E7 0DN Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Forest Gate North. Region: London.
Streets
- Forest Road, London: 99 addresses
- Sidney Road, London: 2 addresses
- Knighton Road, 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 (38% of about 650 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 (60 m)
- Land At, 100 To 104 Dames Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 0EB: up to 10 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- Land Between 2 And 2A Clinton Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 0HD: up to 7 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Land At 89 To 93 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 0EP: up to 9 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Garages to rear of 28 - 54 Woodhouse Rd: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- Denver Car Body Repair Centre, 143 - 145 Harrow Rd: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (910 m)
- Land to the rear of The Gables: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
- Land Rear Of The Ship Public House, Bramall Close, Stratford, London, E15 1RR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
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 | 400 m |
| Forest Gate 5.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 610 m | |
| Leytonstone High Road 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Leytonstone Underground Station | 1.8 km |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Forest Gate/ Bective Road | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 7.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 5.6 km |
| Car parks | Leytonstone Station Car Park (TfL) | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 51 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Forest Practice | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sherman Chemists | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodgrange Dental Surgery | 460 m |
| Hospital | East Ham Memorial Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 830 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Wanstead Flats 164 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 44 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | Browning Road Allotment Site 5,620 m² | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 28% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 35% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Forest Road.