E1 0ED Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shadwell. Region: London.
Streets
- Tarbert Walk, London: 23 addresses
- Redcastle Close, London: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Tower Hamlets in 2026-27: Band D £1,838 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,225 | £1,429 | £1,634 | £1,838 | £2,246 | £2,655 | £3,063 | £3,676 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (25% of about 1,140 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL, grade II*
- IRON RAILINGS, WALL AND IRON GATES OF ST PAUL'S CHURCH, grade II
- Shadwell (St Paul's) War Memorial, grade II
- ST PAUL'S CHURCH CHURCH HOUSE, grade II
- ST PAULS RECTORY, grade II
- ST PAULS TERRACE, grade II
- WALL CLOSING NORTH END OF COURTYARD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Rotherhite Gasometer, not permissioned (900 m)
- Rotherhite Gasometer: up to 194 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- Whitechapel South, pending decision (1.0 km)
- Whitechapel South, pending decision (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 24 addresses are between 8 m and 9 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shadwell 3.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 340 m |
| Wapping 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 690 m | |
| Limehouse 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Shadwell DLR Station | 340 m |
| Limehouse DLR Station | 910 m | |
| Whitechapel Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest King David Lane Shadwell | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 5.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Wapping Pier | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest City Car Parking Services | 160 m |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 480 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Jubilee Street Practice LTD | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ali's Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 25 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wapping Dental Centre | 430 m |
| Hospital | The Royal London Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 900 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 670 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 14 within 800 m; nearest King Edward Memorial Park 3.7 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 18 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,580 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | Stepney Green 4.4 ha | 810 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m: 14 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m south. 160 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m south |
| London Hydraulic Power Company Station With Number 37 | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south |
| Roman Bath House, Shadwell | Scheduled monument | 440 m west |
| Church of St George in the East | Listed building, Grade I | 510 m west |
| Raine's House | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m south-west |
| Pumping engine house for Brunel's Thames tunnel | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south |
| Medieval moated manor house, 43m west of Cathay House | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 1.7 km west |
| Southwark Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south |
| The Novo Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shadwell Old Basin | Lake or reservoir | 200 m south |
| Shadwell Entrance | Tidal water | 330 m south-east |
| Lower Pool | Tidal water | 560 m south |
| Redriff | Wetland | 660 m south-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south-east |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 23.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 24 | 24 |
15 of the postcode's 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Tarbert Walk.