WageSight

Newham

Data to Aug 2026

Published at local authority grain.

Recent months are provisional and revised in later ONS releases; this page always shows the latest published value (data to 2026-08-01).

Median monthly pay
£2,668
+3.3% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-08-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Real pay vs CPIH
+0.0%
CPIH 3.60%
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-08-01
Source: Derived: HMRC RTISA median pay deflated by ONS CPIH for 2026-08-01; PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay; Consumer Price Indices (ONS MM23/CPIH)
Payrolled employees
193,905
+0.4% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-08-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay

Median pay trend

Median monthly pay trend, broadly flat, ending at the latest month.
Trend shown as a non-recoverable image; the exact monthly history is available via the WageSight grounding API.

How it compares

AreaMedian payChange, yrReal termsEmployees
Wandsworth (Sep 2026)£4,022+4.2%+0.6%177,241
Croydon (Sep 2026)£2,987+3.9%+0.3%191,693
Ealing (Sep 2026)£2,953+4.9%+1.2%181,184
Barnet (Sep 2026)£2,952+4.3%+0.7%174,848
Newham£2,668+3.3%+0.0%193,905
London (Sep 2026)£3,119+3.9%+0.3%4,352,018
United Kingdom (Sep 2026)£2,660+4.4%+0.8%30,280,860

Figures exact as published; WageSight does not round. The quarterly LAD release means mixed vintages are normal — a row a quarter behind shows its own data month.

Everyday & leisure spending

Everyday and leisure spending, priced at the area's CPI region — not a weekly food shop, rent, energy, or council tax.

Eating out basket£79.75
Night out for two£182.83
Night out with friends£59.61
Family day out£420.31
Household essentials (monthly)£59.30
Dog owner monthly costs£39.92
Monthly leisure activities£136.06

Priced at London prices (CPI region), not the town.

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 63.1 healthy years at birth (56.9–69.4) · England 61.3 — not significantly different from England

Men: 62.8 healthy years at birth (57.7–67.8) · England 60.9 — not significantly different from England

Official statistics in development (2022–2024), at birth. Comparisons are gated on statistical significance; change over time is not asserted.

About these figures. Pay and employment derive from HMRC PAYE RTI, published by ONS. Real pay is deflated by CPIH (3.60%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.