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E1 2BQ

Whitechapel · Tower Hamlets · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Whitechapel
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney
Postcode district
E1
Postcode sector
E1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E1 2BJ 21 m
E1 2BN 43 m
E1 2BL 55 m
E1 2JB 67 m
E1 2HS 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E1 2BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E1
Postcode sector
E1 2
Latitude
51.516678
Longitude
-0.057370
British National Grid easting
534,887
British National Grid northing
181,539

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Electoral ward
Whitechapel · E05009336
Parish or community
E43000220
Westminster constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney · E14001086
Output area
E00021758
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 017B · E01004323
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 017 · E02000880

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
375
Primary
194
Secondary
48

  1. London Islamic School

    Other independent school

    80 m

  2. Wapping High School

    Free schools

    314 m

  3. Mulberry School for Girls

    Academy converter

    318 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21,819
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,650
  • Anti social behaviour 2,621
  • Other theft 2,324
  • Shoplifting 2,138
  • Theft from the person 1,744

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

21 female, 22 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
4.8
E1 2 residents
8,555

Age bands in E1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,509 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.5%

1,491 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.3%

3,244 residents

Age 45 to 64
16.8%

1,350 residents

Age 65 and over
5.6%

452 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

108

within 5 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    359 m

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    372 m

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    586 m

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    850 m

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    851 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    957 m

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    997 m

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

    THE WAPPING HEALTH CENTRE, 22 WAPPING LANE, LONDON, E1W 2RL

    ODS code F84079

    1.2 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.2 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

    FLAT 12, NIGHTINGALE HOUSE, 50 THOMAS MORE STREET, LONDON, E1W 1UA

    ODS code F84731

    1.3 km

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    1.4 km

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    1.4 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

    MISSION MEDICAL PRACTICE, 208 CAMBRIDGE HEATH ROAD, BETHNAL GREEN, LONDON, E2 9LS

    ODS code F84016

    1.6 km

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    1.8 km

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    ALBION STREET HEALTH CENTRE, 87 ALBION STREET, LONDON, SE16 7JX

    ODS code G85138

    1.8 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 STROUTS PLACE, PELTER STREET, LONDON, E2 7QU

    ODS code F84051

    1.8 km

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    IVANHOE HOUSE, 130 GROVE ROAD, LONDON, E3 5TW

    ODS code F84055

    1.9 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    2.0 km

  • THE LIMEHOUSE PRACTICE

    11 GILL STREET, POPLAR, LONDON, E14 8HQ

    ODS code F84054

    2.1 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 108 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cavell Street

    BCT · Whitechapel

    0.1 miles

  • Watney Market

    BCT · Shadwell

    0.2 miles

  • Watney Market

    BCT · Shadwell

    0.2 miles

  • Whitechapel Station / Royal London Hospital

    BCT · Whitechapel

    0.2 miles

  • Whitechapel Station

    RSE · Whitechapel

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 017B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,823 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
5
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

375 open schools are in scope, including 194 primary and 48 secondary schools. London Islamic School is the nearest published school at 80 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

21,819 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,818.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,650 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.