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Green Street West
vs Plaistow North

Plaistow North has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Green Street West. Homes in Green Street West sold for a median of £485,000, 10% above Plaistow North. Green Street West has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 26%).

Map of Newham with Green Street West highlighted
Green Street West
128 postcodes
Map of Newham with Plaistow North highlighted
Plaistow North
170 postcodes
Map of Newham
Newham
city average

People

Green Street West has 16,127 residents in 4,241 households; Plaistow North has 17,627 in 5,548. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (9% and 9%). Plaistow North has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 8 percentage points more than Green Street West (Newham: 23%).

16,127Residents (2021)
17,627Residents (2021)
351,036Residents (2021)
4,241Households
5,548Households
115,511Households
22.0%Aged 15–29
22.0%Aged 15–29
24.6%Aged 15–29
8.8%Aged 65 and over
8.8%Aged 65 and over
7.2%Aged 65 and over
17.7%Living alone
25.7%Living alone
23.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Green Street West (44%) and flats in Plaistow North (40%). Green Street West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 41%, 12.2 percentage points more than Plaistow North (Newham: 31%). Green Street West has the higher share of private renting: 44%, 11.5 percentage points more than Plaistow North (Newham: 39%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £485,000 in Green Street West and £440,000 in Plaistow North, against £447,500 across Newham.

£485,000Median sale price
£440,000Median sale price
£447,500Median sale price
41.1%Owner-occupied
28.9%Owner-occupied
30.8%Owner-occupied
43.8%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
38.5%Private renting
14.6%Social renting
35.6%Social renting
28.0%Social renting
7.9%Detached houses
6.2%Detached houses
5.5%Detached houses
11.9%Semi-detached houses
9.7%Semi-detached houses
10.3%Semi-detached houses
43.7%Terraced houses
31.6%Terraced houses
31.3%Terraced houses
16.9%Flats
40.1%Flats
43.6%Flats

Surroundings

Green Street West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 1.2 percentage points more than Plaistow North (Newham: 20%). A typical postcode has 478 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Green Street West, and 463 in Plaistow North. The typical postcode is 188 m from the nearest school in Green Street West and 213 m in Plaistow North. The typical postcode is 657 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Green Street West and 521 m in Plaistow North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Green Street West and 84% in Plaistow North.

27.6%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
20.0%Green space within 500 m
478Services within 15 min (median)
463Services within 15 min (median)
341Services within 15 min (median)
188 mNearest school (median)
213 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
657 mNearest tram or rail (median)
521 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
4Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,711Postcodes in flood risk areas
95.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 136 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Green Street West and 120 in Plaistow North, 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.

136Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
120Recorded 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.

Green Street West

Green Street West is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 16,127 people in 4,241 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £485,000 over the past two years, 8% above the Newham median. On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 38% above the Newham average.

Plaistow North

Plaistow North is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 17,627 people in 5,548 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £440,000 over the past two years, in line with the Newham median. On average 26% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 32% above the Newham average.

More comparisons.

Green Street West and Plaistow North next to other wards of Newham.

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