E15 4AJ 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 (62% of about 660 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
- Elmsdown House, 81 Portway, Stratford, London, E15 3QJ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- 42 West Ham Lane, Stratford, London, E15 4PT: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- 42 West Ham Lane, Stratford, London, E15 4PT: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Baptist Tabernacle, West Ham Lane, Stratford, London, E15 4PT: up to 17 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Former Lea Bon Club, 141 Church Street & John Street, Stratford, London E15 3EY: up to 70 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Former Lea Bon Club, 141 Church Street & John Street, Stratford, London E15 3EY: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- The Britannia, 2 Plaistow Grove, Stratford, London, E15 3ER: up to 6 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- 196 Plaistow Road, Stratford, London, E15 3HJ: up to 10 homes, permissioned (730 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: no home is in an area at risk.
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 addresses are about 7 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 | Maryland 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 950 m |
| Stratford (London) 51 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Stratford High Street DLR Station | 840 m |
| Abbey Road DLR Station | 860 m | |
| Plaistow Underground Station | 890 m | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Amity Road West Ham | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 7.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 3.6 km |
| Car parks | Stratford International Station Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 30 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newham Vicarage Practice | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Britannia Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest UK Smiles Dental Practice LTD | 360 m |
| Hospital | East Ham Memorial Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Stratford Police Station | 490 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,410 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | West Ham Park 26 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 14 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,390 m² | 800 m |
| Allotments | Pudding Mill Allotments 9,730 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 32 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 250 m south-west. 27 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m south-west |
| West Ham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 510 m east |
| University House, University of East London (West Ham Precinct) | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m north |
| Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham | Scheduled monument | 760 m south-west |
| The Theatre Royal | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m north-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 6.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 1.3 km south-west |
| Prescott Channel | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Bow Creek | Tidal water | 2.5 km south |
| Ashburton Wood | Wood | 2.8 km south |
| Wick Field | Wood | 2.9 km north-west |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 3.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 31 |
10 of the postcode's 31 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 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 39% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 44% | 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 | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 58% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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.