E14 7DU Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mile End. 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 (41% of about 1,090 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
- 42-44 Thomas Road, permissioned (230 m)
- 82 West India Dock Road incorporating land to east, not permissioned (410 m)
- 82 West India Dock Road incorporating land to east, not permissioned (410 m)
- Chrisp Street Town Centre, pending decision (820 m)
- Chrisp Street Town Centre, pending decision (820 m)
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (870 m)
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (870 m)
- Aspen Way, pending decision (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 addresses are about 6 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 | Limehouse 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m |
| Canary Wharf 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m | |
| Shadwell 3.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Westferry DLR Station | 420 m |
| West India Quay DLR Station | 810 m | |
| Poplar DLR Station | 870 m | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest East India Dock Road / Limehouse | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 7.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 840 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest ParkBee Saba | 580 m |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Limehouse Practice | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Nash Chemist | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery (Burdett Road) | 140 m |
| Hospital | London Independent Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Bow Road Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 20 within 800 m; nearest Southwater Close 2,950 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mile End Park 14 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 30 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,290 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ackroyd Drive Allotments 1,690 m² | 710 m |
Within 800 m: 20 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Anne, a listed building (Grade I), 310 m south-west. 111 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Anne | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m south-west |
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m north-west |
| Calvary Charismatic Baptist Church (formerly Trinity Methodist Church), including attached hall, church rooms, residential accommodation and walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m east |
| Warehouses and General Offices at Western End of North Quay | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m south |
| The Novo Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-west |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Limehouse Cut | Tidal water | 640 m north-east |
| Limehouse Basin | Lake or reservoir | 640 m west |
| Limehouse Basin Entrance | Tidal water | 850 m south-west |
| Cuckold's Point | Wetland | 1.0 km south-west |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-west |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 1.9 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 29 |
14 of the postcode's 29 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 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 26% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.