E14 7FS Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced March 2010. 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 D (37% of about 680 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 (270 m)
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (490 m)
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (490 m)
- Glaucus Street/Violet Road, permissioned (500 m)
- Chrisp Street Town Centre, pending decision (730 m)
- Chrisp Street Town Centre, pending decision (730 m)
- 82 West India Dock Road incorporating land to east, not permissioned (820 m)
- 82 West India Dock Road incorporating land to east, not permissioned (820 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 26 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 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 | 1.2 km |
| Limehouse 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Langdon Park DLR Station | 630 m |
| Devons Road DLR Station | 760 m | |
| Westferry DLR Station | 850 m | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Devons Road Bow Common | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 7.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | ParkBee Saba | 940 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Chrisp Street Hth Ctr | 660 m |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lincoln Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Poplar Dental & Medical Clinic | 510 m |
| Hospital | Mile End Hospital Cdc | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Bow Road Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 22 within 800 m; nearest Bartlett Park 4.6 ha | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mile End Park 14 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 31 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,310 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,290 m² | 900 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ackroyd Drive Allotments 1,690 m² | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 22 parks and gardens, 41 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m west. 90 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m west |
| Calvary Charismatic Baptist Church (formerly Trinity Methodist Church), including attached hall, church rooms, residential accommodation and walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m south-east |
| The Widow's Son Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m north-east |
| Church of St Anne | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m south-west |
| The Novo Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-west |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Limehouse Cut | Tidal water | 210 m east |
| Limehouse Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-west |
| Limehouse Basin Entrance | Tidal water | 1.3 km south-west |
| Cuckold's Point | Wetland | 1.4 km south-west |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south-west |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 2.4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 27 | 27 |
None of the postcode's 27 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 8% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 68% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.