E6 2AL Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wall End. Region: London.
Streets
- Burges Road, East Ham: 44 addresses
- Northfield Road, East Ham: 1 address
- Springfield Road, East Ham: 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 (80% of about 440 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
- Rear of 100 Rosebery Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 6PS: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Rear of 100 Rosebery Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 6PS: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Hertford Road Industrial Estate: up to 957 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- Garages 1 To 16, Adjacent 41 Landseer Avenue, Manor Park, London: up to 11 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- 16 Wordsworth Avenue, manor Park, E12 6SU: up to 18 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- 16 Wordsworth Avenue, manor Park, E12 6SU: up to 18 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- 217 High Street North, East Ham, London, E6 1JG: up to 8 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Wickes, Hertford Road: up to 899 homes, pending decision (750 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 33 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 36 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 36 low and 0 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 46 addresses are between 3 m and 8 m above sea level (4 m on average).
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 |
| Barking 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Manor Park 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | East Ham Underground Station | 690 m |
| Barking Underground Station | 1.5 km | |
| Upton Park Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Browning Road (E12) Plashet | 360 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 4.9 km |
| Car parks | Madge Gill Way Parking | 880 m |
| EV charging points | 37 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 37.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lathom Road Medical Centre | 660 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Prime Pharmacy | 650 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newham Dental Care | 540 m |
| Hospital | East Ham Memorial Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Bow Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Little Ilford Park 10 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,250 m² | 330 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,520 m² | 690 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade I), 750 m north. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 750 m north |
| Barking Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| City of London Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.0 km north |
| West Ham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 8.2 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pool | Tidal water | 1.3 km south-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km east |
| Hand Trough Creek | Tidal water | 1.7 km south-east |
| Cuckold's Haven | Tidal water | 1.9 km south-east |
| The Grove | Wood | 3.3 km north-west |
| Horse End | Wetland | 4.0 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 1 |
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 6 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 9 |
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 11 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 19 |
24 of the postcode's 46 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 27 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 56% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 35% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 41% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 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 | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 43% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 11% | 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 Burges Road.