The typical property in E16
E16 is Canning Town, Custom House and Royal Docks, the major Thames-side regeneration zone with ExCeL and London City Airport.
Area summary
E16 sits in LB Newham. The outcode covers Canning Town, Custom House, Silvertown and the Royal Docks. The ExCeL London exhibition centre opened in 2000. London City Airport opened in 1987 and is the closest airport to central London. Housing is mixed: Victorian and Edwardian terraces in older streets, postwar council estates, and very substantial new-build apartment development around the Royal Docks.
Canning Town, Custom House, Royal Victoria, Pontoon Dock, London City Airport, King George V, Beckton Park and Royal Albert stations are all on the DLR. Canning Town has Jubilee Line services. The Royal Docks have the IFS Cloud Cable Car to North Greenwich.
Employment is dominated by ExCeL, London City Airport, the wider Newham economy and Canary Wharf (in adjacent E14).
LB Newham operates borough-wide additional HMO licensing.
What the data shows
Researched facts
Buyer notes
- Aircraft noise contour affects properties near LCY
- New-build apartment leases vary widely
- DLR network gives strong transport access
The full E16 data page
Sold price history, crime totals, EPC distribution, council tax bands and more, pulled live from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register.
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