i have been wondering this.
i am thinking of buying somewhere in the sunderland road area and need to get to crossharbour for work.
it looks from the map that my best bet is walking to catford bridge and getting the train from there to lewisham, then the DLR. does any one else do this journey? i hope it is better than the london bridge service, that sounds like a nightmare form what i've read on here!
fwiw i get the DLR from stratford at the present time. you tend to get a seat as it is an end line like lewisham so it's ok generally.