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What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any E and IG postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Newham
- 0planning applications this week
- 169.7pcheapest unleaded, most around 172.9p
- 34hygiene scores this month
- 6,936local businesses listed
- 99food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: Brooks Avenue (Thames Water)
20 Oct to 22 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road. The road will be closed.
Brooks Avenue, East Ham, London -
Road closed: Bishops Avenue (Thames Water)
19 Oct to 20 Nov. Work on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavement. The road will be closed.
Bishops Avenue, Upton Park, London -
Approved: Loft conversion at 8 Torrens Road Stratford London
Application for a lawful development certificate (proposed) for the erection of a rear double dormer roof extension with juliet balcony, and installation of 3x front rooflights.
8 Torrens Road Stratford London E15 4NA -
Approved: Outline plans at Abraham Fisher House 258 Grantham Road Manor Park London
Application for a lawful development certificate (proposed) for the replacement of external cladding panels, spandrel panels, cavity fire barriers and insulation within parts of the external walls of the building.
Abraham Fisher House 258 Grantham Road Manor Park London E12 5NG
Newham in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
13,627crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£420kmiddle price, 410 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
90applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
35hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
33roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
169.7pcheapest unleadedat Asda Beckton Superstore · most around 172.9p · dearest 177.9p · 12 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
62events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
8street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
104schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
260GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
949charities based in NewhamEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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The full directory6,936 shops, trades and services across Newham, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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A free site that shows what’s changing near any E and IG postcode in Newham, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
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