What can you afford in Newham?
1,339 homes changed hands in Newham over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £435,250 or less, a quarter for under £340,750, and three quarters for under £525,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £87,050 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £87,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 10.2× the local median full-time salary of £42,595 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · Newham
£435,250
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £340,750
- Three quarters under
- £525,000
- Sales
- 1,339
- HPI average
- £405,002
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 1,339 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 1% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 3% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 8% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 31.9% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 70% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £370,000 · 701 | ≈£74,000 |
| Terraced house | £475,450 · 600 | ≈£95,090 |
| Semi-detached house | £477,500 · 32 | ≈£95,500 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Newham average prices down 1.4% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Neath Port Talbot
- New Forest
- Newark and Sherwood
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Newport
- North Devon
- North East Derbyshire
- North East Lincolnshire
- North Hertfordshire
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.