E16 2NY Newham
Live postcode, introduced August 2017. Ward: Royal Victoria. 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 E (42% of about 690 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 (310 m)
- Excel Site 4, Site Adjacent to Carpark, Seagull Lane, Cannnig Town, London, E16 1AZ: up to 243 homes, pending decision (910 m)
- Excel Site 4, Site Adjacent to Carpark, Seagull Lane, Cannnig Town, London, E16 1AZ: up to 243 homes, permissioned (910 m)
- Excel Site 3, West End Carpark, Western Gateway, Cannnig Town, London, E16 1DR: up to 149 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Excel Site 3, West End Carpark, Western Gateway, Cannnig Town, London, E16 1DR: up to 149 homes, pending decision (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 87 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 4 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 | Custom House 9.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 890 m |
| Charlton 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Woolwich Dockyard 315,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Pontoon Dock DLR Station | 110 m |
| West Silvertown DLR Station | 600 m | |
| Prince Regent DLR Station | 880 m | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Silvertown South Car Park Custom House | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 9.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Royal Wharf Pier Silvertown | 610 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bloc Spaces - Docklands Depot - London City Airport Car Park | 660 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Allego Charging Station | 760 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 1.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Custom House Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Royal Docks Pharmacy | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Royal Wharf Dental | 90 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Charlton Police Car Pound | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 730 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Thames Barrier Park 7.0 ha | 90 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Leyes Road Allotment Gardens 1.7 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former St Mark's Church (Brick Lane Music Hall), a listed building (Grade II*), 850 m east. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 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* | 850 m east |
| Second World War anti-aircraft gun emplacements, Beckton | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Repository Woods | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 3.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 540 m north |
| Woolwich Reach | Tidal water | 750 m south-east |
| Ham Creek Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Royal Albert and Victoria Docks Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km west |
| Blackwall Point | Wetland | 2.1 km west |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 3.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 89 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 89 |
89 of the postcode's 89 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 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 14% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 57% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 87% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 72% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 3% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 23% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 78% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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.