E14 2BG Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced August 1993. 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 E (46% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- EAST INDIA DOCK BOUNDARY WALL, grade II
- EMBANKMENT WALL, RAILINGS AND STEPS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Reuters LTD, pending decision (340 m)
- Reuters LTD, pending decision (340 m)
- Old petrol station Leamouth Road, permissioned (530 m)
- Chrisp Street Town Centre, pending decision (660 m)
- Chrisp Street Town Centre, pending decision (660 m)
- Aspen Way, pending decision (670 m)
- Aspen Way, pending decision (670 m)
- Leven Road Gas Works, pending decision (720 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 6 addresses are between 3 m and 6 m above sea level (5 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 | Canary Wharf 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Custom House 9.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Blackwall DLR Station | 230 m |
| East India DLR Station | 280 m | |
| All Saints DLR Station | 500 m | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Blackwall Tun/ E India Dock Rd South Bromley | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 8.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 400 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest ParkBee - Blackwall Station Car Park | 160 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 440 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.3 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 | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Britannia Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 21 practices within 1.6 km; nearest All Saints Dental Care | 420 m |
| Hospital | Mile End Hospital Cdc | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Isle of Dogs Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 70 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,260 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Poplar Recreation Ground 1.6 ha | 690 m |
| Play area | 17 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Reeves Road Allotments 3,270 m² | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 7.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is East India Dock House, former Financial Times Print Works, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m north. 67 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* | 130 m north |
| Balfron Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m north-west |
| Church of St Matthias | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m west |
| War memorial to the children of Upper North Street School | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m west |
| Island Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km south |
| The Novo Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 3.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Poplar Dock Cut | Lake or reservoir | 640 m south |
| Blackwall Basin | Lake or reservoir | 730 m south-west |
| Blackwall Point | Wetland | 760 m south-east |
| Bow Creek | Tidal water | 880 m north-east |
| Ashburton Wood | Wood | 2.2 km east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 2.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 6 |
6 of the postcode's 6 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 70% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 61% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 4% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 22% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 77% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.