UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/newham
Council areaLondon, England
House prices in Newham
Homes in Newham sold for a median of £447,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,486 standard sales.
That makes it the fourth cheapest of the 32 London boroughs with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £525,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 11 | £535,000 | £463,000 to £583,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 78 | £482,000 | £425,000 to £600,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 1,418 | £475,000 | £420,000 to £550,000 | £5,244/m²from 38 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 1,979 | £405,000 | £312,000 to £514,000 | £5,857/m²from 51 sales |
Most homes sold in Newham were flats and maisonettes, at 57% of sales. New builds made up 15% of sales, against 6% across England and Wales.
Semi-detached houses stand out against London as a whole: a median of £482,000 here, 23% less than the £625,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £5,587 per m², 12% below the £6,381 across London as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 27%, from £355,000 in 2016 to £452,500 in 2025, more than the 20% rise across London as a whole.
Postcode districts in Newham
The dearest district was E20 (mostly Stratford Olympic Park ward), at £635,000, and the cheapest was E13 (Newham), at £410,000.
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- E20Newham, 132 salesMedian price £635,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- E7Newham, 450 salesMedian price £525,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
- E12Newham, 271 salesMedian price £480,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- E16Newham, 1,327 salesMedian price £453,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- E15Newham, 620 salesMedian price £445,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- E6Newham, 558 salesMedian price £425,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- E13Newham, 361 salesMedian price £410,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in E7 (Newham), up 6%, and fell most in E15 (Newham), down 1%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Affinity View, London (E16)133 sales
- Royal Crest Avenue, London (E16)128 sales
- Eden Place, London (E16)88 sales
- Riverscape Walk, London (E16)87 sales
- Western Gateway, London (E16)53 sales
- North Woolwich Road, London (E16)45 sales
- Bonnet Street, London (E16)40 sales
- High Street, London (E15)35 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Wanstead Park Avenue, London (E12, £1,150,000), Osborne Road, Forest Gate (E7, terraced houses, £1,030,000) and Dover Road, London (E12, terraced houses, £977,500).
The cheapest were Romford Road, Manor Park (E7, flats, £247,500), High Street, Stratford (E15, flats, £285,000) and Edwin Street, London (E16, flats, £300,000).
Leasehold homes
58% of sales in Newham were leasehold, against 53% across London as a whole. Most of them are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.
Living in Newham
Crime
118 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 90 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
92% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
34% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £1,944 a year in Newham for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 97 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
London boroughs
Median sale price of the 32 London boroughs with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Newham and the 14 boroughs nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Ealing£530,000
- Bromley£520,000
- Redbridge£507,000
- Hillingdon£505,000
- Tower Hamlets£500,000
- Hounslow£485,000
- Enfield£475,000
- Lewisham£475,000
- Greenwich£455,000
- Sutton£455,000
- Havering£450,000
- Newham, this borough£447,000
- Bexley£430,000
- Croydon£425,000
- Barking and Dagenham£380,000
About these figures
Newham's figures come from 3,486 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 7 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Newham, so their sales add up to 3,719 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 15% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.