E14 7DL Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mile End. Region: London.
Streets
- Burdett Road, London: 47 addresses
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 (41% of about 1,090 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, St Annes Church. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 11.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Burdett Road South 1.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 680, COMMERCIAL ROAD E14, grade II
- 797, COMMERCIAL ROAD E14, grade II
- 799, COMMERCIAL ROAD E14, grade II
- 801, COMMERCIAL ROAD E14, grade II
- 803, COMMERCIAL ROAD E14, grade II
- 811, COMMERCIAL ROAD E14, grade II
- 815 AND 817, COMMERCIAL ROAD E14, grade II
- 819 AND 821, COMMERCIAL ROAD E14, grade II
- COCKNEY EEL AND PIE SHOP, grade II
- STAR OF THE EAST PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- THREE LAMP STANDARDS ON PAVEMENT IN FRONT OF NO 805 AND STAR OF THE EAST PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 42-44 Thomas Road, permissioned (340 m)
- 82 West India Dock Road incorporating land to east, not permissioned (380 m)
- 82 West India Dock Road incorporating land to east, not permissioned (380 m)
- 259,Rotherhithe Street,,SE16 5EJ (910 m)
- Chrisp Street Town Centre, pending decision (930 m)
- Chrisp Street Town Centre, pending decision (930 m)
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (1.0 km)
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 2 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 47 addresses are between 6 m and 7 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 60%, gigabit 60% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Limehouse 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 810 m |
| Canary Wharf 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Shadwell 3.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Westferry DLR Station | 350 m |
| Limehouse DLR Station | 810 m | |
| West India Quay DLR Station | 820 m | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest East India Dock Road / Limehouse | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 7.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 760 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest ParkBee Saba | 560 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Limehouse Practice | 140 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Nash Chemist | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery (Burdett Road) | 0 m |
| Hospital | London Independent Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Bow Road Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 21 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mile End Park 14 ha | 790 m |
| Play area | 26 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,290 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ackroyd Drive Allotments 1,690 m² | 760 m |
Within 800 m: 21 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Anne, a listed building (Grade I), 170 m south-west. 124 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Anne | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m south-west |
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m north |
| Warehouses and General Offices at Western End of North Quay | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m south-east |
| Calvary Charismatic Baptist Church (formerly Trinity Methodist Church), including attached hall, church rooms, residential accommodation and walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m east |
| The Novo Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-west |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Limehouse Basin | Lake or reservoir | 510 m west |
| Limehouse Basin Entrance | Tidal water | 710 m south-west |
| Limehouse Cut | Tidal water | 770 m north-east |
| Cuckold's Point | Wetland | 860 m south |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south-west |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.9 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 58% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 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) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Burdett Road.