Electoral wardE05013909
East Ham ward, London Borough of Newham
East Ham is one of 24 electoral wards of Newham London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 15,129 residents in 4,298 households — 15,515 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the East Ham constituency.
Residents, 202115,129council ward average 14,627
Households4,2983.52 residents per household
Density15,515/ km²about 0.98 km² · London Borough of Newham 9,700
Aged 65+9.0%London Borough of Newham: 7.2% · under 16: 23.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.0% · 1,054
5–97.8% · 1,176
10–158.8% · 1,326
16–195.6% · 850
20–247.1% · 1,079
25–3415.9% · 2,404
35–4924.4% · 3,686
50–6414.5% · 2,200
65–745.5% · 838
75–842.6% · 391
85+0.8% · 126
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van48.8% · 2,097
1 car or van38.2% · 1,643
2 cars or vans10.7% · 462
3 or more2.2% · 96
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; London Borough of Newham overall: 30.8% owned, 28.0% social rented, 38.5% private rented.
Owned outright19.1% · 821
With mortgage20.8% · 892
Shared ownership0.6% · 27
Social rented16.4% · 705
Private rented42.9% · 1,843
Lives rent free0.2% · 10
Type of home
Detached house7.4% · 318
Semi-detached house11.8% · 509
Terraced house46.5% · 1,997
Purpose-built flat20.6% · 886
Converted house9.4% · 403
Other conversion0.7% · 31
Above shop / office3.5% · 150
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013909- Constituency
- East Ham
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 24
Council offices in this ward
CThe Cove - London Borough Of NewhamCouncil office · E6 2RPCNewham CouncilCouncil office · E6 2RTTNewham Town HallTown hall · E6 2RP
Other wards in the same constituency
BBoleyn6.6% aged 65+ · 36.3% owned15,107EEast Ham South7.0% aged 65+ · 41.1% owned18,516FForest Gate South8.3% aged 65+ · 30.0% owned17,774GGreen Street East7.3% aged 65+ · 39.9% owned16,973LLittle Ilford7.4% aged 65+ · 33.2% owned17,547MManor Park8.1% aged 65+ · 34.9% owned15,832PPlaistow North8.7% aged 65+ · 29.1% owned18,290PPlashet9.4% aged 65+ · 44.8% owned11,617WWall End7.3% aged 65+ · 39.8% owned16,500
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.