E12 6LD Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Little Ilford. Region: London.
Streets
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 (55% of about 490 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 (220 m)
- Rear of 100 Rosebery Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 6PS: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Rear of 100 Rosebery Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 6PS: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- 2 Rixsen Road, Manor Park, London, E12 6RN: up to 5 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 2 Rixsen Road, Manor Park, London, E12 6RN: up to 5 homes, pending decision (590 m)
- Car park at Daffodil Gardens, Ilford, permissioned (630 m)
- The Victoria Cross, Jack Cornwell Street, Manor Park, London, E12 5NN: up to 10 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- The Victoria Cross, Jack Cornwell Street, Manor Park, London, E12 5NN: up to 10 homes, permissioned (640 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 21 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 53 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 22 low and 5 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 60 addresses are between 4 m and 8 m above sea level (6 m on average).
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 | Woodgrange Park 939,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Manor Park 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Barking 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | East Ham Underground Station | 1.0 km |
| Barking Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Sheridan Road Plashet | 300 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 5.1 km |
| Car parks | London Road Multi Storey Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 37 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 37.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest E12 Health | 530 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Church Road Pharmacy | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Church Road Dental Practice | 530 m |
| Hospital | East Ham Memorial Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Bow Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Little Ilford Park 10 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,250 m² | 130 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,520 m² | 430 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), 280 m north-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 | 280 m north-west |
| Barking Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| City of London Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.6 km north-west |
| Valentines Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 8.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km east |
| Mill Pool | Tidal water | 1.6 km south-east |
| Hand Trough Creek | Tidal water | 2.1 km south-east |
| Cuckold's Haven | Tidal water | 2.3 km south-east |
| The Grove | Wood | 2.8 km north-west |
| Horse End | Wetland | 4.3 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 43 | 60 |
17 of the postcode's 60 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 34% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 45% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 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) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.