Royal Albert
vs Royal Victoria
Royal Victoria has the younger population: 29% of residents are aged 15–29, against 26% in Royal Albert. Homes in Royal Victoria sold for a median of £475,000, 27% above Royal Albert. Royal Albert has more green space nearby (12% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Royal Albert has 9,767 residents in 3,762 households; Royal Victoria has 14,539 in 6,753. Royal Albert has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 5%, 3.1 percentage points more than Royal Victoria (Newham: 7%). Royal Victoria has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 2.4 percentage points more than Royal Albert (Newham: 23%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 76% of homes in Royal Albert and 90% in Royal Victoria. Royal Victoria has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 23%, 1 percentage point more than Royal Albert (Newham: 31%). Royal Victoria has the higher share of private renting: 55%, 16.8 percentage points more than Royal Albert (Newham: 39%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £375,000 in Royal Albert and £475,000 in Royal Victoria, against £447,500 across Newham.
Surroundings
Royal Albert has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 12%, 1.4 percentage points more than Royal Victoria (Newham: 20%). A typical postcode has 150 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Royal Albert, and 179 in Royal Victoria. The typical postcode is 721 m from the nearest school in Royal Albert and 266 m in Royal Victoria. The typical postcode is 350 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Royal Albert and 295 m in Royal Victoria. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 77% of premises in Royal Albert and 89% in Royal Victoria.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 106 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Royal Albert and 143 in Royal Victoria, 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.
Royal Albert is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 9,767 people in 3,762 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £375,000 over the past two years, 16% below the Newham median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 41% below the Newham average.
Royal Victoria is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 14,539 people in 6,753 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £475,000 over the past two years, 6% above the Newham median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 48% below the Newham average.
More comparisons.
Royal Albert and Royal Victoria next to other wards of Newham.