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Stratford Central

Middle area

North west Newham. 10,146 people in 0.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 92% of people in Stratford Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£460,000
Joint 1,275th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,987
Joint 1,162nd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
92%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Stratford Central

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stratford Central at a rate of 315.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Anti-social behaviour725
Other crime619
Violence and sexual offences597
Shoplifting315
Theft from the person292
Vehicle crime192
Drug offences152
Burglary113
Robbery108
Criminal damage and arson89

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Stratford Central compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Stratford CentralMiddle
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. Stratford Central is £460,000.
£460,00016th most expensive
Population40 middle areas, Newham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Newham40 areas from 6,275 to 13,097. The middle area is 8,604. Stratford Central is 9,987.
9,9878th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares40 middle areas, Newham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Newham40 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 13.5%. Stratford Central is 92.0%.
92%8th most people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Stratford Central is 85.7%.
85.7%4th lowest

Is Stratford Central safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stratford Central at a rate of 315.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 245 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Stratford Central.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (725), other crime (619) and violence and sexual offences (597).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Stratford Central 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.2×
Joint 78th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.6
29th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Stratford Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Stratford Central was £460,000 in 2025.

Stratford Central had 9,987 usual residents at the census.

About 92% of people in Stratford Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Stratford Central, 85.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.