Plashet
vs Wall End
Plashet has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Wall End. Homes in Plashet sold for a median of £500,000, 19% above Wall End. Wall End has more green space nearby (12% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Plashet has 11,617 residents in 2,950 households; Wall End has 16,503 in 4,590. Plashet has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 9%, 2.1 percentage points more than Wall End (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: 50% of homes in Plashet and 49% in Wall End. Plashet has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 45%, 5.3 percentage points more than Wall End (Newham: 31%). Wall End has the higher share of private renting: 43%, 3.5 percentage points more than Plashet (Newham: 39%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £500,000 in Plashet and £421,250 in Wall End, against £447,500 across Newham.
Surroundings
Wall End has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 12%, 2.9 percentage points more than Plashet (Newham: 20%). A typical postcode has 289 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Plashet, and 275 in Wall End. The typical postcode is 244 m from the nearest school in Plashet and 213 m in Wall End. The typical postcode is 506 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Plashet and 722 m in Wall End. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Plashet and 92% in Wall End.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 77 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Plashet and 69 in Wall End, 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.
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.
Wall End is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 16,503 people in 4,590 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £421,250 over the past two years, 6% below the Newham median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 38% below the Newham average.
More comparisons.
Plashet and Wall End next to other wards of Newham.