E2 6JJ Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bethnal Green West. Region: London.
Streets
- Dunbridge Street, Bethnal Green: 4 addresses
- Brady Street, London: 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 (39% of about 830 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
- Whitechapel Station & surrounding land/buildings, not permissioned (520 m)
- Whitechapel Station & surrounding land/buildings, not permissioned (520 m)
- Site At land adjacent railway viaduct Mantus Road, permissioned (590 m)
- Land at Fleet Street Hill, permissioned (590 m)
- Whitechapel South, pending decision (730 m)
- Whitechapel South, pending decision (730 m)
- Bishopsgate Goods Yard, pending decision (1.0 km)
- Bishopsgate Goods Yard, 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 5 addresses are between 13 m and 15 m above sea level (14 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bethnal Green 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 70 m |
| Whitechapel 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m | |
| Cambridge Heath 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 900 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bethnal Green Underground Station | 490 m |
| Whitechapel Underground Station | 510 m | |
| Stepney Green Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Fakruddin Street Bethnal Green | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 4.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Bridge Quay Wapping | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest (8) Parking on Bartholomew Square, Marked 8 | 290 m |
| EV charging points | 20 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Blithehale Med.ctr. | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 26 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medsway Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 30 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 350 m |
| Hospital | The Royal London Hospital | 590 m |
| Police station | Tower Hamlets Police | 650 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 376-378 Bethnal Green Road Halifax | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 15 within 800 m; nearest Weaver's Community Space 6.0 ha | 10 m |
| Play area | 28 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,020 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,160 m² | 870 m |
Within 800 m: 15 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Matthew, a listed building (Grade II*), 470 m west. 244 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Matthew | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m west |
| Trinity Green (Almshouses and Chapel) Including Gates, Railings, Wall and Piers | Listed building, Grade I | 530 m south-east |
| Church of St John on Bethnal Green | Listed building, Grade I | 550 m north-east |
| Church of St Anne (Roman Catholic) | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m south-west |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 610 m north-east |
| Arnold Circus, Bethnal Green | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km west |
| Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| The Theatre Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 2.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 25.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 4 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
5 of the postcode's 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 5 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 55% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 74% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 3% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 97% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 73% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Dunbridge Street.