E12 6HP Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Little Ilford. Region: London.
Streets
- Dersingham Avenue, London: 36 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Newham in 2026-27: Band D £1,944 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,296 | £1,512 | £1,728 | £1,944 | £2,376 | £2,808 | £3,240 | £3,888 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (65% of about 510 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Garages 1 To 16, Adjacent 41 Landseer Avenue, Manor Park, London: up to 11 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- The Victoria Cross, Jack Cornwell Street, Manor Park, London, E12 5NN: up to 10 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- The Victoria Cross, Jack Cornwell Street, Manor Park, London, E12 5NN: up to 10 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Car park at Daffodil Gardens, Ilford, permissioned (480 m)
- 24-34 Sixth Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 5PP: up to 7 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- 24-34 Sixth Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 5PP, permissioned (520 m)
- Rear of 100 Rosebery Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 6PS: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- Rear of 100 Rosebery Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 6PS: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 22 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 34 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 23 low and 11 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Manor Park 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Woodgrange Park 939,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Ilford 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | East Ham Underground Station | 1.3 km |
| Barking Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Church Road /Dersingham Avenue Little Ilford | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 10.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 5.2 km |
| Car parks | London Road Multi Storey Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 35 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 37.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest E12 Health | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Church Road Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Church Road Dental Practice | 600 m |
| Hospital | East Ham Memorial Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Seven Kings Police | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Little Ilford Park 10 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,250 m² | 380 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,520 m² | 350 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade I), 200 m west. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 200 m west |
| City of London Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.5 km north-west |
| Barking Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Valentines Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km north |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 9.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km east |
| Mill Pool | Tidal water | 1.8 km south-east |
| Hand Trough Creek | Tidal water | 2.3 km south-east |
| Perch Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-west |
| The Grove | Wood | 2.7 km north-west |
| Horse End | Wetland | 4.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 43% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 53% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 49% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 11% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Dersingham Avenue.