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E1 5AF

Spitalfields & Banglatown · Tower Hamlets · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Spitalfields & Banglatown
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney
Postcode district
E1
Postcode sector
E1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E1 5HH 27 m
E1 5AL 36 m
E1 5HF 53 m
E1 5AG 57 m
E1 5AJ 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E1 5AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E1
Postcode sector
E1 5
Latitude
51.520448
Longitude
-0.067819
British National Grid easting
534,151
British National Grid northing
181,939

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Electoral ward
Spitalfields & Banglatown · E05009333
Parish or community
E43000220
Westminster constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney · E14001086
Output area
E00021677
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 015C · E01004308
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 015 · E02000878

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
380
Primary
193
Secondary
48

  1. St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    79 m

  2. Osmani Primary School

    Community school

    212 m

  3. Thomas Buxton Primary School

    Community school

    253 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
28,115
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6,277
  • Other theft 3,819
  • Theft from the person 3,183
  • Shoplifting 3,037
  • Anti social behaviour 2,707

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54

25 female, 29 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.2
E1 5 residents
10,627

Age bands in E1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

1,888 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.2%

1,708 residents

Age 25 to 44
41.1%

4,084 residents

Age 45 to 64
16.6%

1,649 residents

Age 65 and over
6.2%

615 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E1 5 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+
11.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
11.5%
Gigabit-capable
11.5%
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

114

within 5 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    349 m

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    365 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    413 m

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    709 m

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    762 m

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    778 m

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    1.1 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.1 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    1.4 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    1.4 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    1.5 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

    ST LEONARDS, 85 NUTTALL ST, LONDON, N1 5HZ

    ODS code F84096

    1.7 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    1.7 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    CITY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, UNIT 1-3 GROUND FLOOR, CITY HOUSE, 190-196 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 2QH

    ODS code F83064

    1.8 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    1.8 km

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    1.9 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    2.0 km

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    2.0 km

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    2.0 km

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 114 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

  • Underwood Road

    BCT · Whitechapel

    0.2 miles

  • Old Montague Street

    BCT · Whitechapel

    0.2 miles

  • Fakruddin Street

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.2 miles

  • The East London Mosque

    BCT · Whitechapel

    0.2 miles

  • The East London Mosque

    BCT · Whitechapel

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 015C, 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

6,123 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
2
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
5
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

380 open schools are in scope, including 193 primary and 48 secondary schools. St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 79 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

28,115 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,342.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6,277 events.

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