E16 3NU 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
- 117 - 125 Freemasons Road, Canning Town, London, E16 3PH: up to 18 homes, pending decision (90 m)
- Ashburton Road | Freemasons Road, Canning Town, London, E16 3QL: up to 270 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Ashburton Road | Freemasons Road, Canning Town, London, E16 3QL: up to 270 homes, not permissioned (170 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 (270 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 (270 m)
- Astor Court, Ripley Road, West Beckton, London, E16 3EB: up to 13 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Astor Court Ripley Road West Beckton London E16 3EB: up to 13 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- 45 Beckton Road, Canning Town, London, E16 4EA: up to 18 homes, permissioned (640 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 13 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 27 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 27 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 | |
| Charlton 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Custom House (for ExCel) DLR Station | 500 m |
| Prince Regent DLR Station | 760 m | |
| Royal Victoria DLR Station | 780 m | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Canning Town Recreation Ground Custom House | 110 m |
| Ferry terminal | North Greenwich Pier | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | Holiday Inn Express London-Royal Docks Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 20 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 2.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Custom House Surgery | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Carehealth Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Appleby Centre | 710 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Plaistow Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,260 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | King George V Park 4.2 ha | 690 m |
| Play area | 20 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Canning Town Recreation Ground 7.4 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 580 m |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 8.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Second World War anti-aircraft gun emplacements, Beckton, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km east. 5 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 | 1.1 km east |
| West Ham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 4.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ashburton Wood | Wood | 140 m west |
| Royal Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 890 m south |
| Ham Creek Wood | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Bugsby's Reach | Tidal water | 1.7 km south-west |
| Blackwall Point | Wetland | 2.0 km south-west |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 4.2 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 27 |
3 of the postcode's 27 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 46% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 44% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 52% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 68% | 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.