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Forest Gate North

Middle area

North west Newham. 7,912 people in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Forest Gate North’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£585,000
549th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,711
4,045th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Forest Gate North compares

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Median sale price40 middle areas, Newham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Newham40 areas from £315,000 to £642,000. The middle area is £448,750. Forest Gate North is £585,000.
£585,0002nd highest
Population40 middle areas, Newham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Newham40 areas from 6,275 to 13,097. The middle area is 8,604. Forest Gate North is 7,711.
7,71111th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage40 middle areas, Newham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Newham40 areas from 77.1% to 99.8%. The middle area is 92.2%. Forest Gate North is 93.4%.
93.4%18th highest
Claimant rate40 middle areas, Newham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Newham40 areas from 2.5% to 10.3%. The middle area is 8.0%. Forest Gate North is 8.1%.
8.1%joint 17th highest

Figures for the whole of Newham

These figures are published for the whole of Newham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newham and not Forest Gate North alone. See Newham

Average house price
£390,349
Down 5.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,595
92nd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.2×
78th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.6
29th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Forest Gate North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Forest Gate North was £585,000 in 2025.

Forest Gate North had 7,711 usual residents at the census.

In Forest Gate North, 93.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Forest Gate North, 8.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.