E12 postcode area guide — Newham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the E12 postcode district in Newham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in E12
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91.4%
Gigabit-capable
90.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the E12 postcode district (Newham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 382 postcodes Ofcom measures in E12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.5%.
Around 0% of premises in E12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in E12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| E12 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| E12 5AB | 100% | 97.4% |
| E12 5AD | 100% | 76.2% |
| E12 5AE | 100% | 0% |
| E12 5AF | 75% | 75% |
| E12 5AH | 100% | 0% |
| E12 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| E12 5AN | 100% | 94.4% |
| E12 5AQ | 100% | 67.3% |
| E12 5AT | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Newham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Newham district (139,033 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in E12
Police recorded 888 incidents within about a mile of the centre of E12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 251 | 28.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 221 | 24.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 87 | 9.8% |
| Other theft | 67 | 7.5% |
| Theft from the person | 48 | 5.4% |
| Shoplifting | 42 | 4.7% |
| Robbery | 41 | 4.6% |
| Drugs | 39 | 4.4% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in E12
Based on 149 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in E12 is £447,500, down 3.8% on the previous year (£465,000).
Semi-detached
£535,000
10 sales
Terraced
£475,000
103 sales
Flat / maisonette
£275,000
33 sales
Latest recorded sales in E12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £480,000 | Terraced | Byron Avenue | E12 6NG |
| 20 May 2026 | £425,000 | Terraced | Shakespeare Crescent | E12 6LL |
| 14 May 2026 | £485,000 | Terraced | St Winefrides Avenue | E12 6HQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £450,000 | Flat | Dover Road | E12 5EA |
| 1 May 2026 | £386,000 | Semi-detached | Sheringham Avenue | E12 6HH |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £480,000 | Terraced | Rixsen Road | E12 6RN |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £420,000 | Terraced | Gainsborough Avenue | E12 6JL |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £295,000 | Flat | Queensberry Place | E12 6UW |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Flat | Queensberry Place | E12 6UW |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £496,000 | Terraced | Little Ilford Lane | E12 5PW |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Newham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Newham district (351,036 residents, 115,511 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21.3% |
| 15–29 | 33.8% |
| 30–44 | 23.6% |
| 45–64 | 14.1% |
| 65+ | 7.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 30.8% |
| Private rented | 38.8% |
| Social rented | 12.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around E12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Ilford School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,781 | E12 6JB |
| Essex Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 807 | E12 6QX |
| Aldersbrook Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 667 | E12 5HL |
| Kensington Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 628 | E12 6NN |
| Dersingham Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 591 | E12 5QJ |
| Sheringham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 585 | E12 5PB |
| Monega Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 554 | E12 6TT |
| Salisbury Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 486 | E12 6TH |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in E12
236 rated food businesses operate in E12. 79 hold the top rating of 5, 41 are rated 4, and 49 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A1 Kebabish Grill Ltd, Aldersbrook Bowls Club Limited, Aldersbrook Children's Centre, Ali Catering And Events Ltd, Asda Express Greggs Aldersbrook.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in E12
From a sample of 450 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 E12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 36% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
0%
Band C
36%
Band D
51%
Band E
10%
Band F
2%
Band G
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Newham
Landlines around E12 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.