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E13 Plaistow West & Canning Town East — Family Area Report

Plaistow West & Canning Town East · Newham

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Newham£1,938/yr
Family densityVery high · Over 35%46.6% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

E13 is the London postcode area covering Plaistow West & Canning Town East in the London Borough of Newham. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 43 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Liverpool Street in 31 min on the morning rush. 46.6% of households here have dependent children — very high.

What borough is E13 in?

E13 is in the London Borough of Newham. Its representative postcode sits in the Plaistow West & Canning Town East ward. On our family-life index, E13 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density94
Commute70

Schools

43 within 1 mile

There are 43 schools within a mile of E13 — 16 primary and 5 secondary among the top matches. Curwen Primary School is the top-rated near-neighbour, 480m away with a Outstanding (pre-2024 Ofsted) inspection.

  • Southern Road Primary School

    Primary · 605 pupils

    353m

  • Lister Community School

    Secondary · 1470 pupils

    415m

  • Tunmarsh School

    Pupil referral · 48 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    446m

  • The Service for Deaf and Partially Hearing Children

    Miscellaneous

    446m

  • Plaistow Primary School

    Primary · 359 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    465m

  • Curwen Primary School

    Primary · 810 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    480m

  • Connaught Special School

    Special · 43 pupils

    685m

  • Kaizen Primary School

    Primary · 419 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    748m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

E13 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here in May 2026.

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    6
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    6

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    Waterloo
    42 min
    via Jubilee + 1 bus
    King's Cross
    46 min
    via District & Central & Circle + 1 bus
    Liverpool StreetFastest
    31 min
    via District & Central + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    35 min
    via District & Jubilee + 1 bus
    Paddington
    55 min
    via District & Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Victoria
    49 min
    via District + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Liverpool Street in 31 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode E13. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    E13 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about Plaistow West & Canning Town East, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    What London borough is E13 in?
    E13 is in the London Borough of Newham. Its representative postcode falls in the Plaistow West & Canning Town East ward. E13 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is E13 a good area for families?
    E13 (Plaistow West & Canning Town East, Newham) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in E13?
    There are 43 schools within a mile of E13, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. E13 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is E13?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in E13 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, E13 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from E13 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from E13 is Liverpool Street in about 31 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in E13?
    46.6% of households in E13's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as very high (Over 35%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near E13

    The closest postcodes to E13 we cover are E6 (East Ham South, ~1.9km), E16 (Custom House, ~1.9km), E7 (Forest Gate South, ~2.1km) and E15 (Stratford, ~2.2km). Families weighing E13 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

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