E16 2BB Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Royal Victoria. Region: London.
Streets
- Silvertown Way, London: 12 addresses
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 D (30% of about 1,010 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
- Barrier Park North, Carpark Adjacent to Barrier Park, North Woolwich Road, Silvertown, London, E16, permissioned (620 m)
- Excel Site 4, Site Adjacent to Carpark, Seagull Lane, Cannnig Town, London, E16 1AZ: up to 243 homes, pending decision (690 m)
- Excel Site 4, Site Adjacent to Carpark, Seagull Lane, Cannnig Town, London, E16 1AZ: up to 243 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- Excel Site 3, West End Carpark, Western Gateway, Cannnig Town, London, E16 1DR: up to 149 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Excel Site 3, West End Carpark, Western Gateway, Cannnig Town, London, E16 1DR: up to 149 homes, pending decision (710 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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: 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.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 0% 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 | 780 m |
| Charlton 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Westcombe Park 932,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | West Silvertown DLR Station | 280 m |
| Pontoon Dock DLR Station | 390 m | |
| Custom House (for ExCel) DLR Station | 810 m | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Boxley Street Silvertown | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 9.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Royal Wharf Pier Silvertown | 560 m |
| Car parks | Bloc Spaces - Docklands Depot - London City Airport Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest Allego Charging Station | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 2.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Custom House Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Royal Docks Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Royal Wharf Dental | 260 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Charlton Police Car Pound | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 690 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Lyle Park 2.1 ha | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Thames Barrier Park 7.0 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Leyes Road Allotment Gardens 1.7 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.4 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 80% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 38% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 43% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Silvertown Way.