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Canning Town South
Newham, London
PocketsCanning Town South & Bow Creek (Keir Hardie Park · north · Bow Creek Ecology Park · Royal Victoria · Bow Creek)
Canning Town South sits at the southern tip of Newham on the Thames and Royal Docks edge, a ward at the heart of the Canning Town regeneration zone. The character is new-build dense urban on top of a post-industrial slate. The two listed buildings are the Grade II Church of St Luke and the Grade II Chapel at the former Dockland Settlement, and twenty outstanding-rated schools sit within reach. Good public-transport access links the Jubilee line, DLR and the Elizabeth line at Canning Town, and planning activity is intense with a substantial development pipeline. Market conditions are relatively accessible. The negatives are pronounced: green space inside the ward is very limited with Keir Hardie Park the largest named park at under three hectares, safety scores sit below the borough median, air quality is poor because of the A13 and the Silvertown Way, and heritage is minimal.
- Strongest68Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Also strong56Education
Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools
- Watch out9Heritage
Little listed-building or conservation-area presence
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 2 listed buildings
- 6 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Keir Hardie Park (2.7 hectares)
- 122 open venues (36 food and drink, 86 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
45Better than 40% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability60
- Rent affordability40
- Price momentum (5yr)51
- Activity (turnover)24
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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 South: 23 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
33Better than 18% of London
- Personal safety33
- Property crime29
- Anti-social behaviour40
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Connectivity
68Better than 83% of London
Median public-transport access is very good (TfL PTAL 5.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
33Better than 25% of London
- Air quality23
- Quietness45
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
34Better than 72% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining21
- Arts & culture21
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation29
- Independent scene86
- Vitality (openings, diversity)50
122 open venues nearby — 36 food & drink, 86 other.
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Education
56Better than 65% of London
- Primary schools66
- Secondary schools46
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For Canning Town South: 2 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
9Better than 24% of London
2 listed buildings
- Church of St LukeGrade II
- Chapel of St George and St Helena at Former Dockland Settlement No. 1Grade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
55Better than 28% of London
- Green spaces54
- Waterways85
Largest green space: Keir Hardie Park (3 ha). ~8 ha of green space in total.
Area development
32Better than 97% of London
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- Is Canning Town South safe?
- Canning Town South scores 33 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 South a good place to live?
- Canning Town South scores 41 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 (68) and education (56); its weakest is heritage (9). 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 South?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Canning Town South 5 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 68 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Canning Town South expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Canning Town South is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 12/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Canning Town South?
- Canning Town South scores 56 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 6 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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