E16 3RT Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Custom House. Region: London.
Streets
- Nottingham Avenue, London: 22 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 (67% of about 510 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 (160 m)
- Astor Court Ripley Road West Beckton London E16 3EB: up to 13 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Land at Corner of 52 Baxter Road/Alnwick Road, West Beckton, London, E16 3EZ: up to 15 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Land at Corner of 52 Baxter Road/Alnwick Road, West Beckton, London, E16 3EZ, permissioned (470 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 (490 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 (490 m)
- 117 - 125 Freemasons Road, Canning Town, London, E16 3PH: up to 18 homes, pending decision (520 m)
- Ashburton Road | Freemasons Road, Canning Town, London, E16 3QL: up to 270 homes, not permissioned (640 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 22 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 22 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 | 680 m |
| West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Woolwich Dockyard 315,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Prince Regent DLR Station | 540 m |
| Custom House (for ExCel) DLR Station | 710 m | |
| Royal Albert DLR Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Mortlake Rd Prince Regent Lane Custom House | 160 m |
| Ferry terminal | Royal Wharf Pier Silvertown | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | Bloc Spaces - Docklands Depot - London City Airport Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 1.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Custom House Surgery | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Carehealth Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Arms Dental Practice | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Plaistow Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest King George V Park 4.2 ha | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Beckton District Park 34 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 30 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Canning Town Recreation Ground 7.4 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Leyes Road Allotment Gardens 1.7 ha | 540 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 42 hectares in all.
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 39% | 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) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 61% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Nottingham Avenue.