E14 0LF Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lansbury. 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 C (49% of about 840 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Ailsa Street, pending decision (70 m)
- Ailsa Street, pending decision (70 m)
- Leven Road Gas Works, pending decision (400 m)
- Leven Road Gas Works, pending decision (400 m)
- Chrisp Street Town Centre, pending decision (710 m)
- Chrisp Street Town Centre, pending decision (710 m)
- Glaucus Street/Violet Road, permissioned (710 m)
- Old petrol station Leamouth Road, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 3 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Canary Wharf 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Limehouse 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Langdon Park DLR Station | 490 m |
| All Saints DLR Station | 790 m | |
| Bromley-by-Bow Underground Station | 870 m | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest St Leonard's Wharf Bromley | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 8.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | ParkBee - Blackwall Station Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 31.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Aberfeldy Practice | 550 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Britannia Pharmacy | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Poplar Dental & Medical Clinic | 540 m |
| Hospital | Mile End Hospital Cdc | 2.5 km |
| Police station | British Transpot Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 750 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 13 within 800 m; nearest Jolly's Green 8,090 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Langdon Park 1.7 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 19 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | Bromley Recreation Ground 5,140 m² | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Reeves Road Allotments 3,270 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 13 parks and gardens, 6.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bromley Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m north-west. 57 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bromley Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north-west |
| Balfron Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m south |
| East India Dock House, former Financial Times Print Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m south |
| The Widow's Son Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m north-west |
| Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| The Novo Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 4.4 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bow Creek | Tidal water | 520 m east |
| Limehouse Cut | Tidal water | 840 m west |
| North Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south |
| Blackwall Point | Wetland | 1.5 km south-east |
| Ashburton Wood | Wood | 2.3 km east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 2.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 23.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 17.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 |
4 of the postcode's 4 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 | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 6% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 13% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 33% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 41% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.