Manor Park
vs Plashet
Plashet has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Manor Park. Homes in Plashet sold for a median of £500,000, 11% above Manor Park. Manor Park has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Manor Park has 15,355 residents in 4,538 households; Plashet has 11,617 in 2,950. Plashet has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 9%, 1.2 percentage points more than Manor Park (Newham: 7%). Manor Park has the higher share of people living alone: 20%, 5.1 percentage points more than Plashet (Newham: 23%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Manor Park and 50% in Plashet. Plashet has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 45%, 9.8 percentage points more than Manor Park (Newham: 31%). Manor Park has the higher share of private renting: 42%, 2.4 percentage points more than Plashet (Newham: 39%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £450,000 in Manor Park and £500,000 in Plashet, against £447,500 across Newham.
Surroundings
Manor Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 9 percentage points more than Plashet (Newham: 20%). A typical postcode has 189 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Manor Park, and 289 in Plashet. The typical postcode is 203 m from the nearest school in Manor Park and 244 m in Plashet. The typical postcode is 408 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Manor Park and 506 m in Plashet. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Manor Park and 97% in Plashet.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 93 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Manor Park 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.
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.
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.
Manor Park and Plashet next to other wards of Newham.