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East Ham
Newham, London
PocketsEast Ham Central (High Street North · Ron Leighton Way · north-west · Barking Road · Central Park)East Ham South (Edwardian Garden · Central Park)East Ham West
East Ham sits at the east of Newham around the High Street South and Barking Road junction, a dense residential ward whose daily rhythm is set by East Ham Underground station and the long retail strip. The ten listed buildings include the Grade II* Newham Council Offices — East Ham Town Hall, opened in 1903 to a design by Cheers and Smith and topped by a 150-foot tower — along with the Grade II Public Library and Council Offices. Forty-three Ofsted outstanding rated schools fall within reach, one of the densest education footprints in London. Transport is good, with the District and Hammersmith & City lines at East Ham and Elizabeth line access at Forest Gate and Manor Park. The food and retail offer along High Street South runs to 174 eating places. The downsides are measurable: safety sits in the bottom third of London wards pulled by the main strip, air quality is poor along the A13 corridor, and green space within the ward runs to around ten hectares.
- Strongest68Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Also strong58Education
Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools
- Watch out1Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 10 listed buildings
- 5.4% covered by a conservation area
- 9 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Central Park (10 hectares)
- 245 open venues (172 food and drink, 73 other)
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East Ham Town Hall, Grade II*, was designed by Henry Cheers and Joseph Smith in Renaissance style and officially opened by the philanthropist John Passmore Edwards on 5 February 1903.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
52Better than 58% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability85
- Rent affordability45
- Price momentum (5yr)60
- Activity (turnover)20
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For East Ham: 46 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
27Better than 10% of London
- Personal safety23
- Property crime29
- Anti-social behaviour32
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Every recorded crime type — burglary, robbery, vehicle crime and more — grouped into personal, property and anti-social behaviour, with the monthly trend for this ward.
For East Ham: personal, property & anti-social breakdown24-mo trend to Jun 2026counts —
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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Real TfL journey times to London's major hubs, plus this ward's transport access rank across London.
For East Ham: — min by TfL to 8 major hubsaccess rank —
Air & Quiet
45Better than 45% of London
- Air quality48
- Quietness40
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
39Better than 80% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining50
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops43
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene79
- Vitality (openings, diversity)63
245 open venues nearby — 172 food & drink, 73 other.
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What's open nearby — the venue mix, share of independents, and recent openings.
For East Ham: the mix behind 245 open venues—% independent
Education
58Better than 74% of London
- Primary schools58
- Secondary schools58
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School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For East Ham: 3 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
20Better than 38% of London
10 listed buildings · 5% under a conservation area
- Newham Council OfficesGrade II*
- Public LibraryGrade II
- Fellowship HouseGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
37Better than 5% of London
- Green spaces49
- Waterways15
Largest green space: Central Park (10 ha). ~10 ha of green space in total.
Area development
1Better than 33% of London
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East Ham, quick answers
- Is East Ham safe?
- East Ham scores 27 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 East Ham a good place to live?
- East Ham scores 39 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 (58); its weakest is area development (1). 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 East Ham?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in East Ham 5 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 68 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is East Ham expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, East Ham is among London's more affordable areas to buy: its purchase-affordability score is 17/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near East Ham?
- East Ham scores 58 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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