325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Forest Gate South

Ward · E05013912

Ward
Forest Gate South
Council
Newham
Region
London
Country
England
Constituency
Stratford and Bow
Police
Metropolitan Police

House prices

£1.4m£682k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £1.1m +4.5% +1111% 2.7×
Semi-detached £1.1m +84% +1483% 4.1×
Terraced £625k +2.4% +1036% 2.5×
Flat £356k +6.3% +933% +48%

Median sale prices in Forest Gate South from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School 0.3 mi — 52.6 47%
Forest Gate Community School 0.4 mi Non-sel 58.1 68%
Stratford School Academy 0.4 mi Non-sel 53.9 63%
St Bonaventure's RC School 0.5 mi Non-sel 47.3 47%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £1,900
1 bed £1,608
2 bed £1,964
3 bed £2,173
4+ bed £2,636

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 3,817
Violence & sexual offences 948
Burglary 147
Anti-social behaviour 666

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
WOODGRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 0.5 mi
UPTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 0.6 mi
FIRST 4 HEALTH GROUP - E7 HEALTH GP practice 0.6 mi
THE FOREST PRACTICE GP practice 0.6 mi
THE VICARAGE LANE SURGERY GP practice 0.5 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Forest Gate Rail Station Rail station 0.5 mi
Forest Gate Station Rail station 0.5 mi
Forest Gate Station Rail station 0.5 mi
Wanstead Park Station Rail station 0.7 mi
Wanstead Park Rail Station Rail station 0.7 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Tube stations

StationDistance
Plaistow 1.6 mi
Stratford 1.6 mi
Upton Park 1.4 mi
Leyton 2.0 mi
West Ham 1.7 mi

Tube station data from Transport for London. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 98.7%
Gigabit 88.6%
Full fibre (FTTP) 72.2%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 100.0%
Indoor voice (all) 100.0%
5G outdoor (any) —

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Forest Gate South
average (lo–hi)
Overall18% (5–38)
Income15% (1–33)
Employment29% (15–47)
Education36% (22–49)
Health36% (22–61)
Crime26% (4–64)
Housing & services6% (2–19)
Living environment16% (4–30)

Your MP

Uma Kumaran MP

Labour

Stratford and Bow

uma.kumaran.mp@parliament.uk

https://www.umakumaran.co.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Play space 0.2 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.2 mi
Atherton Leisure Centre Sports facility 0.2 mi
Atherton Leisure Centre Sports facility 0.1 mi
Atherton Leisure Centre Sports facility 0.2 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Former Congregational Church (azhar Academy Girl's School) II 0.08 mi
No. 224 Romford Road Including Boundary Walls and Carriage House II 0.1 mi
The Spotted Dog Public House II 0.4 mi
'the Preacher', Forest Gate Methodist Church II 0.4 mi
Emmanuel Church II 0.4 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 24,999
Total registered 28,445
Dormant 255
New (last year) 5,902
New (last 5 years) 17,136

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 9
PM10 15
NO₂ 20
NOₓ 30

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 7
Fatal 0
Serious 1
Killed/serious 1
Pedestrian 2
Cyclist 3

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 595,600,000
Cars & taxis 446,100,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond) 9.6 mi
Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) 9.9 mi
Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond) 10.2 mi
The Serpentine - Hyde Park 10.2 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,830

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

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Aged 0–15 16.4%
Aged 16–64 73.7%
Aged 65+ 9.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

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White 38.0%
Asian 29.5%
Black 20.2%
Mixed 6.0%
Other 6.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 27.1%
Social rented 27.4%
Private rented 45.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 2.1%
Semi-detached 6.1%
Terraced 27.3%
Flat / maisonette 63.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 58.1%
1 car or van 32.9%
2+ cars or vans 9.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 66.3%
Unemployed 6.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 22.4%
Degree or above 41.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 59.0%
Smoking prevalence 11.0%
Infant mortality 3.1

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.