E6 5LY Newham
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Beckton. Region: London.
Streets
- Garnet Walk, London: 20 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 E (27% of about 620 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
- 2 Dewberry Gardens, Beckton, London, E6 5UG: up to 7 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- East Ham Jewish Cemetery, Marlow Road, East Ham, London, E6 3QG: up to 9 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 2 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: 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 | Custom House 9.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Woolwich Dockyard 315,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Woolwich 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Beckton DLR Station | 770 m |
| Beckton Park DLR Station | 940 m | |
| Royal Albert DLR Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Swallow Street Beckton | 140 m |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Ferry North Pier North Woolwich | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | Bloc Spaces - Docklands Depot - London City Airport Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km; nearest Allego Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 1.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 35.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tollgate Medical Centre | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Colosseum Dental (Beckton) | 400 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Plaistow Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,370 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Beckton District Park 34 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,820 m² | 460 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 51 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.1 | 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 59% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 37% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 52% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 52% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 13% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Garnet Walk.