E14 7YA Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced May 2026. Ward: Limehouse. Region: London.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (24% of about 910 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: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 65 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST ANNE, grade I
- 11-23, NEWELL STREET E14, grade II
- BRITISH SAILORS SOCIETY, grade II
- CHURCH YARD WALLS, RAILINGS, GATES AND GATE PIERS AT ST ANNE'S CHURCH, grade II
- GARDEN WALL TO FORMER ST ANNE'S RECTORY, grade II
- LIMEHOUSE TOWN HALL, grade II
- PYRAMID MONUMENT APPROXIMATELY 25 METRES NORTH WEST OF ST ANNE'S LIMEHOUSE PARISH CHURCH, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 82 West India Dock Road incorporating land to east, not permissioned (480 m)
- 82 West India Dock Road incorporating land to east, not permissioned (480 m)
- 42-44 Thomas Road, permissioned (540 m)
- 259,Rotherhithe Street,,SE16 5EJ (760 m)
- Conferencing Facility 265 Rotherhithe Street SE16 5EJ, permissioned (830 m)
- Conferencing Facility 265 Rotherhithe Street SE16 5EJ, permissioned (830 m)
- The Clipper562,Rotherhithe Street,,SE16 5EX (1.0 km)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Limehouse 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 590 m |
| Canary Wharf 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Shadwell 3.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Westferry DLR Station | 410 m |
| Limehouse DLR Station | 590 m | |
| West India Quay DLR Station | 930 m | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Limehouse Town Hall | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 6.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 700 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Parking | 630 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Limehouse Practice | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Nash Chemist | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 21 practices within 1.6 km; nearest E14 Dental Centre | 190 m |
| Hospital | London Independent Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Bow Road Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 18 within 800 m; nearest King's Wharf 1,780 m² | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bartlett Park 4.6 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 18 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,290 m² | 950 m |
| Allotments | Ackroyd Drive Allotments 1,690 m² | 860 m |
Within 800 m: 18 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Anne, a listed building (Grade I), 80 m east. 119 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 | 80 m east |
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m north |
| Warehouses and General Offices at Western End of North Quay | Listed building, Grade I | 690 m south-east |
| The Royal Foundation of St Katharine | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m west |
| The Novo Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north |
| Pumping engine house for Brunel's Thames tunnel | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-west |
| Roman Bath House, Shadwell | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.1 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Limehouse Basin | Lake or reservoir | 270 m west |
| Limehouse Basin Entrance | Tidal water | 470 m south-west |
| Cuckold's Point | Wetland | 720 m south |
| Lavender Pond | Lake or reservoir | 790 m south-west |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south-west |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 1.6 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 10% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 69% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 2% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 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) | 70% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.