E2 0RY Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bethnal Green East. Region: London.
Streets
- Roman Road, Bethnal Green: 31 addresses
- Smart Street, London: 1 address
- Lilac Lane, Globe Town: 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 (57% 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: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Roman Road West 2.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BLIND BEGGAR AND HIS DOG CRANBROOK ESTATE, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Site At land adjacent railway viaduct Mantus Road, permissioned (690 m)
- Morpeth Road garages, permissioned (750 m)
- 13A Derby Road, permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 12 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.
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 | Cambridge Heath 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m |
| Bethnal Green 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Whitechapel 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bethnal Green Underground Station | 740 m |
| Stepney Green Underground Station | 840 m | |
| Mile End Underground Station | 940 m | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Bonner Street Globe Town | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 5.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest St Peters Court Car Park | 670 m |
| EV charging points | 32 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Suttons Wharf Health Centre | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Massingham | 50 m |
| NHS dentists | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 50 m |
| Hospital | Mile End Hospital Cdc | 530 m |
| Police station | Tower Hamlets Police | 590 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 40 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m; nearest Meath Gardens 4.4 ha | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 87 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 15 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Stepney Green 4.4 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,670 m² | 130 m |
Within 800 m: 12 parks and gardens, 118 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 23.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.3 | 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 22% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 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) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 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 Roman Road.