Walk North Woolwich and Silvertown from The Tate & Lyle refinery and the Thames Barrier view outwards and the recent new-build pattern is obvious: 74% of the 2,668 households in E16 live in flats, 26% in houses.
Owner-occupation runs at 23% in North Woolwich and Silvertown, so alongside the 38% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
North Woolwich and Silvertown substrates run to precast concrete panels and dense blockwork; locally that also means often with surface conduit — the pattern behind 2,668 households inside the E16 neighbourhood. Nothing is drilled until the wall has been sounded, because in E16, drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a buried cable behind it — and with 27% one-person households in North Woolwich and Silvertown, one adult is usually the only pair of hands on site is the mistake that costs a E16 customer twice.
Two streets can behave very differently in North Woolwich and Silvertown: riverside strip of former sugar and rubber works, now under heavy redevelopment. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. North Woolwich and Silvertown is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Single access road along the river, construction diversions and gated new blocks. Nearest station is Pontoon Dock (DLR), and two crew and a Luton for a studio or one-bed; three crew and a second van on two- and three-bedroom apartments or any duplex.