Rushmead Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets
4 addresses across 1 postcode (E2), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 22701048.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Tower Hamlets costs £1,838 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bethnal Green, about 370 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Weaver's Community Space, is about 90 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 25.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 10.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 15 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bethnal Green Health Ctr., about 160 m away, with 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 24% of households owned their home and 46% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 623 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band C (59% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Bethnal Green.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Fleet Street Hill, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- 5-9 Yorkton Street London E2 8NH: up to 20 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Site At land adjacent railway viaduct Mantus Road, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Marian Place Gas Works and The Oval, pending decision (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Marian Place Gas Works and The Oval, pending decision (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Whitechapel Station & surrounding land/buildings, not permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Whitechapel Station & surrounding land/buildings, not permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Bishopsgate Goods Yard, pending decision (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 street's addresses are about 15 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 6NE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bethnal Green 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 370 m |
| Cambridge Heath 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Whitechapel 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bethnal Green Underground Station | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Whitechapel Underground Station | 830 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Stepney Green Underground Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pollard Row Bethnal Green | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Peter's Church, Bethnal Green Car Park | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 31 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.3 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bethnal Green Health Ctr. | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 30 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 30 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 170 m |
| Hospital | The Royal London Hospital | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Tower Hamlets Police | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 376-378 Bethnal Green Road Halifax | 30 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Weaver's Community Space 6.0 ha | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Haggerston Park 8.4 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,400 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,020 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,160 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 17 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Matthew, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 199 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Matthew | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Keeling House Bethnal Green | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Church of St John on Bethnal Green | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 520 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Bethnal Green Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Arnold Circus, Bethnal Green | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 900 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| The Theatre Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Shadwell Old Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| East Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Shadwell Entrance | Tidal water | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
4 of the street's 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Tower Hamlets: see them on the Tower Hamlets page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawdale Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 170 m | No published inspection |
| Elizabeth Selby Infants' School | Primary | 2–7 | 200 m | No published inspection |
| Oaklands School | Secondary | 11–18 | 260 m | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Hague Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 290 m | No published inspection |
| Stewart Headlam Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| William Davis Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Mulberry Academy Shoreditch | Secondary | 11–19 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Thomas Buxton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Columbia Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Osmani Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Swanlea School | Secondary | 11–18 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slice Club Pizza E2 6LG | Other catering premises | 10 m | 4 Good | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Abedins Fruit & Veg | Retailers - other | 30 m | 5 Very good | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Cake Talk E2 6LG | Manufacturers/packers | 30 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Fresh Bazaar E2 0AH | Retailers - other | 40 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Fresh Bazaar E2 0AH | Retailers - other | 40 m | 5 Very good | 3 Sep 2025 |
| German Doner Kebab E2 0AH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 40 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2025 |
| The Dining Room | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2025 |
| Greggs Plc E2 0AN | Manufacturers/packers | 40 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2025 |
| Nando's Chickenland E2 0AH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2025 |
| Sale Bazar E2 0AH | Retailers - other | 50 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Grillfellaz Peri Peri E2 6LG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | 5 Very good | 10 Dec 2024 |
| The Star of Bethnal Green E2 6LG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 50 m | 4 Good | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Haat Bazar E2 6LG | Retailers - other | 50 m | 4 Good | 12 Aug 2025 |
| Haat Bazar Shopji Bazar E2 6LG | Retailers - other | 50 m | 4 Good | 12 Aug 2025 |
| Afghan Grill E2 6LG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 161 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 99 |
| Shoplifting | 56 |
| Other theft | 51 |
| Public order | 45 |
| Drugs | 38 |
| Robbery | 34 |
| Burglary | 32 |
| Theft from the person | 32 |
| Bicycle theft | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 19 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Rushmead (93); On or near Seabright Street (69); On or near Jersey Street (59); On or near Theatre/Concert Hall (48); On or near Viaduct Street (44).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 20% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Postcodes on this street
- E2 6NE: 4 addresses
Nearby streets
Derbyshire Street · Hague Street · Pollard Street · Viaduct Street · Viaduct Place · Pollard Row · Wolverley Street · Seabright Street · Kelsey Street · Ivimey Street · Squirries Street · Mape Street
All the streets in E2 and across Tower Hamlets.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.