E7 9PL Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Green Street West. Region: London.
Streets
- Doris Road, London: 5 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 D (52% of about 480 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- RED HOUSE, grade II
- THE SPOTTED DOG PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 61-63 Upton Lane, Forest Gate, London, E7 9PB: up to 9 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Land Adjacent 3 Disraeli Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9JR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 236 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ: up to 11 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- 236 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HZ: up to 17 homes, pending decision (410 m)
- 12 - 14 Upton Lane, Forest Gate, London, E7 9LN: up to 9 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- 1A Nursery Lane, Forest Gate, London, E7 8BL: up to 7 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Site at Radlett Close, Forest Gate, London, E7 9JF: up to 9 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- Palatine Building, 304 - 306 Romford Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9HD: up to 5 homes, permissioned (530 m)
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 | Forest Gate 5.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m |
| Wanstead Park 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Maryland 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Upton Park Underground Station | 1.1 km |
| Plaistow Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Abbey Road DLR Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Upton Avenue | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 8.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 4.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.5 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 26% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 37% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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 Doris Road.