Living in E20, Newham
What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around E20 in Newham. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.
- Homes on the streets around central E20 sold at a median of £600,000 across 28 recorded sales, above the England average of £290,000 (HM Land Registry).
- Prices across Newham are down 5.0% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
- Of the 176 schools within about 3 miles, 86% are rated Good or Outstanding, against 90% of state schools in England (Ofsted).
- The centre of E20 is in flood zone 2 (medium probability), on the Environment Agency flood map for planning.
- A Band D household in Newham pays £1,944 in council tax for 2026-27, every precept included (MHCLG).
- Police recorded 1,319 crimes within roughly a mile of the centre in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Figures gathered 16 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.
House prices
Average price in Newham: £390,349, down 5.0% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider London average is £550,037.
Check sold prices for a specific address in E20 →
See where E20 ranks across London →
Council tax at Band D in Newham: £1,944 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →
Compare E20 with another district
Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for E20 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.
What actually sold around E20
28 recorded home sales on the streets around central E20 in the last 2 years, with a median of £600,000 and a range from £136,250 to £820,000. Mostly flats and maisonettes.
| Address | Type | Sold for | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Hyett Court Honour Lea Avenue, E20 1HH | Flat or maisonette | £490,000 | 15 Jun 2026 |
| 16 Karner House, 14 Logan Close, E20 1EZ | Flat or maisonette | £678,000 | 29 May 2026 |
| 18 Olympic Park Avenue, E20 1FT | Flat or maisonette | £675,000 | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Flat 30 Aurelia House, 10 Sunrise Close, E20 1DT | Flat or maisonette | £659,000 | 15 Dec 2025 |
| Apartment 1403 Manhattan Loft Apartments, 22 International Way, E20 1GQ | Flat or maisonette | £600,000 | 9 Dec 2025 |
| Flat 14 Triathlon Point, 1 Madison Way, E20 1PA | Flat or maisonette | £650,000 | 28 Nov 2025 |
How to read this
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Schools nearby
176 schools within 3 miles , of which 86% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
| Nearest well-rated schools | Stage | Ofsted | Distance | Admitted from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colegrave Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.5 mi away | no figure |
| Kingsmead Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 1.2 mi away | 1.63 mi 2024/25 |
| Earlham Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 1.2 mi away | 0.4 mi 2025/26 |
| Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy | Primary | Outstanding | 1.3 mi away | no figure |
| St Agnes RC Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 1.3 mi away | no figure |
| Willow Brook Primary School Academy | Primary | Outstanding | 1.4 mi away | 0.48 mi varies |
Schools in E20 with a published admission distance
How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.
| School | Stage | Admitted from | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Academy Chobham | Secondary | 0.58 mi | 2025/26 |
Will an address here get a place? How far Newham schools admitted from, school by school →
110 state primary and 35 state secondary schools within range, plus 10 fee-paying schools.
Private schools
10 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Azhar Academy Girls School, Darul Hadis Latifiah, Faraday School, Forest School, Gatehouse School, Hafs Academy and others.
All 10 fee-paying schools near E20, with ages and admissions →
Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.
Universities
1 higher education institution within 3 miles: Queen Mary University of London.
Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.
What people here do for work
The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.
| Occupation group | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 42.0% |
| Associate professional and technical | 23.3% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 15.4% |
| Administrative and secretarial | 5.0% |
| Sales and customer service | 3.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.
Crime
1,319 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central E20 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.
Flood risk
Zone 2 (medium probability), river flooding. This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.
Deprivation
This area falls in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Newham's figures.
Getting around & nearby essentials
14 supermarkets, 15 pharmacies, 261 restaurants and cafés, 33 pubs, 6 hospitals within a mile of central E20, hospitals within three miles.
Buses from the centre of E20
Best-served stop: Stratford International Station, with 23.9 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.
Evenings, Sundays and routes
The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of E20 is Stratford International Station: 23.9 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 18.2 in the evening and 17.6 on Sunday daytime; first bus 00:00, last 23:45. Routes there: HE, 108, 308, 339. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.
Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)
GP practices and A&E
3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of E20. The nearest, Liberty Bridge Road Practice, has 20,210 registered patients and 6,048 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.
| Practice | From the centre | Patients | Per qualified GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Bridge Road Practice | 0.2 mi | 20,210 | 6,048 |
| Stratford Health Centre | 0.7 mi | 8,585 | 8,701 |
| Carpenters Practice | 0.7 mi | 24,883 | 3,168 |
Nearest A&E: Barts Health NHS Trust, where 62.2% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust at 60.9%.
How to read this
NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.
Source: NHS England, monthly releases
Council tax and the council's finances
A Band D household in Newham pays £1,944 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.7% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Newham, and how it compares.
| Year | Band D bill | Rise |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | £1,467 | +6.1% |
| 2022-23 | £1,532 | +4.4% |
| 2023-24 | £1,628 | +6.3% |
| 2024-25 | £1,724 | +5.9% |
| 2025-26 | £1,856 | +7.7% |
| 2026-27 | £1,944 | +4.7% |
Exceptional Financial Support. Newham was agreed support by government for 2025-26 (£51.2m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.
How to read this
A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.
Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists
Common questions about E20
What is the average house price in E20?
The average sold price in Newham is £390,349 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Are house prices rising in E20?
Prices in Newham are down 5.0% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
What do houses actually sell for in E20?
The median of 28 recorded sales around central E20 in the last 2 years is £600,000, ranging from £136,250 to £820,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).
Are the schools good in E20?
176 schools sit within 3 miles of central E20, and 86% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
How much crime is there in E20?
1,319 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central E20 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Is E20 at risk of flooding?
Central E20 sits in Zone 2 (medium probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.
Is E20 a good place to live?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 86% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £600,000; the area sits in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 1,319 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.
Is E20 safe?
1,319 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central E20 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.
Neighbouring districts
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