# E7 9LZ: area report for a postcode in Newham

E7 9LZ is a postcode in Newham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Newham. Open the map at E7 9LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) › [E7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e7) › [E7 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e7-9)

## Around this postcode

- **137 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 2% on July. Newham 008B: 210 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0245,51.5440,E79LZ
- **Forest Gate, 600 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0245,51.5440,E79LZ
- **13 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0245,51.5440,E79LZ
- **No property in E7 9LZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.0245,51.5440,E79LZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Newham 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0245,51.5440,E79LZ
- **£390,349 average price**: For the whole of Newham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0245,51.5440,E79LZ
- **10 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0245,51.5440,E79LZ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0245,51.5440,E79LZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at E7 9LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0245,51.5440,E79LZ
- **Low road and rail noise at E7 9LZ**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0245,51.5440,E79LZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.0245,51.5440,E79LZ
- **17.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0245,51.5440,E79LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/quwwat-ul-islam-girls-school-e134627) | Independent | 70 m (1 minute on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Stratford School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stratford-school-academy-e136978) | Secondary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 51.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Angela's Ursuline School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-angelas-ursuline-school-e102786) | Secondary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 55.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Antony's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-antonys-catholic-primary-school-e148025) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kay Rowe Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kay-rowe-nursery-school-e102701) | Nursery | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2024 | – |
| [Elmhurst Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmhurst-primary-school-e145362) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bonaventure's RC School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bonaventures-rc-school-e102787) | Secondary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 53.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Earlham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earlham-primary-school-e145088) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2023 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £255,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2024 | £450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| April 2026 | £535,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| November 2025 | £530,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2024 | £288,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £665,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £725,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £438,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Forest Gate (600 m, 8 minutes on foot); Wanstead Park (860 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: UPTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE (160 m); WESTBURY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (440 m); WOODGRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE (510 m); THE FOREST PRACTICE (720 m); FIRST 4 HEALTH GROUP - E7 HEALTH (720 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (160 m); MAYORS CHEMIST (170 m); PUSH PHARMACY (250 m); MANSONS CHEMISTS (390 m); CLICK PHARMACY (510 m)
- Dental practices: FOREST DENTAL SURGERY (150 m); GREEN STREET DENTAL SURGERY (690 m); WOODGRANGE DENTAL SURGERY (770 m); THE PRINCIPAL DENTIST (790 m); DENTAL SURGERY (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Forest Gate (310 m, Iceland); Tesco Forest Gate Woodgrange Rd Express (410 m, Tesco); Lidl Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate (480 m, Lidl); Co-op Forest Gate (570 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Stratford Romford Road Local (780 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £390,349** (July 2026). Newham’s average house price was £390,349 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 5.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,595** (2025). Full-time workers living in Newham earned a median of £42,595 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 92nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.2×** (2025). A home in Newham costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 31.6** (2025). Newham has a deprivation score of 31.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 29th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Newham 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 44.0** (2025). Newham 008B has a deprivation score of 44.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,586th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,715** (2021). Newham 008B had 1,715 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,885th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.2%** (January 2026). In Newham 008B, 85.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 8.1%** (August 2026). In Newham 008B, 8.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## E7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £533,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in E7 was £533,000 in 2025. 228th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 53,290** (2021). E7 had 53,290 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 150th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in E7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.3%** (January 2026). In E7, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham)
- Centre: 51.5440, 0.0245

Council: [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Stratford and Bow](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stratford-and-bow): Uma Kumaran (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.0245,51.5440,E79LZ

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