E13 8AS Newham
Live postcode, introduced July 1990. Ward: Plaistow West & Canning Town East. Region: London.
Streets
- Second Avenue, London: 40 addresses
- Second Avenue, London: 1 address
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 (53% of about 600 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
- 107 - 113 London Road, Plaistow, London, E13 0DA: up to 22 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- 21 - 37 Third Avenue, Plaistow, London, E13 8AW: up to 14 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- 21-37 Third Avenue, Plaistow, London, E13 8AW: up to 14 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Site former 48-54, Grange Road, Plaistow, London, E13 0EQ: up to 77 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Site former 48-54, Grange Road, Plaistow, London, E13 0EQ: up to 77 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 100 High Street, Plaistow, London, E13 0AJ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- The Victoria, 28 High Street, Plaistow, London, E13 0AJ: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- The Victoria, 28 High Street, Plaistow, London, E13 0AJ: up to 9 homes, permissioned (350 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 13 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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.
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 | West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Custom House 9.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Maryland 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Plaistow Underground Station | 550 m |
| West Ham Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| West Ham DLR Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Sewell Street Plaistow | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 9.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Shaftesbury Road Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 29 within 1.6 km; nearest Allego Charging Station | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 3.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Balaam Street Practice | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Daystar Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest East London Dental Care | 480 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Plaistow Police Station | 490 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 600 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Plaistow Park 3.8 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 13 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.1 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | St Marys Allotment Gardens 1.8 ha | 810 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 5.1 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.2 | 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 14% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 26% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 37% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 Second Avenue.