Newham noise and liveability
London. Aircraft and road noise, affordability, schools, crime and access, from published sources.
| Sky Score | 4.8 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Quiet skies | 3.0 / 10 |
| Affordability | 4.0 / 10Scored against borough prices across the whole country, not just this city - 3 of 33 here by price, cheapest first |
| Growth | 3.3 / 10Price trend after inflation (real terms), scored against every borough Sky Score covers in this currency, not just this city - 25 of 33 here by trend, fastest-rising first |
| Liveability | 7.4 / 10 |
| Environment | 5.7 / 10 |
| Average price | £390,349HM Land Registry HPI |
| Price trend | -5.0% year on yearHM Land Registry HPI |
| Aircraft noise band | Moderate-HighEstimated from airport geometry, ladder scaled by the DEFRA Round 4 footprint |
| Recorded crime | 104ONS Table C4, per 1,000 residents per year |
| Progress 8 | 0.28DfE KS4 2023/24 revised, 0.0 is the national average |
| Road noise | HighDEFRA road Lden, share of addresses over WHO 53 dB |
| Air quality | ModerateDEFRA background maps against WHO 2021 |
| Flood risk | LowEnvironment Agency RoFRS, risk after defences |
| Transport access | ExcellentNaPTAN, share of postcodes within 800 m of a station |
| Healthcare access | GoodNHS ODS |
See it on the map. Noise contours, flight corridors and every neighbourhood in London.
Open Newham on the Sky Score mapWhere these numbers come from
Transport access: DfT NaPTAN, Open Government Licence v3.0; Healthcare access: NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0; Postcode resolution: postcodes.io (Open Government Licence v3.0); Borough metadata: ONS (Crime in England and Wales, Police Force Area data tables, Table C4) and Department for Education (Key Stage 4 Progress 8), Open Government Licence v3.0; Aviation noise context: DEFRA strategic noise mapping, Open Government Licence v3.0; Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026 vintage, Open Government Licence v3.0; Air quality: DEFRA background pollution maps (PCM), Open Government Licence v3.0; Road noise: DEFRA Strategic Noise Mapping Round 4 road Lden, Open Government Licence v3.0; Flood risk: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Open Government Licence v3.0; Inflation: ONS CPIH 12-month rate, all items (series L55O, dataset MM23), July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0
Methodology version 5.2. Full method: API reference. Figures are for the whole borough; a single address can differ, and the map shows postcode-level detail.