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E16

UK postcode district

Part of London

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,480
Current units
1,063
Coordinate coverage
99%
Electoral wards
10

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
417

Postcode sectors in E16

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

5 sectors
24,863 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
30, Flat 47, Barking Road, Canning Town, London, E16 1GQ 24 July 2026 £395,000
Fairwater House, 3, 82, Bonnet Street, London, E16 2SZ 20 July 2026 £350,000
35, Chester Road, London, E16 4NL 17 July 2026 £450,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
20
Primary
12
Secondary
5

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
9,225
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,302
  • Vehicle crime 1,138
  • Anti social behaviour 1,010
  • Other theft 982
  • Shoplifting 793

Census 2021

Population and age profile

E16 usual residents
61,514
Age-profile population
61,914

Age bands in E16

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
17.9%
11,090 residents
Age 15 to 24
14%
8,643 residents
Age 25 to 44
44.1%
27,335 residents
Age 45 to 64
18.5%
11,440 residents
Age 65 and over
5.5%
3,406 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 986 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 913 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 717 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 2 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

5

in this district

  • COMMUNITY DERMATOLOGY CLINIC

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

    ODS code F84750

  • CUSTOM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84047

  • STAR LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84017

  • THE PRACTICE ALBERT ROAD

    KENNARD STREET HEALTH CENTRE, 76 ALBERT ROAD, LONDON, E16 2DY

    ODS code Y02928

  • THE RUIZ MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84666

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £435,000 from 4,195 recorded sales in E16. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Newham is £403,032 in June 2026, down 0.7% year on year.

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 5 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

9,225 published events cover 12 months, averaging 769 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,302 events.

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