Table 2 Newham at a glance.

Stratford, home of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, is one of the districts within the London Borough of Newham

Surface: 36.22 km²

Population size: 333,000 (25.2% under 18 years; 67.8% aged 18–64 years; 7% aged 65 years and older). By 2021, population is projected to be over 368,000. Newham has the highest proportion of young people in the country

Before the Games, Newham was the second most deprived borough in London. After the Games, Newham is no longer in the top 20 most deprived local authorities in England

It hosts the Westfield Stratford City, the largest urban shopping centre in Europe

Ethnic background: 46.5% Asian/Asian British; 26.5% white; 18.1% black/black British; 4.9% mixed/multiple ethnic group; 4.0% other ethnic groups. It is the most ethnically diverse place in England and Wales

Over 200 languages and dialects are spoken in Newham

Governance: Newham’s council is led by a directly elected mayor