E15 2GB Newham
Live postcode, introduced August 2012. Ward: Stratford. 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 C (41% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- PDZ8.1 (Bridgewater Road), and PDZ8.4 (Warton Road)., permissioned (190 m)
- PDZ12, and adjacent to, Rick Roberts Way, permissioned (240 m)
- Abbey House, Bakers Row, Stratford, London, E15 3NB: up to 75 homes, not permissioned (910 m)
- Abbey House, Bakers Row, Stratford, London, E15 3NB: up to 75 homes, not permissioned (910 m)
- 42 West Ham Lane, Stratford, London, E15 4PT: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
- 42 West Ham Lane, Stratford, London, E15 4PT: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
- Baptist Tabernacle, West Ham Lane, Stratford, London, E15 4PT: up to 17 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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: of the 45 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 45 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
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 | Stratford (London) 51 million journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m |
| Stratford International 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Pudding Mill Lane DLR Station | 470 m |
| Stratford High Street DLR Station | 480 m | |
| Stratford DLR Station | 750 m | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Warton Road Stratford | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 7.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | Bloc Space - Hackney Wick - Car Park 4 (38 Autumn Street) | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 20 within 1.6 km; nearest Allego Charging Station | 590 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 32.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Carpenters Practice | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Newgen Pharmacy | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest NHS North East London Icb | 620 m |
| Hospital | Mile End Hospital Cdc | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Stratford Police Station | 830 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 720 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,180 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Three Mills Green 2.9 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | Bromley Recreation Ground 5,140 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Pudding Mill Allotments 9,730 m² | 220 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 5.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Abbey Mills Pumping Station, a listed building (Grade II*), 590 m south-east. 33 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey Mills Pumping Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m south-east |
| Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham | Scheduled monument | 750 m east |
| Tide Mill (Known As the House Mill) | Listed building, Grade I | 880 m south |
| The Theatre Royal | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-east |
| Parnell Road Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| West Ham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km east |
| Three Colt Bridge, Gunmaker's Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 5.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Prescott Channel | Lake or reservoir | 570 m south |
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 810 m south-east |
| Bow Creek | Tidal water | 2.1 km south |
| Wick Field | Wood | 2.2 km north-west |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 2.9 km north-west |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.5 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 45 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 45 |
45 of the postcode's 45 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 28% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 84% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 61% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 21% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 26% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 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) | 82% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.