E16 2DW Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Royal Albert. Region: London.
Streets
- Albert Road, London: 46 addresses
- Factory Road, London: 3 addresses
- Constance Street, London: 2 addresses
- Connaught Road, London: 1 address
- Parker Street, London: 1 address
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 (46% of about 1,200 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 7 - 13 Parker Street North Woolwich London E16 2DJ: up to 10 homes, permissioned (40 m)
- Former Tate Institute, Wythes Road & 18 Albert Road, North Woolwich, London, E16 2DW: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Former Tate Institute, Wythes Road & 18 Albert Road, North Woolwich, London, E16 2DW: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Land Corner of Leonard Street / Newland Street, North Woolwich, London, E16: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Land Corner of Leonard Street / Newland Street, North Woolwich, London, E16: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Barrier Park North, Carpark Adjacent to Barrier Park, North Woolwich Road, Silvertown, London, E16, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- 268 Albert Road & 242 Fernhill Street, North Woolwich, London, E16 2HX: up to 56 homes, not permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
- 268 Albert Road & 242 Fernhill Street, North Woolwich, London, E16 2HX: up to 56 homes, not permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 9 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 6 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 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 25 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 2 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 | Woolwich Dockyard 315,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Custom House 9.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | |
| Charlton 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | London City Airport DLR Station | 210 m |
| Royal Albert DLR Station | 690 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Beckton Park DLR Station | 940 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Saville Road Silvertown | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Barrier Gardens Pier Woolwich | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bloc Spaces - Docklands Depot - London City Airport Car Park | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 35.3 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Practice Albert Road | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Royal Docks Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest City Airport Dental Surgery | 140 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Charlton Police Car Pound | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,050 m² | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Thames Barrier Park 7.0 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | Canning Town Recreation Ground 7.4 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Connaught Allotments 1.6 ha | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 7.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former St Mark's Church (Brick Lane Music Hall), a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former St Mark's Church (Brick Lane Music Hall) | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m west |
| Second World War anti-aircraft gun emplacements, Beckton | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Repository Woods | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Woolwich Reach | Tidal water | 820 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Royal Albert Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Ham Creek Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| King George V Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Gallions Point | Wetland | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Shooters Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 53 | 53 |
48 of the postcode's 53 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 37% | 17% |
| Private rented | 44% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 40% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 48% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Albert Road.