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Canning Town North
Newham, London
PocketsCanning Town Central (Beckton Road · Malmesbury Road Park)Canning Town North (Memorial Recreation Ground · Bow Creek)Canning Town South & Bow Creek
Canning Town North sits between the Lea Valley and the Royal Docks in south Newham, a ward in the middle of one of London's longest-running regeneration cycles. Fifteen listed buildings include the Grade II Royal Oak public house, the Grade II Twelvetrees Crescent Bridge, and the Grade II Statue of Sir Corbet Woodhall. Public-transport access is very good: Canning Town combines the Jubilee line, the DLR and the Elizabeth line interchange at Custom House. Twenty-three outstanding-rated schools fall within the catchment, and the food and retail scene at 88 food and 225 non-food venues reflects one of the busiest new-build activity zones in east London. The downsides are on the most important axes: safety scores are among the lowest in London, air quality along the A13 and Silvertown Way is worse than average, and the ward is a building site for long stretches of any given year. Green space inside the ward runs to 30 hectares but is split across the Memorial Recreation Ground and Thames Barrier Park edges.
- Strongest73Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Also strong66Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Watch out14Safety
Higher recorded crime, driven by specific categories
At a glance
- Very good public-transport access
- 15 listed buildings
- 9 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Memorial Recreation Ground (12.3 hectares)
- 317 open venues (91 food and drink, 226 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
44Better than 36% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability65
- Rent affordability60
- Price momentum (5yr)37
- Activity (turnover)28
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Canning Town North: 39 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
14Among the lowest in London
- Personal safety15
- Property crime11
- Anti-social behaviour20
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Connectivity
73Better than 87% of London
Median public-transport access is excellent (TfL PTAL 6.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
40Better than 38% of London
- Air quality25
- Quietness63
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
45Better than 87% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining36
- Arts & culture29
- Retail & shops29
- Sports & recreation14
- Independent scene100
- Vitality (openings, diversity)94
317 open venues nearby — 91 food & drink, 226 other.
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Education
50Better than 33% of London
- Primary schools50
- Secondary schools50
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School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For Canning Town North: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
17Better than 35% of London
15 listed buildings
- Royal Oak Public HouseGrade II
- Twelvetrees Crescent BridgeGrade II
- Statue of Sir Corbet WoodhallGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
66Better than 61% of London
- Green spaces77
- Waterways60
Largest green space: Memorial Recreation Ground (12 ha). ~30 ha of green space in total.
Area development
28Better than 95% of London
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- Is Canning Town North safe?
- Canning Town North scores 14 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — recording more crime than most London wards. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Canning Town North a good place to live?
- Canning Town North scores 42 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are connectivity (73) and nature access (66); its weakest is safety (14). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Canning Town North?
- Very good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Canning Town North 6 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 73 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Canning Town North expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Canning Town North is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 13/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Canning Town North?
- Canning Town North scores 50 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 9 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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