E13 8ET Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Plaistow West & Canning Town East. Region: London.
Streets
- Croydon Road, London: 28 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 (53% of about 870 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
- 269A - 279 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8EQ: up to 18 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- 269A - 279 Barking Road Plaistow London E13 8EQ: up to 17 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- Garages 1 To 14, Adjacent 54 Anne Street Plaistow London: up to 7 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- 33A-35 Doherty Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8DR: up to 10 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 33A-35 Doherty Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8DR, permissioned (370 m)
- 101-103 Hermit Road, Canning Town, London, E16 4HR: up to 9 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 356 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8HL: up to 5 homes, pending decision (390 m)
- 17 - 21 New Barn Street, Plaistow, London, E13 8JZ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (430 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 3 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 27 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 27 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 78%, gigabit 70% 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 | 1.2 km |
| Custom House 9.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Stratford (London) 51 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Star Lane DLR Station | 930 m |
| Canning Town DLR Station | 1.0 km | |
| Canning Town Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Croydon Road (E13) Plaistow | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 9.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Holiday Inn Express London-Royal Docks Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 25 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 40 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 3.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Star Lane Medical Centre | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Newmans Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Arms Dental Practice | 230 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Plaistow Police Station | 570 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,210 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Star Park 4.0 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 20 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.1 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 420 m |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 9.7 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 37% | 17% |
| Private rented | 44% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 18% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 34% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 48% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 14% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Croydon Road.