E12 6NT Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Plashet. 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 D (50% of about 540 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
- 16 Wordsworth Avenue, manor Park, E12 6SU: up to 18 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- 16 Wordsworth Avenue, manor Park, E12 6SU: up to 18 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- 217 High Street North, East Ham, London, E6 1JG: up to 8 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Rear of 100 Rosebery Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 6PS: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Rear of 100 Rosebery Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 6PS: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- 2 Rixsen Road, Manor Park, London, E12 6RN: up to 5 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- 2 Rixsen Road, Manor Park, London, E12 6RN: up to 5 homes, pending decision (610 m)
- 156 - 158 Katherine Road, East Ham, London, E6 1ER: up to 21 homes, permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 addresses are about 7 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 0% 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 | 1.1 km |
| Manor Park 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Barking 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | East Ham Underground Station | 310 m |
| Upton Park Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Barking Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Browning Road (E12) Plashet | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 9.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Ferry North Pier North Woolwich | 4.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Madge Gill Way Parking | 610 m |
| EV charging points | 38 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 36.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest E12 Medical Centre | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 27 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Prime Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mr Jl Vara Dr Nj Vara Dr Rj Vara | 250 m |
| Hospital | East Ham Memorial Hospital | 710 m |
| Police station | Bow Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Plashet Park 7.6 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,910 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,250 m² | 610 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,520 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 7.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade I), 900 m north-east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 900 m north-east |
| Newham Council Offices | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Barking Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| City of London Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.0 km north |
| West Ham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 8.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pool | Tidal water | 1.6 km south-east |
| Hand Trough Creek | Tidal water | 2.0 km south-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km east |
| Cuckold's Haven | Tidal water | 2.2 km south-east |
| The Grove | Wood | 3.1 km north |
| Horse End | Wetland | 4.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 17 | 17 |
None of the postcode's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 37% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 49% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 56% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.