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Plaistow South
Newham, London
Plaistow South sits between West Ham and Canning Town in Newham, a dense residential ward of late-Victorian and interwar terraces on the flat ground north of the Royal Docks. The four listed buildings include the Grade II Fairbairn Hall, the Grade II Church of St Andrew and its Grade II Vicarage. Sixty-one Ofsted outstanding rated schools fall within reach — the highest figure in the batch — reflecting Newham's unusually dense education network. Transport is reasonable, with Plaistow on the District and Hammersmith & City lines and the DLR at Canning Town and Star Lane. The food and retail offer along Plaistow Road and Prince Regent Lane runs to eighty-two eating places. The honest downsides sit across several lines: crime in the bottom third of London wards, no conservation-area cover, air quality depressed by the A13 and the Lower Lea crossing traffic, and green space running to just under seven hectares.
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- Good public-transport access
- 4 listed buildings
- 14 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Greenway (2.3 hectares)
- 188 open venues (92 food and drink, 96 other)
Plaistow South score highlights
- Education Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools (score 66/100).
- Nature Access Strong access to green space and waterways (score 57/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 7/100).
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Property prices & growth
53/ 100
- Purchase affordability80
- Rent affordability50
- Price momentum (5yr)60
- Activity (turnover)24
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and 30 years of sale-price history for this ward.
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Safety
32/ 100
- Personal safety30
- Property crime31
- Anti-social behaviour36
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Connectivity
54/ 100
Median public-transport access is good (TfL PTAL 4.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
51/ 100
- Air quality35
- Quietness75
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Cultural Signal
34/ 100
- Nightlife7
- Dining29
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops29
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene79
- Vitality (openings, diversity)69
188 open venues nearby — 92 food & drink, 96 other.
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Education
66/ 100
- Primary schools68
- Secondary schools64
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Heritage
11/ 100
4 listed buildings
- Fairbairn HallGrade II
- Church of St AndrewGrade II
- St Andrew's VicarageGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
57/ 100
- Green spaces77
- Waterways15
Largest green space: Greenway (2 ha). ~7 ha of green space in total.
Area development
7/ 100
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