Web design agency in East Ham, Newham | East London

Boutique web designer in East Ham, Newham

Located in the London Borough of Newham, East Ham is a diverse neighbourhood known for it’s strong community and busy high street. A world away from the polished glass of Canary Wharf and hipster-saturated Shoreditch - East Ham is authentic. As one of the youngest boroughs in London, it’s going through a kind of transition. Victorian red-brick terraces sit beside modern high rises and the council is pushing to make the area a major player in the data sector. The Newham Sparks initiative is colliding with a traditional high street economy and businesses are realising that they need to rapidly digitise to survive.

East Hams economic DNA is defined by a high rate of self-employment and micro-business ownership. While the City of London is defined by large global companies, East Ham is made up of tiny giants - independent shops, family run businesses and sole traders. A range of commercial properties are available, from small retail units and offices on the busy high streets (High Street North, Green Street) to larger industrial/warehouse units in nearby Beckton.

The commercial spine of the district is the A117 which splits the high street into North and South. It’s a chaotic and fiercely active street with vacancy rates that are lower than the national average. This is largely due to the area’s long standing entrepreneurial spirit.

Currently the retail mix is varied. Ethnic grocers and super markets import specific goods from South Asia and Eastern Europe. As a destination for South Asian fashion, there are many shops selling sarees, intricate fabrics, and jewellery. There are also many pound shops, hardware stores, and mobile repair shops which cater to a price-sensitive demographic. But all of that could be changing. With the ‘Pride in Place’ funding injecting £1.5 million into local infrastructure and the Town Hall’s transformation into a Data Campus - businesses will be forced to modernise or be priced out. The district of Newham has seen rapid increases in the supply of office and industrial space with two Digital Districts located around the Olympic Park and the Royal Docks, close neighbours of East Ham.

Whether you’re an independent shop or a scaling tech start-up I can help you get where you need to be with a thoughtful, high impact website.