CheckNear.me

E1 2LE

Shadwell · Tower Hamlets · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Shadwell
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney
Postcode district
E1
Postcode sector
E1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E1 2BE 18 m
E1 2LA 20 m
E1 2LS 23 m
E1 2FD 25 m
E1 2LF 32 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E1 2LE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2010
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E1
Postcode sector
E1 2
Latitude
51.514144
Longitude
-0.061297
British National Grid easting
534,622
British National Grid northing
181,250

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Electoral ward
Shadwell · E05009332
Parish or community
E43000220
Westminster constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney · E14001086
Output area
E00021659
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 022C · E01004304
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 022 · E02000885

Postcode source versions

Explore E1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
386
Primary
195
Secondary
51

  1. Buttercup Primary School

    Other independent school

    48 m

  2. Daffodil Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    92 m

  3. Wapping High School

    Free schools

    95 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
21,743
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,246
  • Other theft 2,758
  • Anti social behaviour 2,393
  • Shoplifting 2,280
  • Theft from the person 2,024

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

114

within 5 km straight-line

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    425 m

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    505 m

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    677 m

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    701 m

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    750 m

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    846 m

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    906 m

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    932 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.1 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.4 km

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85138

    1.6 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.6 km

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    1.7 km

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    1.8 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    1.9 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    1.9 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EYOT HOUSE, 50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code G85623

    2.0 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    2.0 km

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    2.2 km

  • THE LIMEHOUSE PRACTICE

    11 GILL STREET, POPLAR, LONDON, E14 8HQ

    ODS code F84054

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 114 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Commercial Road

    BCT · Shadwell

    0.0 miles

  • Commercial Road

    BCT · Shadwell

    0.0 miles

  • New Road (E1)

    BCT · Shadwell

    0.0 miles

  • New Road (E1)

    BCT · Shadwell

    0.1 miles

  • Chapman Street

    BCT · Shadwell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 022C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,364 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

386 open schools are in scope, including 195 primary and 51 secondary schools. Buttercup Primary School is the nearest published school at 48 m.

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

Recorded crime

21,743 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,811.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,246 events.

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