E7 postcode area guide — Newham

Where is E7?

Broadband & internet speeds in E7

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the E7 postcode district (Newham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 520 postcodes Ofcom measures in E7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.8%.

Around 0% of premises in E7 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 E7

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Mobile signal around Newham

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Newham district (139,033 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in E7

Police recorded 1,139 incidents within about a mile of the centre of E7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 E7

Based on 227 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in E7 is £537,500, up 9.1% on the previous year (£492,500).

Latest recorded sales in E7

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around E7

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 E7

347 rated food businesses operate in E7. 118 hold the top rating of 5, 77 are rated 4, and 59 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Alpam Homes The Chace, Aromas Tandoori Restaurant, Bahar Ice Cream And Sheryakh, Bakes By Amina, Berket Food Centre.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in E7

From a sample of 478 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 E7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 25% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 E7 typically use:

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What's it like living in E7?

Postcodes in E7

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.