E13 9NJ Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Plaistow South. Region: London.
Streets
- Humberstone Road, London: 68 addresses
- Glen Road, London: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Barking Road, Plaistow: 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 (84% of about 700 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
- Site opposite 1 Kent Street, Court Area, Plaistow, London, E13 8RL: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- Site opposite 1 Kent Street, Court Area, Plaistow, London, E13 8RL: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- 9-11 Prince Regent Lane (Falcon Carriage site), Plaistow, London, E13 8RH: up to 36 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- 9-11 Prince Regent Lane (Falcon Carriage site), Plaistow, London, E13 8RH: up to 63 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- 617 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 9EZ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 617 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 9EZ: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- 585 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 9EZ: up to 10 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- 670 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 9JY: up to 7 homes, permissioned (420 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 64 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 65 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 65 low and 0 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 70 addresses are between 5 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 | Custom House 9.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Forest Gate 5.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Upton Park Underground Station | 1.2 km |
| Plaistow Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Prince Regent DLR Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Newham Uni Hosp Emergency Dept Plaistow | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 10.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | North Greenwich Pier | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | Shaftesbury Road Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 33 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 2.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glen Road Medical Centre | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Britannia Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Greengate Dental Surgery | 360 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 190 m |
| Police station | Plaistow Police Station | 620 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,350 m² | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Beckton District Park 34 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest St Marys Allotment Gardens 1.8 ha | 780 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 39 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.4 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 62 | 70 |
8 of the postcode's 70 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 32% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 40% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 65% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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 Humberstone Road.