Forest Gate South
Middle areaNorth west Newham. 10,292 people in 0.6 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Forest Gate South’s wards yet.
How Forest Gate South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Forest Gate SouthMiddle
Median sale price40 middle areas, Newham · 2025
£475,00012th highest
Population40 middle areas, Newham · 2021
9,54413th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage40 middle areas, Newham · Jan 2026
91.5%20th lowest
Claimant rate40 middle areas, Newham · Aug 2026
8.8%10th 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 South alone. See Newham
Forest Gate South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Forest Gate South was £475,000 in 2025.
Forest Gate South had 9,544 usual residents at the census.
In Forest Gate South, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Forest Gate South, 8.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.