E7 9LS Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Green Street West. Region: London.
Streets
- Whyteville Road, London: 42 addresses
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 (61% of about 570 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
- 61-63 Upton Lane, Forest Gate, London, E7 9PB: up to 9 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 12 - 14 Upton Lane, Forest Gate, London, E7 9LN: up to 9 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Palatine Building, 304 - 306 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HD: up to 5 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 1A Nursery Lane, Forest Gate, London, E7 8BL: up to 7 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Land Adjacent 3 Disraeli Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9JR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- 236 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ: up to 11 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- 236 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ: up to 17 homes, pending decision (490 m)
- 277A Green Street, Forest Gate, London, E7 8LJ: up to 12 homes, permissioned (580 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 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.
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 | Forest Gate 5.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m |
| Wanstead Park 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m | |
| Woodgrange Park 939,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Upton Park Underground Station | 1.1 km |
| East Ham Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Plaistow Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Studley Road Forest Gate | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 8.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 4.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Shaftesbury Road Car Park | 630 m |
| EV charging points | 42 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 35.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Westbury Road Medical Practice | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Crailmay Pharmacy | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Forest Dental Surgery | 340 m |
| Hospital | East Ham Memorial Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 260 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Mayesbrook Motors, Forest Gate | 250 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 20% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 18% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 34% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 50% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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 Whyteville Road.