E16 3AG Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Custom House. 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 (56% of about 520 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
- Excel Site 3, West End Carpark, Western Gateway, Cannnig Town, London, E16 1DR: up to 149 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Excel Site 3, West End Carpark, Western Gateway, Cannnig Town, London, E16 1DR: up to 149 homes, pending decision (340 m)
- Ashburton Road | Freemasons Road, Canning Town, London, E16 3QL: up to 270 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Ashburton Road | Freemasons Road, Canning Town, London, E16 3QL: up to 270 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Excel Site 4, Site Adjacent to Carpark, Seagull Lane, Cannnig Town, London, E16 1AZ: up to 243 homes, pending decision (370 m)
- Excel Site 4, Site Adjacent to Carpark, Seagull Lane, Cannnig Town, London, E16 1AZ: up to 243 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 117 - 125 Freemasons Road, Canning Town, London, E16 3PH: up to 18 homes, pending decision (480 m)
- 2-32 (evens) Hartington Road, Canning Town, E16 3NP | 24-38 (evens) Freemasons Road, Canning Town, E16 3NA |Garages at Vandome Close, Canning Town | 1-7 (odds) Vandome Close, Canning Town, E16 3SA: up to 113 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 31 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 31 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 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 | 530 m |
| West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Canary Wharf 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Royal Victoria DLR Station | 250 m |
| Royal Docks | 430 m | |
| Custom House (for ExCel) DLR Station | 460 m | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest The Appleby Centre Canning Town | 170 m |
| Ferry terminal | North Greenwich Pier | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Holiday Inn Express London-Royal Docks Car Park | 600 m |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 2.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Community Dermatology Clinic | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Appleby Centre | 300 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Plaistow Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,300 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Cundy Road Open Space 2.1 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 24 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 40 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 4.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Second World War anti-aircraft gun emplacements, Beckton, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km east. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Second World War anti-aircraft gun emplacements, Beckton | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 4.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ashburton Wood | Wood | 480 m north-east |
| Royal Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 770 m south-east |
| Royal Albert and Victoria Docks Cut | Lake or reservoir | 790 m south-west |
| Bugsby's Reach | Tidal water | 1.1 km south-west |
| Blackwall Point | Wetland | 1.5 km south-west |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 3.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 36 |
11 of the postcode's 36 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 62% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 42% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 46% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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.