Newham
Borough · London · United Kingdom
East London borough reshaped by the 2012 Olympics: Stratford's towers and Westfield, the Royal Docks and older terraced areas in Forest Gate and East Ham.
Overview
Good for
Young renters; transport hub at Stratford and the Elizabeth lineWatch out for
Overcrowded housing in parts; building sitesNeighborhoods
Rent
The median monthly rent of a two-bedroom home in Newham was £2,000 in 2025/26, 2% below the London average. It is the 14th most expensive of 33 boroughs.
| Home size | Median rent / month |
|---|---|
| Room | £676 |
| Studio | £1,490 |
| 1 bedroom | £1,675 |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,000 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,298 |
| 4+ bedrooms | £2,600 |
Median monthly rent of two-bedroom homes let privately, as recorded by Rent Officers (ONS). Rents vary a lot by street and building, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas because the sample is not random. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.
Rent by postcode district in Newham
Median monthly rent recorded in each postcode district (ONS). Districts are placed in the borough that contains their centre and often spill into neighbouring boroughs; small samples make these figures rougher than the borough ones.
| District | Includes (wards) | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| E6 | Beckton, Boleyn, Custom House, East Ham, East Ham South, Green Street East | £1,400 | £1,750 |
| E7 | Cann Hall, Forest Gate North, Forest Gate South, Green Street East, Green Street West, Manor Park | £1,350 | £1,700 |
| E12 | Little Ilford, Manor Park, Plashet, Wanstead Park | £1,375 | £1,650 |
| E13 | Boleyn, Canning Town North, East Ham South, Green Street East, Green Street West, Plaistow North | £1,400 | £1,705 |
| E15 | Bow East, Cann Hall, Canning Town North, Cathall, Forest Gate South, Hackney Wick | £1,683 | £2,000 |
| E16 | Beckton, Canning Town North, Canning Town South, Custom House, Plaistow South, Plaistow West & Canning Town East | £1,700 | £2,110 |
| E20 | Bow East, Hackney Wick, Leyton, Stratford Olympic Park | £2,250 | £2,450 |
- 1,550–1,700
- 1,700–1,800
- 1,800–2,000
- 2,000–2,350
- 2,350–3,563
Who lives here
| Newham | London | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 351,036 | 8,799,725 |
| One-person households | 23.4% | 29.3% |
| Children under 15 | 20.1% | 18.1% |
| Aged 15–24 | 14.4% | 12.3% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7.2% | 11.9% |
| Social housing rentals | 28.0% | 23.1% |
| Private rentals | 38.5% | 30.0% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 33.2% | 46.8% |
Source: ONS – Census 2021 (Nomis: TS007A, TS054, TS003) (2021).
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Getting around
- Elizabeth, Jubilee, Central lines; DLR; Overground
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