Small Sites in London

Facts & Figures

19 3,621 Total area (ha)
Total area of borough, in hectares

10 97 Population density
People per hectare (based on 2018 population data), including green belt and metropolitan open land

12 105 Population Density (excluding green space)
People per hectare (based on 2018 population data), excluding green belt and metropolitan open land.

14 36.19 Housing Density
Homes per hectare, excluding greenbelt and Metropolitan Open Land (MOL), 2020 estimate

6 10.62% Population Increase, 2013 - 2018
Percentage change in population in five-year period between 2013 and 2018

33 21,270 Mean Household Income
Estimated household income, mean

31 5.45% Household Income / House Price Ratio
Ratio of average (mean) annual income, 2018 estimate, to average (median) house price, 2017 estimate

26 162 Residential Planning Applications
Number of residential planning applications (not number of dwellings) considered by planning authority in period 2018-19

3 352,010 Population, 2018
Total population, 2018 figures

1 17.90% Overcrowding
Percentage of overcrowded homes in borough.

1 2.90 Occupancy Level per Dwelling
Approximate number of persons per dwelling, based on total borough population (based on 2018 levels) divided by total number of dwellings (based on 2020 projections).

Green Belt & Open Land

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17 77.51 Area of green belt
Total area of greenbelt, in hectares

23 199.14 Area of Metropolitan Open Land (MOL)
Total area, in hectares, of metropolitan open land

29 7.50% Green belt and MOL
Percentage of total area which is either green belt or Metropolitan Open Land (MOL)

26 277 Total Area of Protected Open Land
Total area of borough designated as either Green Belt or Metropolitan Open Land

London Plan Targets

Newham, London Borough of's 10 year housing target in the currently adopted 2015 London Plan was 19,945. This was increased to to 38,500 in the 2018 draft replacement ("Examination in Public") version of the London Plan.

In the Intend to Publish version of the new London Plan, this target has been revised to 32,800; a reduction of 14.81%.

5 19,945 2015 Current London Plan
10 year housing target

1 38,500 2018 "Examination in Public" London Plan
10 year housing target

2 32,800 10-Year Housing Target, Publication London Plan December 2020
10 year housing target. (Table 4.1 in the "Publication London Plan December 2020" version)

4 9.06 Publication London Plan December 2020
10 year housing target per hectare

4 8.75 Publication London Plan December 2020
10 year housing target per hectare (excluding greenbelt and Metropolitan Open Land)

4 0.09 Publication London Plan December 2020
10 year housing target per head of population (2018)

22 14.81% Reduction in total housing targets
Comparison between ITP and EIP targets (percentage change)

14 93.03% Change in housing targets, 2015 London Plan to 2018 Examination in Public London Plan

26 -5,700 Total Change in Housing Targets
Difference between 2018 'Examination in Public' version of the London Plan and the 2019 'Publication London Plan December 2020' version.

Small Sites

In the 2018 draft replacement London Plan, Newham's housing target for small sites (below 0.25Ha) was 9,500—24.68% of its total requirement. In the Intend to Publish version of the plan this has been changed to 3,800 which is a reduction of 60.00%.

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8 9,500 2018 "Examination in Public" London Plan
10 year small sites housing target

12 3,800 10-Year Small Sites Housing Target, Publication London Plan December 2020
10 year small sites housing target. (Table 4.2 in the "Publication London Plan December 2020" version)

31 11.59% Publication London Plan December 2020
Percentage of homes to be delivered on small sites

15 60.00% Reduction in Small Sites targets
Comparison between ITP and EIP targets

24 -5,700 Reduction in Small Sites Targets
Total reduction in quantity of homes to be delivered on small sites between EIP and ITP versions of the plan

14 86.56% Percentage of borough included within policy H2
Percentage of total borough area which is included within new London Plan (Publication London Plan December 2020) Policy H2, paragraph 4.2.5 zone, ie. within 800m of a station or town centre, or PTAL 3 or more.

14 1.21 Density of homes to be delivered within London Plan Small Sites zones
Density of homes per hectare, limited to area included within new London Plan (Publication London Plan December 2020) Policy H2, paragraph 4.2.5 zone, ie. within 800m of a station or town centre, or PTAL 3 or more.

