E6 1EX Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Boleyn. Region: London.
Streets
- Victoria Avenue, London: 85 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 (43% of about 720 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
- 313-319 Katherine Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 8PJ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 156 - 158 Katherine Road, East Ham, London, E6 1ER: up to 21 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 156 - 158 Katherine Road, East Ham, London, E6 1ER: up to 21 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 95 Arragon Road, East Ham, London, E6 1QW: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- 95 Arragon Road, East Ham, London, E6 1QW: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- 384 Green Street, Upton Park, London, E13 9AP: up to 9 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- 340 - 344 Green Street, Upton Park, London, E13 9AP: up to 18 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- 2 Boleyn Road, East Ham, London, E6 1QE: up to 42 homes, permissioned (560 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 addresses are about 8 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 | Woodgrange Park 939,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Manor Park 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Forest Gate 5.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Upton Park Underground Station | 510 m |
| East Ham Underground Station | 670 m | |
| Plaistow Underground Station | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Katherine Road Plashet | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 9.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | North Greenwich Pier | 4.5 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Madge Gill Way Parking | 630 m |
| EV charging points | 39 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 3.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 35.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 22 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Plashet Harmony Practice | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 33 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Plashet Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 170 m |
| Hospital | East Ham Memorial Hospital | 490 m |
| Police station | Forest Gate Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 520 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Priory Park 3.0 ha | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Plashet Park 7.6 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,150 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 600 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.9 | 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 | 0 | 46 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 38 |
| Under 55 | 85 | 1 |
84 of the postcode's 85 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 18% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 39% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 48% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 62% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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 Victoria Avenue.