, against £447,500 across Newham.
Surroundings
Green Street East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 11.4 percentage points more than Plashet (Newham: 20%). A typical postcode has 455 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Green Street East, and 289 in Plashet. The typical postcode is 177 m from the nearest school in Green Street East and 244 m in Plashet. The typical postcode is 642 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Green Street East and 506 m in Plashet. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Green Street East and 97% in Plashet.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 102 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Green Street East 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.
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.
Green Street East is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 16,971 people in 4,432 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £485,000 over the past two years, 8% above the Newham median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 4% above the Newham average.
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.
Green Street East and Plashet next to other wards of Newham.