Little Ilford
vs Manor Park
Little Ilford has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Manor Park. Homes in Manor Park sold for a median of £450,000, 5% above Little Ilford. Manor Park has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Little Ilford has 18,024 residents in 5,218 households; Manor Park has 15,355 in 4,538. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (7% and 8%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (20% and 20%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is flats in Little Ilford (36%) and terraced houses in Manor Park (41%). Manor Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 35%, 2.3 percentage points more than Little Ilford (Newham: 31%). Manor Park has the higher share of private renting: 42%, 5.8 percentage points more than Little Ilford (Newham: 39%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £430,000 in Little Ilford and £450,000 in Manor Park, against £447,500 across Newham.
Surroundings
Manor Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 5.7 percentage points more than Little Ilford (Newham: 20%). A typical postcode has 198 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Little Ilford, and 189 in Manor Park. The typical postcode is 218 m from the nearest school in Little Ilford and 203 m in Manor Park. The typical postcode is 852 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Little Ilford and 408 m in Manor Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Little Ilford and 92% in Manor Park.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 99 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Little Ilford and 93 in Manor Park, 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.
Little Ilford is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 18,024 people in 5,218 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £430,000 over the past two years, 4% below the Newham median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 36% below the Newham average.
Manor Park is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 15,355 people in 4,538 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £450,000 over the past two years, in line with the Newham median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Newham average.
More comparisons.
Little Ilford and Manor Park next to other wards of Newham.