Plaistow South sits in the east of the London Borough of Newham, part of East London, covering streets around the historic town of Plaistow. It is a densely built area of Victorian terraces, interwar housing and council estates, with decent transport links via Plaistow tube station and numerous buses, and is within easy reach of Stratford and Canary Wharf.
The ward is socially and culturally diverse, home to long-established South Asian and Caribbean communities alongside newer arrivals; local life centres on small shops, markets, community centres and places of worship. Historically part of the industrial and dockland fringe with 19th-century growth, it has seen waves of regeneration and ongoing pressure on housing, so day-to-day life balances strong community networks and local identity with wider economic change.
Postcode districts covering Plaistow South
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 12.8 miles
- Islington 6.2 miles
- City of Westminster 8.4 miles
- Bexley 6.4 miles
- Sutton 14.7 miles
- Croydon 12.3 miles
- Harrow 16.5 miles
- Basildon 18.7 miles
- Watford 21.1 miles
- Chelmsford 24.2 miles
- Harlow 17.2 miles
- Grays 13.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Newham Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Plaistow West & Canning Town East Ward 0.5 miles
- Plaistow North Ward 0.6 miles
- Custom House Ward 0.7 miles
- Boleyn Ward 0.7 miles
- Canning Town South Ward 1 mile
- East Ham Ward 1.1 miles
- Canning Town North Ward 1.1 miles
- Green Street West Ward 1.2 miles
- West Ham Ward 1.2 miles
- East Ham South Ward 1.2 miles
- Green Street East Ward 1.3 miles
Example postcodes in Plaistow South
E13 9LP, E13 9LQ, E13 8SN, E13 8JY, E13 9PP, E13 9LR, E13 9PR, E13 8HJ, E13 9PN … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 1.6 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 21.3 miles
- Upton Park Station 0.7 miles
- Custom House Station 1 mile
- Waterloo Bus Depot 6.2 miles
Hotels near Plaistow South Ad
- Ibis London Canning Town 3 1.2 miles
- Sunborn London Yacht Hotel 4 1.2 miles
- Intercontinental London - the O2 5 2 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott London City Airport 4 1.5 miles
- Hyatt House London Stratford 4 2.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London - Stratford 3 1.8 miles
- Batty Langley's 5 4.7 miles
- Pan Pacific London 5 4.8 miles
- Aloft London Excel 4 1.1 miles
- The Gantry London, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 2.3 miles
Schools in Plaistow South
- Cumberland Community School Secondary
- New City Primary School Primary
- Tollgate Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 0.6 miles
- Stratford Langthorne Abbey Historic site 1.5 miles
- Stratford Shopping Centre Shopping centre 1.8 miles
- The O2 Stadium 1.9 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 2.1 miles
- Aquatics Centre Stadium 2.1 miles
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 2.1 miles
- Water Polo Arena Stadium 2.2 miles
- Olympic Stadium Stadium 2.3 miles
- Olympic Village Stadium 2.4 miles
- The Valley Stadium 2.6 miles
- Basketball Arena Stadium 2.6 miles