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Plaistow West & Canning Town East
Newham, London
PocketsCanning Town Central (Balaam Street · Barking Road)Canning Town East (west · Freemasons Road)Canning Town North (East London Cemetery · Upper Road)Plaistow Park (Upper Road · High Street)
Plaistow West and Canning Town East sits in the south-west of Newham, where the old working-class East End meets the docklands. Plaistow was historically part of the parish of West Ham in Essex, and Canning Town was founded on the east bank of the River Lea in the first half of the 19th century; its population boomed after the North London Line extension to North Woolwich in 1846 and the opening of the docks. The ward has six listed buildings including the Grade II Memorial Baptist Church, the Grade II Coach and Horses Public House and the Grade II Earl of Derby. Transport is strong: Canning Town station on the Jubilee line and DLR plus Star Lane and West Ham nearby give very good public-transport access. Around 70 food venues and a notable 244 non-food venues reflect the retail around Barking Road. Schools are plentiful, with 46 Ofsted-outstanding options nearby. The drawbacks are real. Safety scores sit well below the London median, air-quality is poor from the A13 and Canning Town junctions, green space inside the ward is thin at 6.1 hectares, and there is no conservation-area cover.
- Strongest61Education
Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools
- Also strong57Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Watch out13Heritage
Little listed-building or conservation-area presence
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 6 listed buildings
- 10 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Hermit Road Recreational Ground (4 hectares)
- 319 open venues (74 food and drink, 245 other)
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Canning Town was founded in the first half of the 19th century on the eastern bank of the River Lea; its population rose rapidly after the North London Line extended from Stratford to North Woolwich in 1846 to carry coal and goods from the docks.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
46Better than 42% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability70
- Rent affordability65
- Price momentum (5yr)40
- Activity (turnover)20
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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 West & Canning Town East: 55 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
36Better than 25% of London
- Personal safety33
- Property crime34
- Anti-social behaviour44
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Connectivity
57Better than 71% of London
Median public-transport access is good (TfL PTAL 4.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
46Better than 47% of London
- Air quality33
- Quietness65
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
35Better than 73% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining29
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops21
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene86
- Vitality (openings, diversity)63
319 open venues nearby — 74 food & drink, 245 other.
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Education
61Better than 84% of London
- Primary schools68
- Secondary schools56
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Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For Plaistow West & Canning Town East: 5 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
13Better than 30% of London
6 listed buildings
- Memorial Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Coach and Horses Public HouseGrade II
- The Earl of Derby Public HouseGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
57Better than 32% of London
- Green spaces76
- Waterways15
Largest green space: Hermit Road Recreational Ground (4 ha). ~6 ha of green space in total.
Area development
14Better than 79% of London
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- Is Plaistow West & Canning Town East safe?
- Plaistow West & Canning Town East scores 36 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 West & Canning Town East a good place to live?
- Plaistow West & Canning Town East 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 education (61) and connectivity (57); its weakest is heritage (13). 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 West & Canning Town East?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Plaistow West & Canning Town East 4 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 57 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Plaistow West & Canning Town East expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Plaistow West & Canning Town East is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 14/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Plaistow West & Canning Town East?
- Plaistow West & Canning Town East scores 61 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 10 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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