E13 8PB Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Plaistow South. Region: London.
Streets
- Holborn Road, London: 41 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 (79% of about 800 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
- Duke Of Cumberland, 101 Cumberland Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8LS: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- Duke Of Cumberland, 101 Cumberland Road, Plaistow,London, E13 8LS: up to 10 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- 36 New Barn Street, Plaistow, London, E13 8JW: up to 32 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 356 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8HL: up to 5 homes, pending decision (410 m)
- 17 - 21 New Barn Street, Plaistow, London, E13 8JZ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- 423 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8AL: up to 9 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- 423 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8AL: up to 9 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- 33A-35 Doherty Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8DR: up to 10 homes, permissioned (490 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 6 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 36 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 36 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.
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 | Custom House 9.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Stratford (London) 51 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Custom House (for ExCel) DLR Station | 1.1 km |
| Prince Regent DLR Station | 1.2 km | |
| Royal Victoria DLR Station | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Bennett Road Plaistow | 270 m |
| Ferry terminal | North Greenwich Pier | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | Holiday Inn Express London-Royal Docks Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 29 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 2.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glen Road Medical Centre | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Carehealth Pharmacy | 510 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Arms Dental Practice | 560 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 600 m |
| Police station | Plaistow Police Station | 500 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 320 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 37% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 30% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 47% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Holborn Road.