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Maryland
vs Stratford Olympic Park

Stratford Olympic Park has the younger population: 43% of residents are aged 15–29, against 25% in Maryland. Homes in Stratford Olympic Park sold for a median of £585,000, 44% above Maryland. Stratford Olympic Park has more green space nearby (34% within 500 m, against 25%).

Map of Newham with Maryland highlighted
Maryland
153 postcodes
Map of Newham with Stratford Olympic Park highlighted
Stratford Olympic Park
243 postcodes
Map of Newham
Newham
city average

People

Maryland has 12,453 residents in 4,516 households; Stratford Olympic Park has 12,104 in 4,643. Maryland has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 8%, 7.2 percentage points more than Stratford Olympic Park (Newham: 7%). Maryland has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 6 percentage points more than Stratford Olympic Park (Newham: 23%).

12,453Residents (2021)
12,104Residents (2021)
351,036Residents (2021)
4,516Households
4,643Households
115,511Households
24.7%Aged 15–29
43.3%Aged 15–29
24.6%Aged 15–29
8.3%Aged 65 and over
1.1%Aged 65 and over
7.2%Aged 65 and over
27.7%Living alone
21.7%Living alone
23.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 44% of homes in Maryland and 93% in Stratford Olympic Park. Maryland has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 28%, 11 percentage points more than Stratford Olympic Park (Newham: 31%). Stratford Olympic Park has the higher share of private renting: 51%, 13.6 percentage points more than Maryland (Newham: 39%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £405,000 in Maryland and £585,000 in Stratford Olympic Park, against £447,500 across Newham.

£405,000Median sale price
£585,000Median sale price
£447,500Median sale price
28.3%Owner-occupied
17.3%Owner-occupied
30.8%Owner-occupied
37.4%Private renting
51.0%Private renting
38.5%Private renting
32.2%Social renting
23.6%Social renting
28.0%Social renting
4.9%Detached houses
0.5%Detached houses
5.5%Detached houses
9.1%Semi-detached houses
0.9%Semi-detached houses
10.3%Semi-detached houses
30.6%Terraced houses
4.2%Terraced houses
31.3%Terraced houses
44.0%Flats
93.3%Flats
43.6%Flats

Surroundings

Stratford Olympic Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 34%, 8.6 percentage points more than Maryland (Newham: 20%). A typical postcode has 592 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Maryland, and 600 in Stratford Olympic Park. The typical postcode is 217 m from the nearest school in Maryland and 344 m in Stratford Olympic Park. The typical postcode is 426 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Maryland and 309 m in Stratford Olympic Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Maryland and 95% in Stratford Olympic Park.

25.4%Green space within 500 m
34.0%Green space within 500 m
20.0%Green space within 500 m
592Services within 15 min (median)
600Services within 15 min (median)
341Services within 15 min (median)
217 mNearest school (median)
344 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
426 mNearest tram or rail (median)
309 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
29Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,711Postcodes in flood risk areas
89.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 100 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Maryland and 458 in Stratford Olympic 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.

100Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
458Recorded 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.

Maryland

Maryland is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 12,453 people in 4,516 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £405,000 over the past two years, 9% below the Newham median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 27% above the Newham average.

Stratford Olympic Park

Stratford Olympic Park is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 12,104 people in 4,643 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £585,000 over the past two years, 31% above the Newham median. On average 34% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 70% above the Newham average.

More comparisons.

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