Gad Close London, Newham
36 addresses across 2 postcodes (E13), about 190 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 22207721.
- Energy: 22 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 6, E: 8).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Newham costs £1,944 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 96% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is West Ham, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Plaistow Park, is about 70 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 20.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 9.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 6 m above sea level.
- Noise: 20 of its 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Essex Lodge, about 50 m away, with 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 850 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 20% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 277 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
22 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (8); House, end-terrace (8); Flat (6). Built: 1976-1982 (10); 1991-1995 (6); 1967-1975 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (9); rented (social) (6); owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 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 street: most are in band C (60% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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
- ESSEX LODGE, grade II
- TRAMWAY WORKERS WAR MEMORIAL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Bus Garage Site, Corner Of Perth Road, Greengate Street, Plaistow, London, permissioned (120 m)
- Former Bus Garage Site, Corner Of Perth Road, Greengate Street, Plaistow, London, permissioned (120 m)
- 90 Greengate Street, Plaistow, London, E13 0AS: up to 6 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- 90 Greengate Street, Plaistow, London, E13 0AS: up to 6 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- 21 - 37 Third Avenue, Plaistow, London, E13 8AW: up to 14 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 21-37 Third Avenue, Plaistow, London, E13 8AW: up to 14 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 585 Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 9EZ: up to 10 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- 100 High Street, Plaistow, London, E13 0AJ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (300 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 16 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| E13 0BD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| E13 0BG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 16 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 6 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E13 0BD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| E13 0BG | 100% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Custom House 9.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Forest Gate 5.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Plaistow Underground Station | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Upton Park Underground Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| West Ham Underground Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gad Close Plaistow | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Shaftesbury Road Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 33 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.4 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Essex Lodge | 50 m |
| Pharmacies | 22 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newmans Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest East London Dental Care | 260 m |
| Hospital | Newham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hub | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Plaistow Police Station | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Plaistow Park 3.8 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,700 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Marys Allotment Gardens 1.8 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 5.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is West Ham Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west. 16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| West Ham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Second World War anti-aircraft gun emplacements, Beckton | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ashburton Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Ham Creek Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Bow Creek | Tidal water | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Royal Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Blackwall Point | Wetland | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 36 | 36 |
20 of the street's 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Newham: see them on the Newham page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Road Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 380 m | No published inspection |
| Plaistow Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Curwen Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lister Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Kaizen Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Grange Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Helen's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| New City Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ravenscroft Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Upton Cross Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cumberland Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greengate Supermarket E13 0AS | Retailers - other | 50 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 13 Jun 2026 |
| Greengate Nursery And Pre School E13 0AS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 80 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Boi Gordo Butchers And Grocery Ltd E13 0BG | Retailers - other | 160 m | 4 Good | 16 Jul 2025 |
| Balam Food & Wine E13 8RA | Retailers - other | 210 m | 4 Good | 6 May 2025 |
| Kates Cafe And Restaurant E13 8RD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 24 Jul 2026 |
| E & S Food Centre E13 0AP | Retailers - other | 220 m | Unknown | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Simons Homeware & Fireworks E13 9EZ | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 30 Aug 2025 |
| Nungua Market E13 8AF | Retailers - other | 240 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Balaam Confectionery And Grocery Store E13 8AF | Retailers - other | 240 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 Mar 2025 |
| Bamboo Garden Chinese Takeway E13 8AF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2025 |
| Tasty Bitez 4 U E13 8AF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 16 May 2026 |
| Swiss Cream & Coffee E13 8QE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 4 Good | 22 Aug 2025 |
| Friendly Corner Shop E13 0BH | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2018 |
| Galesti E13 9JU | Retailers - other | 260 m | 4 Good | 29 Nov 2025 |
| Ali's Deli Cafe E13 9JU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 4 Good | 5 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 79 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 48 |
| Vehicle crime | 36 |
| Theft from the person | 26 |
| Other theft | 24 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Broadway (39); On or near Dragonfly Close (30); On or near Gad Close (25); On or near Greengate Street (24); On or near Fenton'S Avenue (21).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 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 | 44% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 53% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 63% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Antigua Mews · Routemaster Close · Greengate Street · St Quintin Road · Land Associated With · St Clair Road · Perth Road · Fenton's Avenue · Dragonfly Close · Dongola Road · Dundee Road · Cave Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.