Borough of Newham

If you are looking for a place to call home in London, the Borough of Newham is a great option. It is located in east London and has plenty to offer residents. In this guide, we will take a closer look at what makes Newham an attractive place to live. We will also explore some of the top areas in the borough and provide information on local universities and schools. Read on for more information!

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Best places to live in Borough of Newham

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Where is Newham?

Newham is located in east London, in the metropolitan area known as Greater London. It is bordered by the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Waltham Forest, and Redbridge.

Areas in Newham

There are a number of different areas in Newham that offer something unique for residents. Some of the most popular include:

Canning Town: This area is home to a large Bangladeshi community and offers some great cultural experiences. It is also close to the city centre and has excellent transport links.

West Ham: West Ham is known for its lively nightlife and abundance of restaurants. It is also located close to the Olympic Stadium, which makes it perfect for football fans.

Green Street: This is a great shopping area with plenty of supermarkets and markets to choose from. It also has fantastic transport links and good schools in the local area.

Plaistow: This area is known for its abundance of green spaces, as well as a variety of shops and restaurants to choose from. It also has good schools in the local area.

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Universities in Newham

As a part of metropolitan London, there are many universities to choose from in the borough of Newham.

Kingston University, London Campus – Kingston University’s main campus is located within the borough of Newham, although there are other campuses outside this region as well such as Uxbridge College which offers nursing degrees among others (see our guide on healthcare jobs).

The university was established by Royal Charter on April 18th 1965 making it one of only two universities founded after 1960 that still exist today (the other being City University). It was originally called Kingston Polytechnic until 1992 when its name changed to Kingston University.

Queen Mary, University of London – Queen Mary is a constituent college of the federal University of London and has three campuses in Mile End, Whitechapel and Charterhouse Square (the last two are both located within Newham).

The university was founded in 1887 as the East London College and gained full university status in 1989. It’s one of the largest colleges in terms of student numbers in the UK with around 20,000 undergraduate students and more than 11,000 postgraduates.

University of East London – The UEL was founded originally as Thames Polytechnic in 1974, gaining university status in 1992. It has four campuses across east London (Docklands, Stratford, and Barking) with a total of over 20,000 students from more than 120 countries.

The university is home to the SportsDock athletic centre which has been used for the 2012 Olympics in London.

Top Schools in Newham

Newham Park

There are many excellent schools around Newham including specialist language colleges such as Plashet School (for girls) and Eastlea Community School (for boys).

Primary schools in Newham include St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Ellen Wilkinson Primary School, and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language College.

Secondary schools in Newham include Forest Gate Community School (for boys), Rokeby Secondary School, Lister Community school (mixed), Plashet Girls’ secondary school, and Sarah Bonnell Foundation for Girls.

Population of Newham

Newham has a population of around 315,000 people with an average age of 32 years old – which is significantly lower than the national average. The median household income stands at £35k per year while the gender breakdown is 48% female vs 52% male. Ethnicity is broadly reflective of London as a whole, with 38% white British, 25% black African, 20% Indian, and 12% other Asian.

 

Featured developments in Borough of Newham

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New Stratford Works, E15

Higgins Homes PLC
4.21 (20 reviews) 4.21 (20 reviews)
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Unex Tower, E15

Telford Homes
3.97 (15 reviews) 3.97 (15 reviews)
Hoola, E16

Hoola, E16

HUB Residential, Strawberry Star Developments
4.01 (42 reviews) 4.01 (42 reviews)
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Fizzy Canning Town, E16

Fizzy Living, Greystar
4.33 (188 reviews) 4.33 (188 reviews)
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East Village, E20

Get Living
4.41 (743 reviews) 4.41 (743 reviews)
East City Point, E16

East City Point, E16

Countryside
3.91 (17 reviews) 3.91 (17 reviews)

Reviews in Borough of Newham

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Lovely place to live

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Review Date Apr 2024

The building is situated in excellent location with Stratford station and Westfield just under 10 minutes by walk and bus stops within a minute. Olympic park is just around the corner. Amazing if you like to have a good access to public transport, enjoy shopping while still want to feel you are living in a quieter neighbourhood – it is a good mix of everything.

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The onsite management is just amazing always smiling, pleasant and ready to help. Specially would like to mention Melanie and Dan who have been so very helpful during my moving process, answering all my questions and helping to make the process as smooth as possible. I would also like to mention Mara, Tamas and Anthony as they all are doing excellent job in making the tenants feel comfortable and staying here a joy.

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Nothing to mention as all was explained well so no unexpected surprises.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Always responded in a swift manner. There is also an app which can be used to book maintenance work which makes it even better as you can choose a time slot which suits you the best.

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Nice building

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Review Date Apr 2024

Very nice location , with convenience traffic, underground, overground, DLR, train and bus services.

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Hopefully the road signs can be more clear, easy to get lost inside the building. The facilities in the building are very complete and the use of the facilities is also very convenient. The neighborhood atmosphere is warmer and more harmonious than expected.

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Everything is great. Commuting convenience is always my top priority.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Yes, reception quickly reported my problem to the maintenance team, Jose solve the problem very quickly.

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Good staff

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Review Date Mar 2024

I have just moved to fizzy, on Monday 11th March I was walking from the station at 6:05pm I had loads of this on me bags and suitcases a staff member named Zainab saw me and assisted me and carried my stuff back with me to help. This was after her working hours and also she was fasting but she delayed opening her fast to help. Thankyou very much fizzy service seems good so far. Thankyou

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Good so far haven’t had any problems so far. All has been good like the co working space. It has been very good staff have been helpful and very assisting. I have had a wonderful move in with Zainab thankyou for all your help and thankyou for helping me

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Nothing so far as I have just moved in all positive

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Very good, I have been assisted throughout my move

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Manager Response

Hi Kele,
Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re delighted to hear that Zainab provided such exceptional service and made your move-in so hassle-free. We look forward to continuing to assist you! Welcome to the community!

Room for improvement but for sure the direction everyone should aim for in London.

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Review Date Mar 2024

Noise is extremely disturbing and damaging. Shops are either cheaper and not necessarily the best quality or supermarkets with much higher prices than other chains that are more accessible, in a way forcing us to get delivery, as it’s cheaper than doing groceries locally. It feels like slowly everyone is being pushed towards making more money or moving somewhere else (this is not this area only but London itself, as a whole).

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Most of the things are good except for:

Not allowing glass in the recycling bin is a total childish attitude that I hope gets changed at some point, as you could speak with the council to modify this or even have an individual bin for this downstairs: putting this on the actual tenant isn’t fair/ethical.

Some repairs take way too long or nobody really takes action on those (like water leaks that even if it’s slowly or in the rainy season, will only grow and contiue damaging the properties)… Either way, what MUST be improved is communication, as on many cases the tenants are left in the dark and that’s by far the worst thing to do (even an email saying that something won’t be addressed or that it will take long is better than nothing).

Please be aware, Mark and the team (especially Jason) are really good in what they do. Without people like them and some of the engineers, the building would be in a really bad situation.

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There’s almost no phone signal in the whole 10th floor at least… This and the noise from outside are things that could have made me rethink what I was doing when moving in… Still it was the best place in which I lived in 10 years.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

In general everything addressed and in reasonable timings, besides a few repairs that so far aren’t fixed or not even checked in depth after a year.

In general, good performance.

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