Green Street East sits within the London Borough of Newham in East London, England, and is centred on the long, busy Green Street high road famed for South Asian and Middle Eastern retail - sari and wedding shops, jewellers, barbers and restaurants give the area a strong cultural flavour. The built environment mixes Victorian terraces with inter‑war housing and council estates, producing a densely populated, urban streetscape that feels more like a market town main street than a suburban ward.
The ward has a modern history shaped by immigration since the 1960s and a lively community life with large Bangladeshi, Pakistani and other diasporic communities; cultural events and seasonal celebrations such as Diwali and Eid are part of the local rhythm. Economically it combines a resilient small‑business high street with pockets of deprivation and ongoing regeneration; geographically it sits close to places such as Upton Park and Forest Gate and benefits from good transport links into the rest of the borough and central London.
Postcode districts covering Green Street East
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Islington 6.3 miles10.1 km
- City of Westminster 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Bexley 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Sutton 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Croydon 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Harrow 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Basildon 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Watford 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Chelmsford 23.3 miles37.4 km
- Harlow 16 miles25.7 km
- Grays 13.4 miles21.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Green Street West Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Plashet Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Forest Gate South Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Manor Park Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Boleyn Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Plaistow North Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- East Ham Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Forest Gate North Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Newham Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Little Ilford Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Wall End Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- West Ham Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
Example postcodes in Green Street East
E6 1AP, E7 8ND, E7 8DU, E7 8LQ, E7 8EG, E7 8EW, E7 8HE, E6 1AN, E7 8AT … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 2.6 miles4.2 km
- London Heathrow Airport 21.8 miles35 km
- Upton Park Station 0.6 miles1 km
- Woodgrange Park Railway Station 0.6 miles1 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 6.8 miles11 km
Hotels near Green Street East Ad
- Ibis London Canning Town 3 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Hyatt House London Stratford 4 1.8 miles3 km
- Holiday Inn Express London - Stratford 3 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Gantry London, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Aparthotel Adagio London Stratford 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Hyatt Regency London Stratford 4 1.9 miles3 km
- The Stratford Hotel London 5 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Sunborn London Yacht Hotel 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Batty Langley's 5 5.1 miles8.3 km
- The Westbridge Hotel 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
Schools in Green Street East
- Madaniyah Foundation Independent - primary
- Sandringham Primary School Primary
- Shaftesbury Primary School Primary
- St Stephen's Primary School Primary
- William Davies Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Stratford Shopping Centre Shopping centre 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Barking Abbey Historic site 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Stratford Langthorne Abbey Historic site 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Olympic Village Stadium 2 miles3.2 km
- Aquatics Centre Stadium 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Water Polo Arena Stadium 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Olympic BMX Track Stadium 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Leytonstone Library Library 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Basketball Arena Stadium 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Olympic Stadium Stadium 2.3 miles3.7 km
- London Velopark Stadium 2.3 miles3.7 km