E6 2DD Newham
Live postcode, introduced November 2021. Ward: East Ham. Region: London.
Streets
- Wellington Road, East Ham: 36 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 C (56% of about 950 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
- 1-4 Nelson Street | High St North, East Ham, London, E6 6EQ, permissioned (180 m)
- 1-4 Nelson Street | High St North, East Ham, London, E6 6EQ, permissioned (180 m)
- 236-242 Barking Road, East Ham, London, E6 3BB: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- 236-242 Barking Road, East Ham, London, E6 3BB: up to 9 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- 72 Ranelagh Road, East Ham, London, E6 2SH: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- The White Horse, 125 High Street South, East Ham, London, E6 6EJ, permissioned (580 m)
- The White Horse, 125 High Street South, East Ham, London, E6 6EJ, permissioned (580 m)
- 33 Vicarage Lane East Ham London E6 1DQ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (690 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: 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.
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 | Barking 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Woodgrange Park 939,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Manor Park 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | East Ham Underground Station | 850 m |
| Upton Park Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Barking Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Altmore Avenue East Ham | 100 m |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Ferry North Pier North Woolwich | 3.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Madge Gill Way Parking | 600 m |
| EV charging points | 32 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 3.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 36.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Market Street Health Group | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Blakeberry Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 450 m |
| Hospital | East Ham Memorial Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Bow Police Station | 520 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 14 High Street North Lloyds Bank | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Central Park 9.8 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,200 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Flanders Playing Fields 3.5 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | Folkestone Road Allotment Gardens 4.0 ha | 880 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 9.8 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 35% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 47% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 63% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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 Wellington Road.