E14 6LD 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 B (62% 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: 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
- Chrisp Street Town Centre, pending decision (400 m)
- Chrisp Street Town Centre, pending decision (400 m)
- 42-44 Thomas Road, permissioned (470 m)
- Glaucus Street/Violet Road, permissioned (550 m)
- 82 West India Dock Road incorporating land to east, not permissioned (740 m)
- 82 West India Dock Road incorporating land to east, not permissioned (740 m)
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (790 m)
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (790 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 4 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 | 1.0 km |
| Limehouse 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Langdon Park DLR Station | 350 m |
| All Saints DLR Station | 600 m | |
| Westferry DLR Station | 800 m | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 62 within 800 m; nearest Broomfield Street Bow Common | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 7.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Canada Square Parking | 730 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 31.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Chrisp Street Hth Ctr | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lansbury Chemist | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Poplar Dental & Medical Clinic | 290 m |
| Hospital | Mile End Hospital Cdc | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Bow Road Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 20 within 800 m; nearest Bartlett Park 4.6 ha | 60 m |
| Play area | 36 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,290 m² | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Ackroyd Drive Allotments 1,690 m² | 850 m |
Within 800 m: 20 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Calvary Charismatic Baptist Church (formerly Trinity Methodist Church), including attached hall, church rooms, residential accommodation and walls, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m south. 93 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Calvary Charismatic Baptist Church (formerly Trinity Methodist Church), including attached hall, church rooms, residential accommodation and walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m south |
| War memorial to the children of Upper North Street School | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m south |
| Church of St Matthias | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m south |
| Balfron Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m east |
| The Novo Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-west |
| Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.9 km north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 4.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Limehouse Cut | Tidal water | 270 m north |
| North Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south |
| Limehouse Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km west |
| Cuckold's Point | Wetland | 1.4 km south-west |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south-west |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 2.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.0 | 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 | 45 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 45 |
45 of the postcode's 45 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 | 30% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 71% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 24% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 31% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 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) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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.