E6 6AW Newham
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: East Ham South. Region: London.
Streets
- Vicarage Lane, East Ham: 41 addresses
- Eastbourne 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 (51% of about 590 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
- 33 Vicarage Lane East Ham London E6 1DQ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 72 Ranelagh Road, East Ham, London, E6 2SH: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- The White Horse, 125 High Street South, East Ham, London, E6 6EJ, permissioned (460 m)
- The White Horse, 125 High Street South, East Ham, London, E6 6EJ, permissioned (460 m)
- 1-4 Nelson Street | High St North, East Ham, London, E6 6EQ, permissioned (760 m)
- 1-4 Nelson Street | High St North, East Ham, London, E6 6EQ, permissioned (760 m)
- East Ham Jewish Cemetery, Marlow Road, East Ham, London, E6 3QG: up to 9 homes, permissioned (860 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 37 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 39 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 39 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 addresses are about 3 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 | Barking 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Woodgrange Park 939,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Custom House 9.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Beckton DLR Station | 1.3 km |
| East Ham Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Barking Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Charlemont Road Wallend | 50 m |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Ferry North Pier North Woolwich | 3.2 km |
| Car parks | London Road Multi Storey Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 2.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 36.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Market Street Health Group | 740 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Blakeberry Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 860 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Bow Police Station | 690 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 560 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Williams Green 1,760 m² | 410 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Central Park 9.8 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Gooseley's Playing Fields 6.9 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Folkestone Road Allotment Gardens 4.0 ha | 280 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary Magdalene, a listed building (Grade I), 580 m south-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m south-west |
| Newham Council Offices | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-west |
| Barking Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Second World War anti-aircraft gun emplacements, Beckton | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 7.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hand Trough Creek | Tidal water | 820 m north-east |
| Cuckold's Haven | Tidal water | 1.0 km east |
| Mill Pool | Tidal water | 1.1 km north-east |
| Ham Creek Wood | Wood | 2.4 km south-west |
| Royal Albert Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south |
| Horse End | Wetland | 2.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 28 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 42 |
28 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 29% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 40% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Vicarage Lane.