E7 9AP Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Forest Gate South. Region: London.
Streets
- Earlham Grove, London: 148 addresses
- Forest Lane, London: 1 address
- Norwich Road, London: 1 address
- Sprowston 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 (49% of about 700 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 Norwich Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9JJ: up to 7 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Land At 89 To 93 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 0EP: up to 9 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 236 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ: up to 11 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 236 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ: up to 17 homes, pending decision (380 m)
- 1A Nursery Lane, Forest Gate, London, E7 8BL: up to 7 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Site at Radlett Close, Forest Gate, London, E7 9JF: up to 9 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Palatine Building, 304 - 306 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HD: up to 5 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Land Adjacent 3 Disraeli Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9JR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (420 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 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: 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 99% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Forest Gate 5.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 270 m |
| Wanstead Park 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m | |
| Maryland 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Upton Park Underground Station | 1.7 km |
| Stratford DLR Station | 1.8 km | |
| Stratford Underground Station | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest St James' School Forest Gate | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 7.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 4.9 km |
| Car parks | Shaftesbury Road Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 49 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 23 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodgrange Medical Practice | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Push Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodgrange Dental Surgery | 430 m |
| Hospital | East Ham Memorial Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 720 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Forest Lane Park 1.8 ha | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wanstead Flats 164 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,740 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 630 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 820 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 192 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 58% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 33% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 44% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 68% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Earlham Grove.