E16 2LY Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Royal Albert. Region: London.
Streets
- Glenister Street, Woolwich: 33 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 B (56% of about 780 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
- The Royal Oak, 17 Woodman Street, North Woolwich, London, E16 2LN: up to 8 homes, permissioned (30 m)
- Land Adjacent 19 Woolwich Manor Way, North Woolwich, London, E16 2NJ: up to 10 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 268 Albert Road & 242 Fernhill Street, North Woolwich, London, E16 2HX: up to 56 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- 268 Albert Road & 242 Fernhill Street, North Woolwich, London, E16 2HX: up to 56 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- ōMast Quay Phase 2, Woolwich Church St Woolwichō: up to 218 homes, permissioned (900 m)
- ōRoyal Sovereign House, 40 Beresford St Woolwichō: up to 28 homes, permissioned (910 m)
- ōWarren Masterplan, Beresford St Woolwichō: up to 2,032 homes, permissioned (940 m)
- ōWoolwich Catholic Club, 81-88 Beresford St Woolwichō: up to 59 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 32 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 32 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.
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 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Woolwich Arsenal 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Woolwich Dockyard 315,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | King George V DLR Station | 240 m |
| Cyprus DLR Station | 840 m | |
| Gallions Reach DLR Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Royal Victoria Gardens North Woolwich | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 8.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Ferry North Pier North Woolwich | 500 m |
| Car parks | Bloc Space - Cable Depot - Woolwich Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 580 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 870 m |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 36.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Practice Albert Road | 880 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest North Woolwich Dental Practice | 240 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Plumstead Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Royal Victoria Gardens 4.8 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 30 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Barrack Field 14 ha | 1.8 km |
| Allotments | Cyprus Allotment 1.1 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 5.6 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 67% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 42% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 54% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Glenister Street.