E14 7TZ Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mile End. Region: London.
Streets
- Harford Street, London: 149 addresses
- Maroon Street, London: 137 addresses
- Carr Street, London: 116 addresses
- Zetland Street, London: 79 addresses
- Tiller Road, London: 76 addresses
- Limehouse Causeway, London: 76 addresses
- Duckett Street, Stepney: 72 addresses
- Roman Road, Bow: 47 addresses
- Dolphin Lane, London: 46 addresses
- Bromley High Street, Bow: 41 addresses
- Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green: 27 addresses
- East Ferry Road, London: 25 addresses
- Three Colt Street, London: 24 addresses
- Sutton Street, London: 23 addresses
- Teesdale Street, Bethnal Green: 21 addresses
- Gillender Street, London: 21 addresses
- Blount Street, London: 17 addresses
- Mellish Street, London: 13 addresses
- Tomlin's Terrace, London: 2 addresses
- Spelman Street, London: 1 address
- Whitechapel Road, London: 1 address
- Hertsmere Road, London: 1 address
- Jamaica Street, Stepney: 1 address
- Dock Street, London: 1 address
- Parnham Street, London: 1 address
- Scott Street, Bethnal Green: 1 address
- Sewardstone Road, Bethnal Green: 1 address
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 (37% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Regents Canal. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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 (610 m)
- 82 West India Dock Road incorporating land to east, not permissioned (870 m)
- 82 West India Dock Road incorporating land to east, not permissioned (870 m)
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (1.0 km)
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (1.0 km)
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 8 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 | 430 m |
| Canary Wharf 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Shadwell 3.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Limehouse DLR Station | 440 m |
| Westferry DLR Station | 810 m | |
| Stepney Green Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Lowell Street Limehouse | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 6.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking | 440 m |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 600 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Harford Health Centre | 470 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Mymeds Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Salmon Lane Dental Care | 130 m |
| Hospital | London Independent Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Bow Road Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 460 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 15 within 800 m; nearest Brickfield Gardens 8,450 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mile End Park 14 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 24 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,290 m² | 580 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ackroyd Drive Allotments 1,690 m² | 640 m |
Within 800 m: 15 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Anne, a listed building (Grade I), 460 m south-east. 120 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Anne | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m south-east |
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m north-east |
| Parish Church of St Dunstan and All Saints (The Church of the High Seas) | Listed building, Grade I | 530 m north-west |
| The Royal Foundation of St Katharine | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m south-west |
| The Novo Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km north |
| Roman Bath House, Shadwell | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-west |
| Pumping engine house for Brunel's Thames tunnel | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-west |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Limehouse Basin | Lake or reservoir | 410 m south |
| Limehouse Basin Entrance | Tidal water | 600 m south |
| Lavender Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south |
| Cuckold's Point | Wetland | 1.1 km south |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 1.9 km south |
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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1,020 | 1,020 |
None of the postcode's 1,020 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 31% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 63% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 18% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Harford Street.