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Canning Town area guide

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Situated a couple of miles north of the Royal Victoria Dock in East London, Canning Town has become a regeneration hotspot, and many leading developers are interested in it. With an active £2.7 billion invested in the area, Newham Council plans to oversee the creation of over 10,000 new homes, with 500,000 square metres earmarked for the refreshed town centre.

Proximity to the 100-acre events and exhibition centre Excel London and the IFS Cloud Royal Docks directly benefits residents who enjoy international music concerts and cable car rides. The Trinity Buoy Wharf Lighthouse, the only surviving lighthouse in London and City Hall are some other attractions within Canning Town.

Just minutes away from Canary Wharf, Stratford and the City, the E16 and E13 postcodes of Canning Town are highly sought-after by working professionals and families looking for quick links to London's financial and tech districts. Canning Town Station on the Jubilee Line provides quick links to central London via Tube and DLR connectivity.

With affordable monthly rents, tenants looking for reasonably priced accommodation in Zones 2 and 3 find this area perfect for their needs.

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Top attractions in Canning Town

Trinity Buoy Wharf

London Museum Docklands

Excel London

IFS Cloud Royal Docks

Keir Hardie Recreation Ground

Frequently asked questions about Canning Town

The Royal Victoria Dock and Royal Albert Dock, linked by the Connaught Passage, are historic docks close to Canning Town.

The Canning Town Estates Regeneration plan by the Newham Council aims to add over 2,000 new homes to the area, in addition to the busy A13 Newham Way trunk road.

Canning Town Station is an interchange on the Jubilee Line of the Underground and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and part of fare Zones 2 and 3 for commuters.

Spread across the E16 and E13 postcodes of East London, Canning Town offers several recreational venues and places of interest, such as Excel London, IFS Cloud Royal Docks, and Trinity Buoy Wharf Lighthouse.

Despite its Zone 2/3 status, Canning Town is less than half an hour from central London via the Underground network.