Living in Forest Gate

Newham
56/100overall liveability across 9 data dimensions

Forest Gate sits in the London Borough of Newham. Its strongest points are air quality (100), green space (99), groceries (93). The things to weigh up are transport (17) and area quality (15). A typical two-bed here rents for around £1,983 a month. Scores are percentile-ranked against 132 London neighbourhoods, so a 70 means it beats roughly seven in ten areas.

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How Forest Gate scores

Typical rent in Newham

£1,6221 bed / studio
£1,9832 bed
£2,1943 bed

Median private rents for the London Borough of Newham (ONS Price Index of Private Rents).

🏛 £1,944/yr council tax (Band D, Newham) — MHCLG 2026-27

📶 Broadband up to 1 Gbps (gigabit available) — Ofcom, predicted, Newham

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Nearby neighbourhoods

Plaistow Newham · 2.1 km Stratford Newham · 2.1 km Leytonstone Waltham Forest · 2.4 km Wanstead Redbridge · 3.2 km Ilford Redbridge · 3.2 km Hackney Wick Hackney · 3.4 km

Data: Police.uk + IMD 2019 crime domain (crime, month 2026-04); English Indices of Deprivation 2019, MHCLG (area quality); ONS HPSSA median sale price (Year ending Mar 2023 (ONS HPSSA)); ONS Price Index of Private Rents (rent); OpenStreetMap via Overpass (amenities & transport); London Air, Imperial College London (air quality). Scores are relative to 132 London neighbourhoods and exclude commute (that depends on where you work — run the matcher). A well-informed starting point, not advice; always visit in person.