Forest Gate West
Middle areaNorth west Newham. 8,308 people in 0.7 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 West’s wards yet.
How Forest Gate West compares
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Forest Gate WestMiddle
Median sale price40 middle areas, Newham · 2025
£415,80013th lowest
Population40 middle areas, Newham · 2021
8,07613th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage40 middle areas, Newham · Jan 2026
96.0%9th highest
Claimant rate40 middle areas, Newham · Aug 2026
7.7%joint 16th lowest
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 West alone. See Newham
Forest Gate West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Forest Gate West was £415,800 in 2025.
Forest Gate West had 8,076 usual residents at the census.
In Forest Gate West, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Forest Gate West, 7.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.