E14 0WL Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced January 2023. Ward: Poplar. 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 (34% of about 1,370 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
- 45-51 BAZELY STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Aspen Way, pending decision (440 m)
- Aspen Way, pending decision (440 m)
- Reuters LTD, pending decision (480 m)
- Reuters LTD, pending decision (480 m)
- Chrisp Street Town Centre, pending decision (510 m)
- Chrisp Street Town Centre, pending decision (510 m)
- Old petrol station Leamouth Road, permissioned (770 m)
- Leven Road Gas Works, pending decision (880 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
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 5 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 | Canary Wharf 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m |
| Limehouse 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Blackwall DLR Station | 230 m |
| All Saints DLR Station | 310 m | |
| East India DLR Station | 490 m | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Poplar High Street All Saints | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 8.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 530 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest ParkBee - Blackwall Station Car Park | 210 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 430 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 31.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gough Walk Practice | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Britannia Pharmacy | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 22 practices within 1.6 km; nearest All Saints Dental Care | 280 m |
| Hospital | Mile End Hospital Cdc | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Isle of Dogs Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 14 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,260 m² | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Langdon Park 1.7 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 22 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 1.7 km |
| Allotments | Reeves Road Allotments 3,270 m² | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 14 parks and gardens, 8.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is East India Dock House, former Financial Times Print Works, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m north-east. 69 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| East India Dock House, former Financial Times Print Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north-east |
| Church of St Matthias | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m west |
| Balfron Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m north |
| War memorial to the children of Upper North Street School | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m west |
| Island Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south |
| The Novo Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 3.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Poplar Dock Cut | Lake or reservoir | 540 m south |
| North Dock | Lake or reservoir | 580 m south-west |
| Blackwall Point | Wetland | 890 m south-east |
| South Dock Entrance | Tidal water | 910 m south |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 2.3 km south-west |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 2.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 25.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 30 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 30 |
30 of the postcode's 30 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 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 18% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 26% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 39% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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.