E16 3LL 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 B (45% of about 670 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
- Astor Court, Ripley Road, West Beckton, London, E16 3EB: up to 13 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Astor Court Ripley Road West Beckton London E16 3EB: up to 13 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- 2 Dewberry Gardens, Beckton, London, E6 5UG: up to 7 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- Land at Corner of 52 Baxter Road/Alnwick Road, West Beckton, London, E16 3EZ: up to 15 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- Land at Corner of 52 Baxter Road/Alnwick Road, West Beckton, London, E16 3EZ, permissioned (690 m)
- Duke Of Cumberland, 101 Cumberland Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8LS: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- Duke Of Cumberland, 101 Cumberland Road, Plaistow,London, E13 8LS: up to 10 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Site opposite 1 Kent Street, Court Area, Plaistow, London, E13 8RL: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 20 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 54 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 54 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 | 1.1 km |
| West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Woolwich Dockyard 315,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Prince Regent DLR Station | 1.0 km |
| Custom House (for ExCel) DLR Station | 1.1 km | |
| Royal Albert DLR Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Colman Road Custom House | 130 m |
| Ferry terminal | Royal Wharf Pier Silvertown | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | Bloc Spaces - Docklands Depot - London City Airport Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 27 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 670 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 1.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glen Road Medical Centre | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Carehealth Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Greengate Dental Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 600 m |
| Police station | Plaistow Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Beckton District Park 34 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,030 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Canning Town Recreation Ground 7.4 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | Leyes Road Allotment Gardens 1.7 ha | 880 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 39 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Second World War anti-aircraft gun emplacements, Beckton, a scheduled monument, 500 m south-east. 3 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 | 500 m south-east |
| West Ham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 5.1 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ham Creek Wood | Wood | 860 m south |
| Ashburton Wood | Wood | 920 m south-west |
| Royal Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
| Woolwich Reach | Tidal water | 2.3 km south |
| Blackwall Point | Wetland | 2.9 km south-west |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 4.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 37 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 54 |
43 of the postcode's 54 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 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 60% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 30% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 41% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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.