E6 5LJ

Beckton · Newham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Beckton
Local authority
Newham
Postcode district
E6
Postcode sector
E6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E6 5NX 56 m
E6 5XU 171 m
E6 5XP 179 m
E6 5XT 197 m
E6 5XS 228 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E6 5LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 August 2003
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E6
Postcode sector
E6 5
Latitude
51.518587
Longitude
0.059451
British National Grid easting
542,986
British National Grid northing
181,973

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Newham · E09000025
Electoral ward
Beckton · E05013904
Parish or community
E43000215
Westminster constituency
West Ham and Beckton · E14001576
Output area
E00017611
Lower layer super output area
Newham 033E · E01034205
Middle layer super output area
Newham 033 · E02000746

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
200
Primary
126
Secondary
29
  1. North Beckton Primary School

    Academy converter

    192 m
  2. Kingsford Community School

    Community school

    585 m
  3. Winsor Primary School

    Community school

    893 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,936
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,889
  • Anti social behaviour 724
  • Vehicle crime 664
  • Other theft 466
  • Shoplifting 400

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
E6 5 residents
11,633

Age bands in E6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

2,094 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.9%

1,281 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.5%

3,821 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

2,621 residents

Age 65 and over
8.7%

941 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

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

80

within 5 km straight-line

  • TOLLGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    220 TOLLGATE ROAD, LONDON, E6 5JS

    ODS code F84093

    397 m

  • ROYAL DOCKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84717

    1.0 km

  • MARKET STREET HEALTH GROUP

    52 MARKET STREET, EAST HAM, LONDON, E6 2RA

    ODS code F84004

    1.4 km

  • ASPIRE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84010

    1.7 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84669

    1.7 km

  • BOLEYN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84050

    1.7 km

  • THE AZAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84735

    1.7 km

  • GLEN ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84092

    1.9 km

  • THE PRACTICE ALBERT ROAD

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

    ODS code Y02928

    1.9 km

  • SHIFA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GASCOIGNE ROAD, BARKING, IG11 7RS

    ODS code Y01280

    2.1 km

  • LATHOM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 2A LATHOM ROAD, LONDON, E6 2DU

    ODS code F84070

    2.2 km

  • GREENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    497 BARKING ROAD, PLAISTOW, LONDON, E13 8PS

    ODS code F84053

    2.3 km

  • CUSTOM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84047

    2.5 km

  • ESSEX LODGE

    GREENGATE STREET, PLAISTOW, LONDON, E13 0AS

    ODS code F84052

    2.5 km

  • PLASHET HARMONY PRACTICE

    SHREWSBURY ROAD, LONDON, E7 8QR

    ODS code F84741

    2.5 km

  • E12 MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 HIGH STREET NORTH, MANOR PARK, LONDON, E12 6SJ

    ODS code F84739

    2.6 km

  • THE WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    12 MOVERS LANE, BARKING, IG11 7UN

    ODS code F82612

    2.6 km

  • BALAAM STREET PRACTICE

    113 BALAAM STREET, PLAISTOW, LONDON, E13 8AF

    ODS code F84681

    2.6 km

  • WORDSWORTH HEALTH CENTRE

    19 WORDSWORTH AVENUE, LONDON, E12 6SU

    ODS code F84074

    2.7 km

  • SHREWSBURY ROAD SURGERY

    SHREWSBURY ROAD, FOREST GATE, LONDON, E7 8QP

    ODS code F84006

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 80 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Albatross Close

    BCT · Beckton

    0.0 miles
  • Albatross Close

    BCT · Beckton

    0.1 miles
  • Tollgate Rd/Woolwich Manor Way

    BCT · Beckton

    0.1 miles
  • Tollgate Rd/Woolwich Manor Way

    BCT · Beckton

    0.2 miles
  • Woolwich Manor Way /Newham Way

    BCT · Beckton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newham 033E, 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

10,072 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

200 open schools are in scope, including 126 primary and 29 secondary schools. North Beckton Primary School is the nearest published school at 192 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,936 published events cover 12 months, averaging 494.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,889 events.

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