property, homes and houses for sale in East Ham

Spacious, leafy, and steeped in Victorian architecture, East Ham attracts residents from the four corners of the world.

Living in East Ham

East Ham is a bustling area with many places of natural beauty. Property consists of Victorian and Edwardian terraced townhouses, often in tree-lined avenues, purpose-built blocks of flats and maisonettes above commercial premises.

East Ham is a treasure trove of ethnic stores and restaurants serving local communities from Asia, Africa, Caribbean and Eastern Europe. This is complemented by traditional English fare such as pie, mash and jellied eels in places such as Robin's Pie and Mash shop.

Sport is a key feature of East Ham, due in part to the influence of the London 2012 Olympics and local sporting facilities such as East Ham Leisure Centre on Barking Road.

Central Park and Plashet Park are the two largest parks in East Ham and both combine natural open spaces with playgrounds and cafés.

Priory Park is in the Upton Park area of East Ham and Flanders Playing Fields are where former England captain, Sir Bobby Moore, developed his football skills. West Ham United F.C., which Moore also captained, has its ground in Upton Park.

Newham City Farm offers children and adults the opportunity to see and handle farm animals, and East Ham Nature Reserve is a haven for endangered species of insect and butterfly.

Transport

The A13 Newham Way marks East Ham's southern border with Beckton and the A406 North Circular Road marks the border with Barking.

The District Line and the Hammersmith & City Line run from East Ham tube station east to Barking and Upminster, and west to Earl's Court and Hammersmith via the City of London.

For information regarding bus routes that serve East Ham and for all tube times please visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/default.aspx.

The nearest mainline station is in Barking which offers connecting trains to Fenchurch Street. For details of train services throughout the UK please visit http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/.

London City Airport lies to the south of Beckton on the River Thames. For information regarding flights please visit http://www.londoncityairport.com/.

History and culture

Religion plays a strong role within the various communities in East Ham and is marked by well-attended churches and mosques.

The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene dates from the first half of the 12th century and is claimed to be the oldest parish church still in use in Greater London.

Newham Council is located in the former East Ham Town Hall a Grade II listed Edwardian building with a magnificent clock tower. Constructed between 1901 and 1903, the Town Hall was opened by Passmore Edwards, a Victorian newspaper proprietor and philanthropist, on 5 February 1903.

For current information about East Ham please visit http://www.newham.gov.uk/.