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E15

Postcode district

Postcode district covering West Ham, Stratford and Mill Meads, in Newham.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an E15 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 81% of people in E15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£450,000
Joint 412th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
57,770
111th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
81%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How E15 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

E15Middle
Median sale price21 postcode districts, E · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in E21 areas from £407,500 to £851,000. The middle area is £520,000. E15 is £450,000.
£450,000joint 3rd cheapest
Population21 postcode districts, E · 2021
Population: every postcode district in E21 areas from 183 to 112,695. The middle area is 52,554. E15 is 57,770.
57,7708th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 postcode districts, E · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in E21 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 5.0%. E15 is 81.0%.
81%3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 postcode districts, E · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in E21 areas from 78.8% to 99.5%. The middle area is 91.2%. E15 is 90.8%.
90.8%9th lowest

Is E15 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in E15 at a rate of 149.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 131.6 per 1,000 people across the E postcode area.

In August 2026 alone, 779 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in E15.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (2,435), violence and sexual offences (2,085) and other crime (1,517).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in E15 was 155.1 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in E15, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so E15 has no single figure. Of its 32 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 15 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 7 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in E15

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Newham 006B2,24884.5 per 1,000394.3%
Newham 006C2,119139.1 per 1,000394.0%
Newham 009B2,021180.4 per 1,000288.0%
Newham 009C1,899184.6 per 1,000498.0%
Newham 009D2,390217.1 per 1,000387.2%
Newham 012A1,846154.2 per 1,000389.0%
Newham 012C2,269340.7 per 1,000398.2%
Newham 012D2,483355.7 per 1,000269.2%
Newham 012E1,819119.3 per 1,000298.4%
Newham 012F1,570656.1 per 1,000488.7%
Newham 016B1,717157.8 per 1,000393.1%
Newham 016D1,825103.3 per 1,000397.2%
Newham 020A1,86659.2 per 1,000378.3%
Newham 020B2,42574.9 per 1,000493.1%
Newham 020C1,857103.3 per 1,000294.6%
Newham 020D1,751109.3 per 1,000393.2%
Newham 020E2,197142.9 per 1,000284.2%
Newham 021C1,890162.7 per 1,000287.2%
Newham 021D1,88920.4 per 1,000489.7%
Newham 027A1,342155.0 per 1,000275.0%
Newham 039A1,703111.2 per 1,000394.2%
Newham 039B1,821132.5 per 1,000397.8%
Newham 039C1,88559.8 per 1,000699.4%
Newham 039D1,2341,757.1 per 1,000491.2%
Newham 039E1,782105.0 per 1,000487.9%
Newham 040A1,527232.9 per 1,000397.0%
Newham 040B1,37559.7 per 1,000599.8%
Newham 040C1,887135.1 per 1,000799.2%
Newham 040D2,103106.9 per 1,000491.3%
Waltham Forest 026A1,555170.8 per 1,000397.3%
Waltham Forest 027B1,74266.3 per 1,0003100.0%
Waltham Forest 028F1,94485.3 per 1,000399.5%

MPs for E15

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

Middle areas in E157

Postcode sectors in E155

Council1

Towns in E152

Postcode districts next to E157

Nearest rail stations4

More in the E postcode area2

E15 in brief

E15 is a postcode district covering West Ham, Stratford and Mill Meads, in Newham.

About 61,775 people lived in E15 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £450,000 in 2025 across 367 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 149.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in E15 was £450,000 in 2025.

E15 had 57,770 usual residents at the census.

About 81% of people in E15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In E15, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.