E16 4BB Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Plaistow West & Canning Town East. Region: London.
Streets
- Tinto Road, London: 60 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 B (72% of about 810 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
- 36 New Barn Street, Plaistow, London, E13 8JW: up to 32 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- 356 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8HL: up to 5 homes, pending decision (210 m)
- 269A - 279 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8EQ: up to 18 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 269A - 279 Barking Road Plaistow London E13 8EQ: up to 17 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 33A-35 Doherty Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8DR: up to 10 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 33A-35 Doherty Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8DR, permissioned (270 m)
- 17 - 21 New Barn Street, Plaistow, London, E13 8JZ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 45 Beckton Road, Canning Town, London, E16 4EA: up to 18 homes, permissioned (360 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 40 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 58 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 58 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 | 1.2 km |
| West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Stratford (London) 51 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Canning Town DLR Station | 1.1 km |
| Canning Town Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Custom House (for ExCel) DLR Station | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Denmark Street (E13) Plaistow | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 9.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | North Greenwich Pier | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Holiday Inn Express London-Royal Docks Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 26 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 2.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Star Lane Medical Centre | 760 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Newmans Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Arms Dental Practice | 190 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Plaistow Police Station | 470 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,210 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Plaistow Park 3.8 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 20 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Canning Town Recreation Ground 7.4 ha | 470 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 250 m |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 6.4 hectares in all.
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 88% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 19% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 29% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Tinto Road.