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Plaistow North
Newham, London
PocketsPlaistow North East (Green Street · west · north · Barking Road · Southern Road Playing Fields)Plaistow North (Stopford Road · Clegg Street)West Ham Park (Plashet Road · south-east)Plaistow Park
Plaistow North sits in the middle of Newham, a dense Victorian ward of terraces between the Romford Road and the A13, with Plaistow station and Upton Park close to the boundary. The character is east-London working-class residential, sitting close to the streets that carried West Ham's old Boleyn Ground footprint, even though the stadium itself has moved. Connectivity is very good — Plaistow on the District and Hammersmith & City lines — and seventy-six Ofsted-outstanding schools are within reach, one of the highest figures in the batch. Four Grade II listings (Essex Lodge, Willow Cottage, the Passmore Edwards Library) survive. Non-food amenity reads very high at two hundred and thirty-seven, reflecting local retail density. The drawbacks are stacked. Crime sits well below the London middle, planning scores are very low, green space is thin at under seven hectares with Plaistow Park the small anchor, and there is no conservation area coverage inside the ward. Air quality sits close to the London average.
- Strongest63Education
Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools
- Also strong60Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Watch out2Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 4 listed buildings
- 13 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Plaistow Park (3.3 hectares)
- 432 open venues (84 food and drink, 348 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
51Better than 56% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability85
- Rent affordability50
- Price momentum (5yr)60
- Activity (turnover)12
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Plaistow North: 46 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
37Better than 27% of London
- Personal safety35
- Property crime37
- Anti-social behaviour40
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Connectivity
60Better than 75% of London
Median public-transport access is very good (TfL PTAL 5.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
52Better than 56% of London
- Air quality42
- Quietness68
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
36Better than 75% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining14
- Arts & culture21
- Retail & shops29
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene100
- Vitality (openings, diversity)50
432 open venues nearby — 84 food & drink, 348 other.
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Education
63Better than 90% of London
- Primary schools56
- Secondary schools70
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For Plaistow North: 6 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
10Better than 25% of London
4 listed buildings
- Essex LodgeGrade II
- Willow CottageGrade II
- Passmore Edwards LibraryGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
45Better than 11% of London
- Green spaces63
- Waterways5
Largest green space: Plaistow Park (3 ha). ~7 ha of green space in total.
Area development
2Better than 43% of London
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- Is Plaistow North safe?
- Plaistow North scores 37 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 Plaistow North a good place to live?
- Plaistow North scores 40 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 education (63) and connectivity (60); its weakest is area development (2). 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 Plaistow North?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Plaistow North 5 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 60 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Plaistow North expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Plaistow North 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 Plaistow North?
- Plaistow North scores 63 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 13 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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