E6 1NX Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: East Ham. 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 (59% of about 580 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
- 95 Arragon Road, East Ham, London, E6 1QW: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- 95 Arragon Road, East Ham, London, E6 1QW: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- 236-242 Barking Road, East Ham, London, E6 3BB: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- 236-242 Barking Road, East Ham, London, E6 3BB: up to 9 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 156 - 158 Katherine Road, East Ham, London, E6 1ER: up to 21 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- 156 - 158 Katherine Road, East Ham, London, E6 1ER: up to 21 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- 2 Boleyn Road, East Ham, London, E6 1QE: up to 42 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- 1-4 Nelson Street | High St North, East Ham, London, E6 6EQ, permissioned (660 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 7 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 7 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 | 1.8 km |
| Manor Park 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Barking 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | East Ham Underground Station | 670 m |
| Upton Park Underground Station | 950 m | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Aintree Avenue East Ham | 130 m |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Ferry North Pier North Woolwich | 4.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Madge Gill Way Parking | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 39 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 3.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 36.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Aspire Medical Centre | 140 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kingsway Chemists | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 250 m |
| Hospital | East Ham Memorial Hospital | 930 m |
| Police station | Bow Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Central Park 9.8 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,200 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | Flanders Playing Fields 3.5 ha | 850 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 820 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Newham Council Offices, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m east. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Newham Council Offices | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m east |
| Barking Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| West Ham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km west |
| City of London Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.9 km north |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 7.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pool | Tidal water | 1.7 km east |
| Hand Trough Creek | Tidal water | 1.9 km east |
| Cuckold's Haven | Tidal water | 2.1 km east |
| Ham Creek Wood | Wood | 2.6 km south |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north-east |
| Horse End | Wetland | 4.0 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 42 |
17 of the postcode's 42 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 | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 35% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 51% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 55% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 14% | 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.