E2 7AX Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weavers. Region: London.
Streets
- Hackney Road, London: 31 addresses
- Unnamed street near Hackney Road, Haggerston: 5 addresses
- Hackney Road, London: 1 address
- Goldsmith's Row, Bethnal Green: 1 address
- Hackney Road, London: 1 address
- Warner Place, Bethnal Green: 1 address
- Goldsmith's Row, 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 (40% of about 1,230 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hackney Road. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 337-353, HACKNEY ROAD E2, grade II
- K2 TELEPHONE KIOSK AT JUNCTION WITH HACKNEY ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 5-9 Yorkton Street London E2 8NH: up to 20 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Marian Place Gas Works and The Oval, pending decision (520 m)
- Marian Place Gas Works and The Oval, pending decision (520 m)
- 40-43 Andrews Road and Ash Grove Bus Garage, not permissioned (740 m)
- Hammel House, 15 Stanway Street N1 6RQ, permissioned (880 m)
- Hammel House, 15 Stanway Street N1 6RQ, permissioned (890 m)
- Land at Fleet Street Hill, permissioned (910 m)
- Telephone Exchange, Shoreditch High Street, not permissioned (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 16 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 65%, gigabit 65% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hoxton 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 630 m |
| Cambridge Heath 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 660 m | |
| Bethnal Green 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bethnal Green Underground Station | 880 m |
| Whitechapel Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Old Street Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Warner Place Bethnal Green | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 4.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest St Peter's Church, Bethnal Green Car Park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 45 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bethnal Green Health Ctr. | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 27 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Columbia Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 29 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 320 m |
| Hospital | The Royal London Hospital Whitechapel Rd | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Tower Hamlets Police | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 520 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 14 within 800 m; nearest Ion Square Gardens 1.0 ha | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Haggerston Park 8.4 ha | 60 m |
| Play area | 24 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,890 m² | 200 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,160 m² | 860 m |
Within 800 m: 14 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 24.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.7 | 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 5% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 74% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 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) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Hackney Road.