E6 3QA Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: East Ham South. Region: London.
Streets
- Lonsdale Avenue, East Ham: 24 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 (63% of about 600 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
- East Ham Jewish Cemetery, Marlow Road, East Ham, London, E6 3QG: up to 9 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- The White Horse, 125 High Street South, East Ham, London, E6 6EJ, permissioned (670 m)
- The White Horse, 125 High Street South, East Ham, London, E6 6EJ, permissioned (670 m)
- 33 Vicarage Lane East Ham London E6 1DQ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- 2 Dewberry Gardens, Beckton, London, E6 5UG: up to 7 homes, permissioned (900 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 21 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 22 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 22 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.
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 | Custom House 9.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km |
| Barking 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Woodgrange Park 939,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Beckton DLR Station | 870 m |
| Beckton Park DLR Station | 1.4 km | |
| Cyprus DLR Station | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Greatfield Avenue Beckton | 20 m |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Ferry North Pier North Woolwich | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | Madge Gill Way Parking | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km; nearest Allego Charging Station | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 1.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 36.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tollgate Medical Centre | 670 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Blakeberry Pharmacy | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Colosseum Dental (Beckton) | 670 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Bow Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,610 m² | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Beckton District Park 34 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | Folkestone Road Allotment Gardens 2.6 ha | 910 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 49 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.8 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 33% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 45% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 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) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 Lonsdale Avenue.