E16 4DN Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Plaistow West & Canning Town East. Region: London.
Streets
- Edward Court, London: 60 addresses
- Edward Street, 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 (50% of about 1,010 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
- 269A - 279 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8EQ: up to 18 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 269A - 279 Barking Road Plaistow London E13 8EQ: up to 17 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 45 Beckton Road, Canning Town, London, E16 4EA: up to 18 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- 45 Beckton Road, Canning Town, London, E16 4EA: up to 10 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- 36 New Barn Street, Plaistow, London, E13 8JW: up to 32 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Garages 1 To 14, Adjacent 54 Anne Street Plaistow London: up to 7 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- 101-103 Hermit Road, Canning Town, London, E16 4HR: up to 9 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- 356 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8HL: up to 5 homes, pending decision (460 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 18 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 29 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 29 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 2 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 17%, gigabit 17% 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 |
| West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Canary Wharf 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Canning Town DLR Station | 850 m |
| Canning Town Underground Station | 880 m | |
| Star Lane DLR Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Rokeby School Canning Town | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 9.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | Holiday Inn Express London-Royal Docks Car Park | 880 m |
| EV charging points | 24 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 3.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Star Lane Medical Centre | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Newmans Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Arms Dental Practice | 330 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Plaistow Police Station | 690 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Fisher Street Open Space 2,870 m² | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Star Park 4.0 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 26 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.1 ha | 480 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 250 m |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 6.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km north-west. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Second World War anti-aircraft gun emplacements, Beckton | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| West Ham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 4.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ashburton Wood | Wood | 710 m south-east |
| Bow Creek | Tidal water | 1.3 km west |
| Royal Albert and Victoria Docks Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south |
| Royal Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-east |
| Blackwall Point | Wetland | 1.9 km south-west |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 4.5 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 | 50 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 61 |
50 of the postcode's 61 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 37% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 54% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 65% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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 Edward Court.