E7 0DJ Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Forest Gate North. Region: London.
Streets
- Woodford Road, London: 25 addresses
- Capel Road, London: 2 addresses
- Carrington Gardens, London: 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 B (34% of about 880 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
- Land At, 100 To 104 Dames Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 0EB: up to 10 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- Land At, 100 To 104 Dames Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 0EB: up to 10 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- Land Between 2 And 2A Clinton Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 0HD: up to 7 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Land At 89 To 93 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 0EP: up to 9 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Palatine Building, 304 - 306 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HD: up to 5 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- 1A Nursery Lane, Forest Gate, London, E7 8BL: up to 7 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- 1 Norwich Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9JJ: up to 7 homes, permissioned (930 m)
- Land Rear Of The Ship Public House, Bramall Close, Stratford, London, E15 1RR: up to 6 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 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 13 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 | Wanstead Park 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 240 m |
| Forest Gate 5.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 480 m | |
| Woodgrange Park 939,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Forest Gate/ Bective Road | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 7.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 5.5 km |
| Car parks | Shaftesbury Road Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 53 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Forest Practice | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sherman Chemists | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodgrange Dental Surgery | 310 m |
| Hospital | East Ham Memorial Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 870 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 690 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Wanstead Flats 164 ha | 50 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 44 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Empress Avenue Allotments 2.0 ha | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 166 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 15 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 28 |
28 of the postcode's 28 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 36% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 44% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Woodford Road.