E1 4ER Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bethnal Green East. Region: London.
Streets
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 (36% of about 530 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY LONDON VIADUCT, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Site At land adjacent railway viaduct Mantus Road, permissioned (380 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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 addresses are about 13 m above sea level.
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 | Bethnal Green 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 900 m |
| Cambridge Heath 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Whitechapel 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Stepney Green Underground Station | 400 m |
| Bethnal Green Underground Station | 640 m | |
| Mile End Underground Station | 910 m | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Colebert Avenue Globe Town | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 5.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest St Peters Court Car Park | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Xx Place Health Centre | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 26 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Britannia Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 23 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mile End Dental Practice | 370 m |
| Hospital | Mile End Hospital Cdc | 320 m |
| Police station | Tower Hamlets Police | 570 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 17 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,710 m² | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 87 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 17 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Stepney Green 4.4 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,670 m² | 320 m |
Within 800 m: 17 parks and gardens, 121 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Blind Beggar and His Dog Cranbrook Estate, a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m north. 153 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Blind Beggar and His Dog Cranbrook Estate | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m north |
| The Novo Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 540 m east |
| 17-18, Victoria Park Square E2 | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m north-west |
| Railings and Gate With Overthrow at No 37 | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m south |
| Church of St John on Bethnal Green | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m west |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 640 m north-west |
| Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal | Scheduled monument | 930 m north |
| Three Colt Bridge, Gunmaker's Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Parnell Road Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 2.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Limehouse Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-east |
| Limehouse Basin Entrance | Tidal water | 1.9 km south |
| Shadwell Old Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south |
| Redriff | Wetland | 2.1 km south |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 3.1 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 23.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 2 |
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 10 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 6 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 23 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 2 |
8 of the postcode's 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 41 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 29% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 37% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 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) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.