E1 2ND Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shadwell. Region: London.
Streets
- Bigland Street, London: 39 addresses
- Tillman Street, London: 3 addresses
- Dunch Street, London: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bigland Street, St George in the East: 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 C (39% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Whitechapel South, pending decision (550 m)
- Whitechapel South, pending decision (550 m)
- Whitechapel Station & surrounding land/buildings, not permissioned (770 m)
- Whitechapel Station & surrounding land/buildings, not permissioned (770 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 7 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.
Broadband
Superfast 82%, ultrafast 82%, gigabit 82% 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 | 190 m |
| Whitechapel 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m | |
| Wapping 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Shadwell DLR Station | 170 m |
| Whitechapel Underground Station | 770 m | |
| Aldgate East Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest St George's Town Hall / Shadwell Station | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 5.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Wapping Pier | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest City Car Parking Services | 390 m |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest City Square Medical Group | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dmb Chemist | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 28 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Aldgate House Dental Care | 230 m |
| Hospital | The Royal London Hospital Whitechapel Rd | 680 m |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® - Closed 210 Commercial Road Lloyds Bank | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 14 within 800 m; nearest Gosling Gardens 2,490 m² | 20 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | King Edward Memorial Park 3.7 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 23 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 20 m |
| Playing field | Stepney Green 4.4 ha | 870 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Cable Street Allotments 4,500 m² | 590 m |
Within 800 m: 14 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 54% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 31% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 42% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 58% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 11% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Bigland Street.