E16 2RT

Royal Albert · Newham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Newham
Postcode district
E16
Postcode sector
E16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E16 2RL 50 m
E16 2RY 51 m
E16 2RX 68 m
E16 2RH 74 m
E16 2RQ 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E16 2RT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E16
Postcode sector
E16 2
Latitude
51.500850
Longitude
0.071863
British National Grid easting
543,903
British National Grid northing
180,025

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Newham · E09000025
Parish or community
E43000215
Westminster constituency
West Ham and Beckton · E14001576
Output area
E00175001
Lower layer super output area
Newham 041B · E01033582
Middle layer super output area
Newham 041 · E02006998

Postcode source versions

Explore E16

62 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Swansea Court, 15, Grimsby Grove, London, E16 2RT 29 September 2023 £500,000
6, Swansea Court, London, E16 2RT 1 September 2023 £278,000
28, Swansea Court, London, E16 2RT 14 June 2021 £282,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
173
Primary
111
Secondary
23
  1. New Directions

    Pupil referral unit

    499 m
  2. London Design and Engineering UTC

    University technical college

    865 m
  3. University of East London

    Higher education institutions

    886 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,393
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,189
  • Anti social behaviour 750
  • Other theft 511
  • Shoplifting 457
  • Public order 448

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
82

35 female, 47 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
2.8
E16 2 residents
19,319

Age bands in E16 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

3,594 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.3%

2,879 residents

Age 25 to 44
49.4%

9,964 residents

Age 45 to 64
15%

3,035 residents

Age 65 and over
3.5%

710 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E16 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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%

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

GP practices

60

within 5 km

  • ROYAL ARSENAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ARSENAL WAY, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 6TE

    ODS code G83016

    827 m

  • ROYAL DOCKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ROYAL DOCKS MEDICAL CENTRE, 21 EAST HAM MANOR WAY, BECKTON, LONDON, E6 5NA

    ODS code F84717

    1.1 km

  • VALENTINE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    25-27 JOHN WILSON STREET, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6PZ

    ODS code G83067

    1.2 km

  • THE PRACTICE ALBERT ROAD

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

    ODS code Y02928

    1.3 km

  • THAMESMEAD HEALTH CENTRE

    4-5 THAMES REACH, LONDON, SE28 0NY

    ODS code Y02974

    1.3 km

  • TRIVENI PMS

    ESCREET SURGERY, ESCREET GROVE, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 5TE

    ODS code G83026

    1.5 km

  • GLYNDON PMS

    GLYNDON MEDICAL CENTRE, 188 ANN STREET, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7LU

    ODS code G83060

    1.6 km

  • CONWAY PMS

    44 CONWAY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1AH

    ODS code G83633

    1.8 km

  • TOLLGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    220 TOLLGATE ROAD, LONDON, E6 5JS

    ODS code F84093

    2.0 km

  • PLUMSTEAD AND WICKHAM LANE SURGERY

    141 PLUMSTEAD HIGH STREET, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1SE

    ODS code G83647

    2.1 km

  • BANNOCKBURN SURGERY

    20-22 BANNOCKBURN ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1ES

    ODS code G83654

    2.1 km

  • WAVERLEY PMS

    37 WAVERLEY CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7QU

    ODS code G83635

    2.2 km

  • PLUMSTEAD H/C PMS

    TEWSON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1BB

    ODS code G83019

    2.2 km

  • ST MARKS PMS

    24 WROTTESLEY ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EP

    ODS code G83039

    2.2 km

  • ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTRE PMS

    13A RIPON ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3PS

    ODS code G83030

    2.4 km

  • GALLIONS REACH HEALTH CENTRE

    BENTHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE28 8BE

    ODS code G83012

    2.7 km

  • ABBEYSLADE PMS (DR CHAND)

    111 BASILDON ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0ER

    ODS code G83631

    2.9 km

  • FAIRFIELD PMS

    THE FAIRFIELD CENTRE, 41- 43 FAIRFIELD GROVE, CHARLTON, LONDON, SE7 8TX

    ODS code G83044

    3.0 km

  • ABBEY WOOD SURGERY

    9 GODSTOW ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 9AT

    ODS code G83031

    3.2 km

  • SHIFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GASCOIGNE ROAD, BARKING, IG11 7RS

    ODS code Y01280

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 60 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bargehouse Road

    BCT · North Woolwich

    0.1 miles
  • Bargehouse Road

    BCT · North Woolwich

    0.1 miles
  • Royal Victoria Gardens

    BCT · North Woolwich

    0.2 miles
  • Royal Victoria Gardens

    BCT · North Woolwich

    0.2 miles
  • Sir Steve Redgrave Bridge

    BCT · North Woolwich

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newham 041B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,096 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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

Property market

The five-year median is £389,000 from 2 recorded sales in E16 2RT. 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

173 open schools are in scope, including 111 primary and 23 secondary schools. New Directions is the nearest published school at 499 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,393 published events cover 12 months, averaging 532.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,189 events.

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