6 3.03 Density based on 2018 London Plan small sites targets
Homes / hectare, including areas of borough only covered by Policy H2, paragraph 4.2.5, ie. PTAL 3+ or within 800m of station or town centre.

5 1.82 Additional homes per hectare required to achieve London Plan 2018 targets compared to 2019 targets
Based on London Plan targets, and small sites zones as defined by Policy H2, paragraph 4.2.5 zone, ie. within 800m of a station or town centre, or PTAL 3 or more.

12 3,134 Area of borough included within Policy H2, paragraph 4.2.5 zone
Policy H2 of the Publication London Plan December 2020 defines areas appropriate for small site development (ie. 0.25ha or less) as having a PTAL of 3 or higher, or within 800m of a station or a town centre boundary.

16 59,432 Freehold Titles <0.25ha
Total number of freehold titles within borough which have an area less than 0.25ha

21 0.49 Ratio of Small Sites to Total Housing Stock
Total number of freeholds with an area of less than 0.25ha divided by total number of dwellings (housing stock)

3 0.96 Ratio of Small Sites to All Sites
Total number of freehold sites with an area of less than 0.25ha divided by the total number of freehold sites for that borough

17 49.35 Area of Green Belt within Small Sites Policy H2 Zone
The total area, in hectares, of land which is both designated green belt and within the London Plan small sites policy H2 zone, ie. within 800m of a station, town centre, or with PTAL 3 or greater

18 4,374 Historic Small Sites Housing Approvals (2010-2019)
Total net number of residential dwellings approved on small sites (<0.25ha) during period 2010-2019, based on date of approval. Note that these figures include duplicate applications for the same site.

13 548 Historic Small Sites Affordable Housing Approved (2010-2019)
Total net number of affordable residential dwellings approved on small sites (<0.25ha) during period 2010-2019, based on date of approval. Note that these figures include duplicate applications for the same site.

2 68.15% Percentage of Green Belt within H2 Zone
Percentage of total green belt area which also falls within the London Plan Small Site Policy H2 zone (ie. 800m from station, town centre or with PTAL 3 or more)

16 12.53% Affordable Dwellings as Percentage of Small Site Approvals (2010-2019)
Percentage of planning approvals for new dwellings on small sites (<0.25ha) defined as "affordable" during period 2010-2019 inclusive. Note that there may be duplicate applications for the same site on different dates.

11 0.87 Ratio of Small Sites Approvals to Publication London Plan December 2020 Small Sites Targets
Total small sites housing target in Publication London Plan December 2020 divided by the total number of approved dwellings on small sites (<0.25ha) during period 2010-2019 inclusive. Note that there may be duplicate applications for the same site on different dates.

17 1.21 Number of Dwelling Approved on Small Sites per Hectare
Total number of dwellings approved on small sites (<0.25ha), per hectare, for period 2010-2019 inclusive. Note that there may be duplicate applications for the same site on different dates.

19 1,070 Total Number of Planning Applications for Small Sites, 2010-2019
The total number of planning applications approved for small sites (<0.25ha) which include a net increase in residential dwellings. (Note that this the number of applications, not the number of homes approved within those applications).

12 66 Total Number of Planning Applications for Affordable Housing on Small Sites, 2010-2019
The total number of planning applications approved for small sites (<0.25ha) which include a net increase in affordable residential dwellings. (Note that this the number of applications, not the number of homes approved within those applications).

17 2,879 Total Completed Small Sites Housing Developments 2010-2019
Total number of homes on small sites (<0.25ha) consented within period 2010-2019 inclusive, which have also been shown as completed within the London Development Database.

14 357 Total Completed Small Sites Affordable Housing Developments 2010-2019
Total number of affordable homes within small sites (<0.25ha) consented within period 2010-2019 inclusive, which have also been shown as completed within the London Development Database.

20 65.82% Percentage of Completed Homes on Small Sites Consented 2010-2019
The percentage of homes on small sites (<0.25ha) which have been completed compared to those consented in the period 2010-2019, according to the London Development Database. Note that the total number of consented homes might include multiple approvals for the same site: the completed schemes, presumably, do not. Note also the likely under-reporting of this figure, as applications consented within recent years may not have been completed and therefore would not be included within these figures.

