E16 1EN Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Canning Town North. 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 (48% of about 890 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
- 2 Malmesbury Terrace, Canning Town, London, E16 4PL: up to 6 homes, pending decision (100 m)
- Garages 1 To 18, Adjacent 1 Malmesbury Terrace, Canning Town, London: up to 15 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- 101-103 Hermit Road, Canning Town, London, E16 4HR: up to 9 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- 45 Beckton Road, Canning Town, London, E16 4EA: up to 18 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- 45 Beckton Road, Canning Town, London, E16 4EA: up to 10 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- 269A - 279 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8EQ: up to 18 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- 269A - 279 Barking Road Plaistow London E13 8EQ: up to 17 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- 191 Hermit Road, Canning Town, London, E16 4LA: up to 17 homes, permissioned (730 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 7 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 42 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 42 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 1 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 47%, gigabit 40% 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 | 1.3 km |
| Custom House 9.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Canary Wharf 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Canning Town DLR Station | 460 m |
| Canning Town Underground Station | 500 m | |
| Star Lane DLR Station | 670 m | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Hermit Road Canning Town | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 9.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Holiday Inn Express London-Royal Docks Car Park | 610 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 420 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 3.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Star Lane Medical Centre | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sherman Chemists | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Canning Town Dental Practice | 0 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Plaistow Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,700 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Star Park 4.0 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 30 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 560 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 550 m |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 7.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km north. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| West Ham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 4.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bow Creek | Tidal water | 880 m west |
| Ashburton Wood | Wood | 940 m east |
| Royal Albert and Victoria Docks Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south |
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 1.6 km north-west |
| Blackwall Point | Wetland | 1.6 km south-west |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 23.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 17.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 6 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 114 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 127 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 16 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 20 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 291 |
283 of the postcode's 291 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 | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 24% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 34% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 42% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 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.