E16 3DU 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 (65% of about 740 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
- 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 (130 m)
- 2-32 (evens) Hartington Road, Canning Town, E16 3NP | 24-38 (evens) Freemasons Road, Canning Town, E16 3NA |Garages at Vandom: up to 113 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- Astor Court, Ripley Road, West Beckton, London, E16 3EB: up to 13 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Astor Court Ripley Road West Beckton London E16 3EB: up to 13 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- 117 - 125 Freemasons Road, Canning Town, London, E16 3PH: up to 18 homes, pending decision (260 m)
- Ashburton Road | Freemasons Road, Canning Town, London, E16 3QL: up to 270 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Ashburton Road | Freemasons Road, Canning Town, London, E16 3QL: up to 270 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Excel Site 4, Site Adjacent to Carpark, Seagull Lane, Cannnig Town, London, E16 1AZ: up to 243 homes, pending decision (600 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 1 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 55 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 55 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 | 320 m |
| West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Charlton 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Custom House (for ExCel) DLR Station | 330 m |
| Prince Regent DLR Station | 430 m | |
| Royal Victoria DLR Station | 840 m | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Tree Road Custom House | 170 m |
| Ferry terminal | Royal Wharf Pier Silvertown | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Holiday Inn Express London-Royal Docks Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 1.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Custom House Surgery | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Appleby Centre | 900 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Plaistow Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Cundy Road Open Space 2.1 ha | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | King George V Park 4.2 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 12 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Canning Town Recreation Ground 7.4 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Leyes Road Allotment Gardens 1.7 ha | 590 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 8.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Second World War anti-aircraft gun emplacements, Beckton, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km east. 4 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 | 1.0 km east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 4.3 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ashburton Wood | Wood | 450 m north-west |
| Royal Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 650 m south |
| Ham Creek Wood | Wood | 830 m east |
| Bugsby's Reach | Tidal water | 1.7 km south-west |
| Blackwall Point | Wetland | 2.1 km south-west |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 4.1 km south-west |
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 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 49 | 55 |
6 of the postcode's 55 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 40% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 49% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 61% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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.