E16 4TL Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1992. Ward: Canning Town North. Region: London.
Streets
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 970 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
- Leven Road Gas Works, pending decision (500 m)
- Leven Road Gas Works, pending decision (500 m)
- Ailsa Street, pending decision (550 m)
- Ailsa Street, pending decision (550 m)
- Land at Clockhouse and Access House, Imperial Street, Bromley-by-Bow, pending decision (840 m)
- Garages 1 To 18, Adjacent 1 Malmesbury Terrace, Canning Town, London: up to 15 homes, permissioned (880 m)
- 2 Malmesbury Terrace, Canning Town, London, E16 4PL: up to 6 homes, pending decision (890 m)
- 101-103 Hermit Road, Canning Town, London, E16 4HR: up to 9 homes, permissioned (920 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 1 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 2 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 2 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 68 addresses are between -2 m and 5 m above sea level (3 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 74%, ultrafast 74%, gigabit 74% of premises; 26% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Canary Wharf 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Custom House 9.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Star Lane DLR Station | 370 m |
| Bromley-by-Bow Underground Station | 870 m | |
| West Ham DLR Station | 910 m | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest South Crescent Business Centre Canning Town | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 8.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | Morrisons Daily Virginia Quay Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 650 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 32.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Star Lane Medical Centre | 820 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jetsol Pharmacy | 880 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Docklands Dental House Limited | 840 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 2.5 km |
| Police station | British Transpot Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Star Park 4.0 ha | 480 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,010 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | Memorial Recreation Ground 13 ha | 810 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,790 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 5.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bromley Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 630 m west. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bromley Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m west |
| Tide Mill (Known As the House Mill) | Listed building, Grade I | 900 m north-west |
| Balfron Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m south-west |
| Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| West Ham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north-east |
| The Novo Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 4.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bow Creek | Tidal water | 380 m south |
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 1.0 km north |
| Prescott Channel | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-west |
| Blackwall Point | Wetland | 1.7 km south |
| Ashburton Wood | Wood | 1.9 km east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 3.5 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.5 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 64 | 68 |
4 of the postcode's 68 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 54% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 45% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 50% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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.