E16 3TS Newham
Live postcode, introduced April 1986. Ward: Custom House. Region: London.
Streets
- Emerald Close, London: 62 addresses
- Stansfeld Road, London: 1 address
- Opal Close, London: 1 address
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 (39% of about 560 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
- Land at Corner of 52 Baxter Road/Alnwick Road, West Beckton, London, E16 3EZ: up to 15 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Land at Corner of 52 Baxter Road/Alnwick Road, West Beckton, London, E16 3EZ, permissioned (420 m)
- 2 Dewberry Gardens, Beckton, London, E6 5UG: up to 7 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Astor Court, Ripley Road, West Beckton, London, E16 3EB: up to 13 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Astor Court Ripley Road West Beckton London E16 3EB: up to 13 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 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 62 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 62 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 | 1.3 km |
| Woolwich Dockyard 315,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Woolwich 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Royal Albert DLR Station | 340 m |
| Beckton Park DLR Station | 720 m | |
| Prince Regent DLR Station | 820 m | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Jasper Road Custom House | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Footscray Lane Sidcup | 9.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barrier Gardens Pier Woolwich | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | Bloc Spaces - Docklands Depot - London City Airport Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 660 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 1.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 35.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tollgate Medical Centre | 890 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 890 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Colosseum Dental (Beckton) | 890 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Plaistow Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Beckton District Park 34 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 830 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | Canning Town Recreation Ground 7.4 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Connaught Allotments 1.6 ha | 150 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 39 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 30 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 64 |
31 of the postcode's 64 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 39% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 45% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 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 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 Emerald Close.