E15 3HD Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: West Ham. 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 (72% of about 820 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
- 196 Plaistow Road, Stratford, London, E15 3HJ: up to 10 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Land Adjacent 39, Salmen Road, Plaistow, London, E13 0DT: up to 7 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Land Adjacent 39 Salmen Road Plaistow London E13 0DT: up to 7 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- The Britannia, 2 Plaistow Grove, Stratford, London, E15 3ER: up to 6 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Former Lea Bon Club, 141 Church Street & John Street, Stratford, London E15 3EY: up to 70 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Former Lea Bon Club, 141 Church Street & John Street, Stratford, London E15 3EY: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Abbey House, Bakers Row, Stratford, London, E15 3NB: up to 75 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Abbey House, Bakers Row, Stratford, London, E15 3NB: up to 75 homes, not permissioned (560 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 29 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 57 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 57 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 3 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 | West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 660 m |
| Stratford (London) 51 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Maryland 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Plaistow Underground Station | 260 m |
| Abbey Road DLR Station | 700 m | |
| West Ham Underground Station | 700 m | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Morley Road Plaistow West Ham | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 8.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | Shaftesbury Road Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 29 within 1.6 km; nearest Allego Charging Station | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Project Surgery | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medina Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Apples & Spice Dental Surgery | 260 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 1.7 km |
| Police station | British Transpot Police Station | 680 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Lister Gardens 4,110 m² | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | West Ham Park 26 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 19 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 830 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Memorial Recreation Ground 13 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | St Marys Allotment Gardens 1.8 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 33 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 660 m north-west. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m north-west |
| Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham | Scheduled monument | 700 m west |
| West Ham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 920 m north |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 6.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 1.0 km west |
| Prescott Channel | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km west |
| Bow Creek | Tidal water | 1.9 km south-west |
| Ashburton Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Royal Albert and Victoria Docks Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south |
| Blackwall Point | Wetland | 3.1 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.8 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 49 | 59 |
10 of the postcode's 59 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 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 47% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 55% | 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 | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 61% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 11% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.