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On Rymill Street, in North Woolwich
What it's like at E16 2JF: every home that has sold on Rymill Street 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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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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Rymill Street; 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.
1 of the 23 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Rymill StreetTerraced | Jun 2025 | £370,000 | 67 m² | £5,522/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Rymill StreetTerraced | Jun 2006 | £200,000 | 97 m² | £2,062/m² | 1 |
| 7, Rymill StreetTerraced | Oct 2024 | £400,000 | 93 m² | £4,301/m² | 4 |
| 8, Rymill StreetTerraced | Nov 2013 | £226,000 | 129 m² | £1,752/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is King George V DLR station, a few minutes' walk (100 m). The nearest rail station is Woolwich Dockyard, 1.2 km away, with 315k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is King George V., 100 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (route DLR); 109 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 36% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 13 km away as the crow flies.
49% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Winsor Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 55% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Gallions Primary School (1.5 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is London Design and Engineering UTC, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 49.5 · 17.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Brampton Manor Academy (2.3 km) and Ark Greenwich Free School (3.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bexley Grammar School (6.1 km) and Townley Grammar School (8 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 950 m away, with Costcutter - Nisa closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Practice Albert Road (650 m), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Taz Hair & Beauty is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 2.6 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 44% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% 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: 15 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Roz Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Royal Standard the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 121 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (74%).
It's new: 52% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 678 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Royal Victoria Gardens, 300 m away; for exercise, Outdoor Sport Centre (700 m).
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 21.1 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.
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%.
60 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 2JF →
For holidays, London City is 700 m away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 36 km.
Many neighbours rent: 38% of households rent privately and 39% socially.
It's young: 23% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of East London, 700 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.
On this street: 0 of 22 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 13 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 38.1% | 65.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 39.8% | 9.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 22.2% | 24.2% | 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.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 23 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 41 min
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