24 0.76 Ratio of Historic Housing Completions on Small Sites Compared to Publication London Plan December 2020 Housing Target
This figure shows the total number of completed small sites housing units which have been consented in the ten-year period 2010-2019 divided by the new London Plan (Publication London Plan December 2020) small sites housing target (Policy H2). Those boroughs which exceed 1.0 have delivered more homes on small sites the last 10 years than they are required to do under the new targets.

16 0.80 Density of Completed Small Sites (Dwellings/Hectare) Consented 2010-2019
Density of homes completed on small sites in the ten-year period 2010-2019, expressed as dwellings per hectare.

Housing Delivery Test

Newham's required number of new homes between 2016 and 2020 was 7,265. In this period it actually delivered 7,100 new homes, resulting in a Housing Delivery Test measurement of 98%.

2020 Results

2019 Results

2018 Results

Note that the above maps exclude both Mayoral Development Corporations for clarity. See the ranking tables below for the performance of these entities.

14 98.00% NPPF Housing Delivery Test 2020: Score
Percentage of homes delivered compared to number required, for period 2016-20 inclusive, as described by NPPF Housing Delivery Test (note that the 'consequence' of the result is based on a figure rounded to the nearest whole number, so a score of, say, 94.7% will result in no consequence. For the purposes of this table, figures have been rounded accordingly, even though they are expressed to two decimal places.)

3 7,265 NPPF Housing Delivery Test 2020: Number Required
Total number of new homes required in period 2015-2020, as defined by the government's 2020 Housing Delivery Test measurements

6 26.43% Change in Housing Delivery Test Results 2019 to 2020
Percentage change in results between 2019 - 2020

2 7,100 NPPF Housing Delivery Test 2020: Number Achieved
Total number of new homes achieved in period 2015-2020, as defined by the government's 2020 Housing Delivery Test measurements

14 98 NPPF Housing Delivery Test 2020: Score
Percentage of homes delivered compared to target

20 221.49% Comparison of 2020 Housing Delivery Test (required) / London Plan Housing Targets (Publication London Plan December 2020)
Percentage of homes required to be delivered under the 2020 Housing Delivery Test (six year period, from 2015-2020 inclusive) compared to the Publication London Plan December 2020 version of the London Plan (annualised figures for four year period).

Housing Targets - Standard Method

2 3,616 Standard Method - Total Housing Targets
Total number of homes to be delivered using current standard method, according to planning consultancy Lichfields

8 3,644 2020 Standard Method - Total Housing Targets
Total number of homes to be delivered using 2020 standard method, according to planning consultancy Lichfields

31 100.77% Standard Method - Change in Total Housing Targets
Change in housing targets based on comparison between current Standard Method and 2020 version, according to Lichfields

13 1.09 Standard Method 2020 - Density
Density of homes to be provided under proposed 2020 Standard Method, per hectare, excluding green belt and metropolitan open land

8 3.01% Standard Method 2020 - Percentage of Total Housing Stock
Total housing target for borough using proposed 2020 Standard Method, expressed as a percentage of total housing stock (2020 projections)

Planning Policy

4 10 December 2018 Local Plan - Date of Adoption
Date of current (or at least, most recent) Local Plan adoption, based on Planning Inspectorate information. See source for date

30 29 Months since Local Plan adoption
Number of months that have elapsed since the LPA's Local Plan was adopted

Planning Appeals

29 47 Planning Appeals Decided - 2018-2019
Total number of planning appeals decided between April 2018 and March 2019

32 3 Planning Appeals Allowed - 2018-2019
Total number of planning appeals allowed between April 2018 and March 2019

33 6.38% Percentage of Planning Appeals Allowed
Percentage of planning appeals allowed in period April 2018 to March 2019

House Prices

32 £56,000 Median House Price, end of December 1997
Median cost of market-sale housing, excluding sales below market value (eg. Right to Buy), sales below £1,000 and sales above £20m

28 £390,500 Median House Price, end of December 2017
Median cost of market-sale housing, excluding sales below market value (eg. Right to Buy), sales below £1,000 and sales above £20m

2 697.32% 10 Year House Price Increase
Percentage increase in median house price between December 1997 and December 2017

33 290.62% Ratio of house prices to median earnings, 1997
Ratio of house prices to median earnings, based on 1997 data

