Development & Location
Olympus House
60-62 Barking Road, Eastham, London E6 3BP
Olympus House is nestled in-between East Ham and Upton Park and is perfectly positioned near East Ham's main shopping centre where there are branches of High Street chains like Lidl, Wilko, Argos, Primark and Sainsbury's.
East Ham and Upton Park have a wide selection of Asian grocers, many with impressive displays of fruit and vegetables, Indian sweets and cake shops, cafés and restaurants notably vegetarian Vasanta Bhavan and Thattukada, specialising in Keralan food.
Upton Park underground station
Upton Park station is just a brief ten minute walk from Olympus House, providing access to the central line and speedy connections to the rest of the capital.
Nearby Tube stations - Hammersmith & City
By Road
Olympus House is close to A406 .This is a perfectly placed near the motoway network including the M11 for Stansted Airport or the M22.
By Bus
Upton Park / Priory Road towards Forest Gate or Plaistow
Bus routes near Olympus House includes No 5, 58, 115, 147 and N15 all of them service this route 24/7.
Life style
East Ham and Forest Gate is home to a large Asian community, which is reflected in the shops and eateries on the local high streets, which sit side by side with traditional pie and mash, fish and chips shops.
Elsewhere there are uninspiring shops and the indoor East Ham Market Hall and Queens market have halal butchers, Afro-Caribbean cosmetics shops and greengrocers. The local area is perfect for shopping, eating out and providing all the necessities and benefits of living in London.
Primary School
With one exception all of East Ham’s state primary schools are rated “good” or better by Ofsted.
Those rated “outstanding” are: Cleves in Arragon Road; Kensington in Kensington Avenue; St Stephen’s in Whitfield Road; Brampton in Brampton Road; St Winefride’s RC in Church Road; St Edward’s RC in Green Street and Shaftesbury in Shaftesbury Road.
Comprehensive
The comprehensive schools rated “outstanding” are: Plashet (girls, ages 11 to 16) in Plashet Grove; Little Ilford (co-ed, ages 11 to 16) in Rectory Road; Brampton Manor (co-ed, ages 11 to 18) in Roman Road; St Angela’s Ursuline RC (girls, ages 11 to 18); Forest Gate (co-ed, ages 11 to 16) in Forest Lane; and St Bonaventure’s (boys, ages 11 to 18) in Boleyn Road, the last three being in Forest Gate.
Higher Education
Newham College (co-ed, age 16-plus) has one of its two main campuses in High Street South which includes the Samsung Digital Academy.
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre – known as The NCS (co-ed, ages 11 to 18) is a selective Free School which opened in 2014 in a listed Edwardian building in Barking Road and has not yet been inspected by Ofsted.
Leisure & the arts
Red Door Studios tucked away in Masterman Road at the back of 120 High Street South runs artists' studios, classes, events and pop-up cafes.
East Ham Leisure Centre in Barking Road has the local council-owned swimming pool.
Open space
Central Park is a ten minute walk and has a children’s playground, bowling green, tennis courts, history trail and a café. Plashet Park in Plashet Grove has a children’s playground, bowling green, tennis courts and cricket nets.
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