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On Lock Side Way, in Beckton
What it's like at E16 2GZ: every home that has sold on Lock Side Way since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 5 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Lock Side Way; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
9 of the 124 homes on the street are owned by companies (1 overseas).
| Flat 2, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Mar 2017 | £395,000 | 65 m² | £6,077/m² | 1 |
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| Flat 4, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Jan 2017 | £345,000 | 73 m² | £4,726/m² | 1 |
| Flat 7, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat · company-owned | May 2025 | £325,000 | 52 m² | £6,250/m² | 2 |
| Flat 6, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Apr 2021 | £405,000 | 65 m² | £6,231/m² | 2 |
| Flat 9, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat · company-owned | Feb 2021 | £460,000 | 76 m² | £6,053/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Dec 2016 | £330,000 | 52 m² | £6,346/m² | 1 |
| Flat 20, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Mar 2025 | £415,000 | 79 m² | £5,253/m² | 2 |
| Flat 22, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Jan 2017 | £500,000 | 95 m² | £5,263/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Jan 2017 | £470,000 | 76 m² | £6,184/m² | 1 |
| Flat 10, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Nov 2022 | £425,000 | 79 m² | £5,380/m² | 2 |
| Flat 17, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Feb 2017 | £480,000 | 80 m² | £6,000/m² | 1 |
| Flat 19, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Sept 2025 | £460,000 | 76 m² | £6,053/m² | 2 |
| Flat 26, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Aug 2017 | £572,400 | 80 m² | £7,155/m² | 1 |
| Flat 8, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Feb 2017 | £347,500 | 52 m² | £6,683/m² | 1 |
| Flat 27, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Jun 2021 | £543,000 | 80 m² | £6,788/m² | 2 |
| Flat 14, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat · company-owned | Mar 2017 | £445,475 | 76 m² | £5,862/m² | 1 |
| Flat 16, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Dec 2016 | £420,000 | 63 m² | £6,667/m² | 1 |
| Flat 23, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Dec 2016 | £507,500 | 80 m² | £6,344/m² | 1 |
| Flat 5, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Jun 2024 | £447,500 | 76 m² | £5,888/m² | 2 |
| Flat 13, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Jun 2021 | £510,000 | 80 m² | £6,375/m² | 2 |
| Flat 18, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Dec 2016 | £500,000 | 80 m² | £6,250/m² | 1 |
| Flat 21, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Dec 2016 | £425,000 | 64 m² | £6,641/m² | 1 |
| Flat 12, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Jan 2017 | £470,000 | 80 m² | £5,875/m² | 1 |
| Flat 15, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Mar 2017 | £475,000 | 79 m² | £6,013/m² | 1 |
| Flat 25, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat · company-owned | Mar 2017 | £499,538 | 80 m² | £6,244/m² | 1 |
| Flat 24, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Jul 2019 | £575,118 | 100 m² | £5,751/m² | 2 |
| Flat 11, Aird Point, 1, Lock Side WayFlat | Jan 2017 | £415,000 | 57 m² | £7,281/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Gallions Reach DLR station, a few minutes' walk (450 m). The nearest rail station is Woolwich Arsenal, 1.8 km away, with 2.3m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Magellan Boulevard, 200 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (route 129); 88 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 30% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 10 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 14 km away as the crow flies.
46% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Gallions Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 67% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is London Design and Engineering UTC, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 49.5 · 17.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Brampton Manor Academy (1.9 km) and Riverside School (3.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bexley Grammar School (6.7 km) and Townley Grammar School (8.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 400 m away, with Royal Albert Local closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Royal Docks Medical Practice (950 m), with Mychemistonline the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Reach Hair Studio is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Newham University Hospital, 2.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 61% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 30 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Cafe Spice Namaste is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Royal Standard the nearest pub (950 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 210 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Homes are mostly flats (63%).
It's new: 59% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 799 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Northern Square, 200 m away; for exercise, Phoenix Gym (200 m).
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 19.8 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
23 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gallions Hotel | II* | 180 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
West Ham and Beckton constituency: James Asser MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 9,254 (25.5%), turnout 46%. Vote shares: Labour 45%, Newham Independents Party 20%, Green Party 11%, Conservative 10%.
37 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near E16 2GZ →
For holidays, London City is 1.5 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 37 km.
Most households own their home, 32% rent privately.
It's young: 27% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
There's a sizeable student population: 15% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is University of East London, 850 m away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Lock Side Way in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 117 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 116 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 29.3% | 65.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 29.9% | 9.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 40.7% | 24.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 39 min
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