Canning Town

Excellently located in the middle of the London Borough of Newham, Canning Town is quite literally the heart of the East End. Crossrail, the Excel Exhibition centre & A perfect commuting hot spot; three reasons why Canning town is one of the most sought-after places in East London right now. With it being a stone’s throw away from Canary Wharf, Canning town has quickly become the place to be for young professionals looking to commute. This is made all that much easier with the upcoming introduction of Crossrail in 2018, meaning trips to Heathrow and through most of the popular places London is done with just one line; the Elizabeth Line. Well apart from the incredible transport links (Jubilee Underground and the DLR available in Canning Town), people can relax and enjoy themselves at one of the many exhibitions being held at Excel, a national benchmark for exhibitions since 2000. Canning town has had a lot of development over the past decade and that does not seem to calm down, with more & more being planned for the next decade, it is most certainly the one to watch. There are tower blocks, terraces and old factories converted into flats.

North Woolwich

Situated in the London Borough of Newham, North Woolwich gets its name from the closed railway station nearby. Before that, however, it had names such as “detached Woolwich”, “Kent in Essex” and “Woolwich in Essex”. Largely labelled for years as one of the up and coming areas to be in, Woolwich never really took off. Until now. With the introduction of Cross Rail in 2018, Woolwich is set to soar with commute times being cut dramatically, ensuring the residents get to where they need to be much faster than ever before. Some of the area highlights include a vast military background which can be discovered at the Firepower Royal Artillery Museum and also the Thames Barrier info and Learning Centre. Home to one of the biggest movable flood defences in the world, you can learn all about what makes this magnificent piece of civil engineering a one of a kind.