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East Ham South

Middle area

East Newham. 10,910 people in 0.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in East Ham South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£428,000
Joint 1,629th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,379
893rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in East Ham South

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Ham South at a rate of 84.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences280
Anti-social behaviour189
Other crime142
Vehicle crime97
Theft from the person52
Drug offences50
Robbery46
Criminal damage and arson29
Burglary23
Shoplifting11

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How East Ham South compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

East Ham SouthMiddle
Median sale price40 middle areas, Newham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Newham40 areas from £315,000 to £642,000. The middle area is £448,750. East Ham South is £428,000.
£428,00016th cheapest
Population40 middle areas, Newham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Newham40 areas from 6,275 to 13,097. The middle area is 8,604. East Ham South is 10,379.
10,3794th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares40 middle areas, Newham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Newham40 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 13.5%. East Ham South is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage40 middle areas, Newham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Newham40 areas from 77.1% to 99.8%. The middle area is 92.2%. East Ham South is 96.5%.
96.5%7th highest

Is East Ham South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Ham South at a rate of 84.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in East Ham South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (280), anti-social behaviour (189) and other crime (142).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Newham

These figures are published for the whole of Newham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newham and not East Ham South alone. See Newham

Average house price
£390,349
Down 5.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,595
92nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.2×
Joint 78th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.6
29th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
East Ham South in brief

The median price paid for a home in East Ham South was £428,000 in 2025.

East Ham South had 10,379 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in East Ham South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In East Ham South, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.