E16 3PS Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Custom House. Region: London.
Streets
- Mortlake Road, London: 34 addresses
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 (230 m)
- Astor Court, Ripley Road, West Beckton, London, E16 3EB: up to 13 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Astor Court Ripley Road West Beckton London E16 3EB: up to 13 homes, permissioned (260 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 (330 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 (330 m)
- Ashburton Road | Freemasons Road, Canning Town, London, E16 3QL: up to 270 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Ashburton Road | Freemasons Road, Canning Town, London, E16 3QL: up to 270 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Duke Of Cumberland, 101 Cumberland Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8LS: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
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 | 600 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 | 580 m |
| Prince Regent DLR Station | 710 m | |
| Royal Victoria DLR Station | 950 m | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Newham Way Custom House | 190 m |
| Ferry terminal | Royal Wharf Pier Silvertown | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | Holiday Inn Express London-Royal Docks Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 2.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.3 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 41% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 51% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 65% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Mortlake Road.