E20
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Stratford New Town, Stratford Marsh and Hackney Marsh, 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 E20 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in E20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How E20 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is E20 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in E20 at a rate of 428.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 131.6 per 1,000 people across the E postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 472 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in E20.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (1,581), other crime (968) and theft from the person (770).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in E20 was 439.6 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 E20, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so E20 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in E20
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newham 038A | 1,788 | 167.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| Newham 038B | 1,565 | No figure | 8 | 99.8% |
| Newham 038C | 1,536 | 106.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| Newham 038D | 1,704 | 82.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Newham 038E | 2,045 | 152.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.5% |
MPs for E20
- Uma KumaranLabourMP for Stratford and Bow90% of E20’s postcodes
- Dame Meg HillierLabour (Co-op)MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch9.0% of E20’s postcodes
- Mr Calvin BaileyLabourMP for Leyton and Wanstead1.3% of E20’s postcodes
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 E201
Postcode sectors in E203
Council1
Towns in E201
Postcode districts next to E204
Nearest rail stations4
More in the E postcode area2
E20 in brief
E20 is a postcode district covering Stratford New Town, Stratford Marsh and Hackney Marsh, in Newham.
About 12,566 people lived in E20 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £640,000 in 2025 across 83 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 428.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in E20 was £640,000 in 2025.
E20 had 10,363 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in E20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In E20, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.