26 1,269.09% Ratio of house prices to median earnings, 2017
Ratio of house prices to median earnings, based on 2017 data

31 22.90% Change in house price to median earnings ratio, 20 year period
Percentage change in house price / median earning ratio in 20 year period from 1997 to 2017

Housing Stock

13 121,204 Housing Stock (2020)
2020 projected total housing stock

1 41.98% Housing Stock (Increase, 2020-2030)
Projected increase in housing stock 2020 - 2030

15 49.70% Flats as percentage of total dwellings
Number of flats within each borough expressed as a percentage of total housing stock, based on VOA data

16 21.56% Percentage of 1 bed homes
Percentage of total number of dwellings which have one bedroom (including houses and flats)

14 107,690 Total number of dwellings
Total number of dwellings within borough, based on VOA data

19 44,050 Number of Family Homes
Total number of family homes (dwellings with 3 or more bedrooms) based on 2015 data.

10 31.07% Percentage of 2 bed homes
Percentage of total number of dwellings which have two bedrooms (including houses and flats)

16 52.63% Percentage of 1 or 2 bed homes
Percentage of total number of dwellings which have one or two bedrooms (including houses and flats)

20 373,427 Total number of habitable rooms
Total number of habitable rooms for all residential property types, assuming the following: 1 bed = 2 habitable rooms, 2 bed = 3 habitable rooms, 3 bed = 5 habitable rooms, 4+ bed = 6 habitable rooms

18 111.50 Density of Habitable Rooms
Habitable rooms per hectare for all property types, assuming the following: 1 bed = 2 habitable rooms, 2 bed = 3 habitable rooms, 3 bed = 5 habitable rooms, 4+ bed = 6 habitable rooms, excluding green belt and metropolitan open land

4 146 Council homes sold under Right to Buy, 2018
Total number of council homes sold under Right to Buy during 12 month period covering 2017/18

26 -146 Net number of Council homes
This formula deducts the total number of homes sold under Right to Buy from the number of council homes completed in the same period

28 13.15 Density of Family Homes
Number of family homes (assumed with three bedrooms or more) per hectare, excluding green belt and metropolitan open land

1 0.94 Residents per habitable room
This figure takes the 2018 population of the authority, divided by the total number of habitable rooms (based on 2015 housing stock data) to provide an approximate ratio of people per habitable room. The higher the figure, the more overcrowded the borough.

22 36.34% Percentage of Housing Stock which is Family Homes
The total number of family homes expressed as a percentage of total housing stock.

Rents

15 £1,400 Median Monthly Rental, 2019
12 months to Q1 2019

1 60.73% Increase in Median Monthly Rental, 2011 - 2019
Percentage change in median monthly rents, all categories, for period between 12 months to Q2 2011 to 12 months to Q1 2019.

Vacant Dwellings

16 1,893 Number of Vacant Dwellings
Total number of vacant dwellings, based on 2018 data

21 1.56% Vacant Dwellings as Proportion of Housing Stock
Percentage of total housing stock (2020 estimate) which is defined as "vacant" by MHCLG methodology, based on 2018 figures

Brownfield Land

30 9 Area of Brownfield Land
Total area of brownfield land, in hectares, based on CPRE data

31 332 Projected Homes on Brownfield Land
Area of brownfield land multiplied by average borough housing density (based on 2020 housing projections), excluding green belt and metropolitan land. Note that this figure provides the potential additional dwellings based on existing densities rather than projected increases in density

32 0.86% Comparison Against London Plan EIP Housing Targets
Compares the potential development capacity on brownfield land against the London Plan (Examination in Public) housing targets. Note that a comparison against small sites targets is not useful as the brownfield registers might include large sites which exceed 0.25Ha and therefore do not count as "small sites" under the Policy H2 definition

24 98.60% Percentage of new homes consented on brownfield land
For period 2016/17

Golf Courses

24 2.87 Area of Golf Courses in Borough
Total area, in hectares, of all golf courses within the borough. Where a single golf course crosses a borough boundary, only the area that falls within it is counted

24 0.08% Percentage of Borough Occupied by Golf Courses
Total percentage of borough area which is occupied by golf courses. Where a single golf course crosses a borough boundary, only the area that falls within it is counted

