E6 6ED Newham
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: East Ham. Region: London.
Streets
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)
- The White Horse, 125 High Street South, East Ham, London, E6 6EJ, permissioned (240 m)
- The White Horse, 125 High Street South, East Ham, London, E6 6EJ, permissioned (240 m)
- 33 Vicarage Lane East Ham London E6 1DQ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- 72 Ranelagh Road, East Ham, London, E6 2SH: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- 236-242 Barking Road, East Ham, London, E6 3BB: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- 236-242 Barking Road, East Ham, London, E6 3BB: up to 9 homes, permissioned (490 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 40 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 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 | 2.0 km |
| Woodgrange Park 939,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Manor Park 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | East Ham Underground Station | 1.1 km |
| Upton Park Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Beckton DLR Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Tilbury Road East Ham | 130 m |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Ferry North Pier North Woolwich | 3.6 km |
| Car parks | Madge Gill Way Parking | 830 m |
| EV charging points | 31 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 2.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 36.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Market Street Health Group | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Blakeberry Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 510 m |
| Hospital | East Ham Memorial Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Bow Police Station | 630 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Central Park 9.8 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,200 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Flanders Playing Fields 3.5 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Folkestone Road Allotment Gardens 4.0 ha | 750 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Newham Council Offices, a listed building (Grade II*), 380 m north. 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Newham Council Offices | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north |
| Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m south |
| Barking Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Second World War anti-aircraft gun emplacements, Beckton | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-west |
| West Ham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 7.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pool | Tidal water | 1.2 km north-east |
| Hand Trough Creek | Tidal water | 1.2 km east |
| Cuckold's Haven | Tidal water | 1.4 km east |
| Ham Creek Wood | Wood | 2.4 km south-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north-east |
| Horse End | Wetland | 3.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 45 |
27 of the postcode's 45 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 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 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 | 28% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 39% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 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.