234 active companies are registered in Wanstead with Companies House. Out of 261 companies ever registered here, 3 are no longer active — a 90% survival rate. Business formation remains steady, with 45.7% of current companies established since 2020. A wave of registrations in the 2010s accounts for 38% of active companies, pointing to a decade of strong entrepreneurial activity. The most common industry sector is other letting and operating of own or leased real estate, with 26 companies. The average company age is 11.1 years. The earliest company registration in Wanstead dates back to 1938.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, April 2026
A diverse local economy with no single sector accounting for more than 15% of businesses.
The average active company in Wanstead is 11.1 years old. There are 1 <Link href="/glossary/fca-financial-conduct-authority">FCA-regulated firms</Link> in the area.
Companies in Wanstead have been awarded 4 government contracts with a combined value of £0.1M. See the Top Government Contractors report.
There are 234 active companies registered in Wanstead, out of 261 total. 3 (1%) are no longer active.
The top industries in Wanstead include Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (26 companies), Buying and selling of own real estate (13 companies), Dormant Company (9 companies).
45.7% of currently active companies in Wanstead were incorporated since 2020, indicating strong recent growth.
Our database contains 1,587 data signals across 8 categories for active companies in Wanstead. The largest category is Governance with 740 signals from 5 sources.
The oldest company registration in Wanstead dates back to 1938, spanning over 88 years of business history.