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E13 8AF

Plaistow West & Canning Town East · Newham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Plaistow West & Canning Town East
Local authority
Newham
Constituency
West Ham and Beckton
Postcode district
E13
Postcode sector
E13 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E13 8AT 28 m
E13 8RD 58 m
E13 8AD 61 m
E13 8RE 69 m
E13 8RB 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E13 8AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E13
Postcode sector
E13 8
Latitude
51.526725
Longitude
0.023834
British National Grid easting
540,490
British National Grid northing
182,809

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Newham · E09000025
Electoral ward
Plaistow West & Canning Town East · E05013920
Parish or community
E43000215
Westminster constituency
West Ham and Beckton · E14001576
Output area
E00018120
Lower layer super output area
Newham 026A · E01003594
Middle layer super output area
Newham 026 · E02000739

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
123a, Balaam Street, London, E13 8AF 16 September 2015 £180,000
Orion House, 143a, Flat 16, Balaam Street, London, E13 8AF 16 January 2015 £108,000
Orion House, 143a, Flat 1, Balaam Street, London, E13 8AF 24 June 2014 £215,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
239
Primary
131
Secondary
31

  1. Curwen Primary School

    Academy converter

    426 m

  2. Grange Primary School

    Community school

    522 m

  3. The Service for Deaf and Partially Hearing Children

    Miscellaneous

    567 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,857
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,837
  • Anti social behaviour 1,597
  • Vehicle crime 1,431
  • Theft from the person 1,050
  • Other theft 1,038

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
133

82 female, 51 male

Postcode households
41
Residents per household
3.2
E13 8 residents
15,246

Age bands in E13 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.8%

3,007 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.6%

2,120 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.8%

4,755 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.1%

3,486 residents

Age 65 and over
7.7%

1,114 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E13 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

94

within 5 km

  • BALAAM STREET PRACTICE

    113 BALAAM STREET, PLAISTOW, LONDON, E13 8AF

    ODS code F84681

    0 m

  • ESSEX LODGE

    GREENGATE STREET, PLAISTOW, LONDON, E13 0AS

    ODS code F84052

    240 m

  • GREENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    497 BARKING ROAD, PLAISTOW, LONDON, E13 8PS

    ODS code F84053

    316 m

  • THE PROJECT SURGERY

    10 LETTSOM WALK, PLAISTOW, LONDON, E13 0LN

    ODS code F84124

    655 m

  • GLEN ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-9 GLEN ROAD, PLAISTOW, LONDON, E13 8RU

    ODS code F84092

    786 m

  • LUCAS AVENUE PRACTICE

    1A LUCAS AVENUE, PLAISTOW, LONDON, E13 0QP

    ODS code F84642

    1.2 km

  • EAST END MEDICAL CENTRE

    61 PLASHET ROAD, PLAISTOW, LONDON, E13 0QA

    ODS code F84677

    1.2 km

  • STAR LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    121 STAR LANE, CANNING TOWN, LONDON, E16 4QH

    ODS code F84017

    1.2 km

  • PLASHET ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    152 PLASHET ROAD, UPTON PARK, PLAISTOW, LONDON, E13 0QT

    ODS code F84088

    1.4 km

  • ABBEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    28A ABBEY ROAD, LONDON, E15 3LT

    ODS code F84111

    1.5 km

  • BOLEYN MEDICAL CENTRE

    152 BARKING ROAD, EAST HAM, LONDON, E6 3BD

    ODS code F84050

    1.5 km

  • THE AZAD PRACTICE

    152 BARKING ROAD, EAST HAM, LONDON, E6 3BD

    ODS code F84735

    1.5 km

  • CUSTOM HOUSE SURGERY

    16 FREEMASONS ROAD, CANNING TOWN, LONDON, E16 3NA

    ODS code F84047

    1.6 km

  • DR CM PATEL'S SURGERY

    2 JEPHSON ROAD, FOREST GATE, LONDON, E7 8LZ

    ODS code F84660

    1.8 km

  • THE RUIZ MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 ST. LUKE'S SQUARE, CANNING TOWN, LONDON, E16 1HT

    ODS code F84666

    1.8 km

  • COMMUNITY DERMATOLOGY CLINIC

    63 APPLEBY ROAD, CANNING TOWN, LONDON, E16 1LQ

    ODS code F84750

    1.8 km

  • UPTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    75-77 UPTON LANE, FOREST GATE, LONDON, E7 9PB

    ODS code F84014

    1.9 km

  • NEWHAM VICARAGE PRACTICE

    VICARAGE LANE HEALTH CENTRE, 10 VICARAGE LANE, STRATFORD, LONDON, E15 4ES

    ODS code F84077

    1.9 km

  • THE VICARAGE LANE SURGERY

    VICARAGE LANE HEALTH CENTRE, 10 VICARAGE LANE, LONDON, E15 4ES

    ODS code F84730

    1.9 km

  • ASPIRE MEDICAL CENTRE

    269 BARKING ROAD, EAST HAM, LONDON, E6 1FL

    ODS code F84010

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 94 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sewell Street

    BCT · Plaistow

    0.0 miles

  • Balaam Park Health Centre

    BCT · Plaistow

    0.0 miles

  • Sewell Street

    BCT · Plaistow

    0.0 miles

  • Liddon Road

    BCT · Plaistow

    0.1 miles

  • Plaistow Broadway

    BCT · Plaistow

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newham 026A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,614 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

239 open schools are in scope, including 131 primary and 31 secondary schools. Curwen Primary School is the nearest published school at 426 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

12,857 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,071.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,837 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.