24 104 Potential Housing Capacity of Golf Courses
Taking the prevailing housing density for the borough, this shows the total potential capacity of the borough's golf courses have to provide housing. These areas include green belt, which would not be eligible for development, but as this is a slightly mischievous exercise it doesn't hurt to explore the idea

23 0.15 Area of Golf Courses not in Green Belt
Total area, in hectares, of golf courses which do no lie within designated green belt

23 5 Housing Capacity of Golf Courses not in Green Belt
The potential capacity for areas of golf courses which do not sit within designation green belt. There may be other protections (eg. Metropolitan Open Land) which apply, but which are not included within the data. For this data existing housing density has been calculated by excluding green belt land, but not MOL, as most golf courses that do not occupy green belt are otherwise designated as MOL

Homelessness

1 14,456 People living in temporary accommodation
As of March 2019

3 79 People Sleeping Rough
As of Autumn 2018

1 14,535 Total Number of Homeless People

2 4.13% Percentage of Population Homeless
Estimate based on December 2019 figures (temporary accommodation) and Autumn 2018 estimate (rough sleepers)

1 27,635 Households on council housing waiting list, 2019
Total number of households on council housing waiting list

15 5.72% Change in number of households on waiting list, 2018-2019
Percentage channge in number of households on borough housing waiting list, between 2018 and 2019.

1 26,139 Households on council housing waiting list, 2018
Total number of households on council housing waiting list

1 24.63% Percentage of Households on Waiting List
Percentage of total borough households on housing waiting list

Demographics

1 47.29% Percentage of total borough population classified as Asian
Percentage of total borough population falling within Asian classification, according to ONS

2 68.38% Percentage of Total Borough Population as BAME
Percentage of total borough population falling within BAME (including Asian, Black, Mixed / Other) according to ONS classifications

Car Ownership

20 70,186 Number of licensed vehicles (cars only), 2018
Total number of licensed vehicles, by borough, 2018

3 14.53% Change in number of licensed vehicles (cars), 2004 - 2018
Percentage change in number of licensed vehicles (cars only), 2004 - 2018

26 0.20 Number of licensed cars per head of population, 2018
Number of licensed vehicles (cars only) in 2018, divided by total borough population for the same year

18 19.38 Vehicle density
Number of licensed vehicles (cars only) per hectare, 2018 figures

33 -5.80% Change in Car Ownership by Head of Population
Percentage change in car ownership per head of population in period between 2013 and 2018.

9 60,754.56 Number of Registered Vehicles within Small Sites Zone
Number of vehicles within London Plan Policy H2 Small Sites zone, assuming even distribution across the borough's area (including green belt)

Coronavirus

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1 35,000 Number of confirmed cases of coronavirus
Total number of cases to date

4 9.94% Percentage of borough population with confirmed case of coronavirus
Total number of cases to date

15 360.01 Confirmed cases of Coronavirus by density (including green space)
Number of confirmed cases of coronavirus divided by population density, including areas designated as green belt or metropolitan open land

11 333.01 Confirmed cases of Coronavirus by density (excluding green space)
Number of confirmed cases of coronavirus divided by population density, excluding areas designated as green belt or metropolitan open land

4 9.67 Confirmed cases of Coronavirus per hectare (including green space)
Total number of confirmed coronavirus within each borough divided by total borough area, including green belt and metropolitan open land

8 762.00 Deaths Involving COVID-19 by Borough
Total number of deaths attributed to Coronavirus, by borough. See source for dates

4 10.45 Confirmed cases of Coronavirus per hectare (excluding green space)
Total number of confirmed coronavirus within each borough divided by total borough area, excluding green belt and metropolitan open land

5 21.05 Density of Coronavirus Deaths (per 100 hectares)
Number of deaths due to Covid-19 per 100 hectares, including green belt and MOL

16 2.16 Coronavirus Deaths by Population (per 1,000)
Number of deaths due to Covid-19 per 1,000 people

Air Quality

12 14.00 Air quality, Particulates
Population weighted average concentration of PM2.5 (µg / m³), calculated for males and females and 5 year age groups separately,weighted average

12 38.20 Air quality, NO₂
Population weighted average concentration of NO₂ (µg / m³), calculated for males and females and 5 year age groups separately, weighted average