E16 4EA Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Canning Town North. Region: London.
Streets
- Newham Way, Hallsville Quarter: 35 addresses
- Forty Acre Lane, London: 1 address
- Newham Way, 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 (48% of about 890 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
- 45 Beckton Road, Canning Town, London, E16 4EA: up to 18 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- 45 Beckton Road, Canning Town, London, E16 4EA: up to 10 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- 269A - 279 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8EQ: up to 18 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 269A - 279 Barking Road Plaistow London E13 8EQ: up to 17 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 2 Malmesbury Terrace, Canning Town, London, E16 4PL: up to 6 homes, pending decision (430 m)
- Garages 1 To 18, Adjacent 1 Malmesbury Terrace, Canning Town, London: up to 15 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- 36 New Barn Street, Plaistow, London, E13 8JW: up to 32 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- 101-103 Hermit Road, Canning Town, London, E16 4HR: up to 9 homes, permissioned (540 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 20 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 20 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 | |
| Canary Wharf 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Canning Town DLR Station | 720 m |
| Canning Town Underground Station | 740 m | |
| Royal Victoria DLR Station | 910 m | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Rokeby School Canning Town | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 9.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 3.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.5 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 59% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 43% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 52% | 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 | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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 Newham Way.