Newham
8 datasets are currently published for Newham. 2 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Newham compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 2nd of 361 (54.1 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: ranked 71st of 318 (£410,000).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 37th of 132 (19.6%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count — Newham: 20,385, July 2026 (-3.3% year on year, from 21,090). (same figure, by: Claimant count by age) Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Newham: 94.9, June 2026 (-0.7% year on year, from 95.6). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Newham: £410,000, Q2 2026 (-4.7% year on year, from £430,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — Newham: 19.6%, 2024/25 (-0.3 percentage points year on year, from 19.8%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Newham: 12, Q1 2026 (+9.1% year on year, from 11). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Newham: 376,542, 2025 (-0.8% year on year, from 379,479). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Newham: 764, 2025 (-0.4% year on year, from 767). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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