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Forest Gate North

Ward

North west Newham. About 11,338 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 96% of people in Forest Gate North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,992
2,001st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
96%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Forest Gate North compares

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

Forest Gate NorthMiddle
Population24 wards, Newham · 2021
Population: every ward in Newham24 areas from 7,123 to 18,517. The middle area is 15,724. Forest Gate North is 10,992.
10,9924th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 wards, Newham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Newham24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 14.0%. Forest Gate North is 96.0%.
96%5th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Newham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Newham24 areas from 82.8% to 99.2%. The middle area is 92.4%. Forest Gate North is 95.2%.
95.2%7th highest
Claimant rate24 wards, Newham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Newham24 areas from 2.9% to 10.0%. The middle area is 7.7%. Forest Gate North is 7.5%.
7.5%joint 11th lowest

Is Forest Gate North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Forest Gate North at a rate of 97.7 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, 89 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Forest Gate North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (365), violence and sexual offences (306) and other crime (159).

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 ward, so they describe all of Newham and not Forest Gate North 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
Forest Gate North in brief

Forest Gate North had 10,992 usual residents at the census.

About 96% of people in Forest Gate North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Forest Gate North, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Forest Gate North, 7.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.