E1 5AX

Spitalfields & Banglatown · Tower Hamlets · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Postcode district
E1
Postcode sector
E1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E1 5BG 0 m
E1 5BF 49 m
E1 5BQ 49 m
E1 5AB 54 m
E1 5EF 58 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E1 5AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E1
Postcode sector
E1 5
Latitude
51.520609
Longitude
-0.063459
British National Grid easting
534,453
British National Grid northing
181,965

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Parish or community
E43000220
Output area
E00021194
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 013A · E01004205
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 013 · E02000876

Postcode source versions

Explore E1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
372
Primary
189
Secondary
47
  1. Osmani Primary School

    Community school

    117 m
  2. Thomas Buxton Primary School

    Community school

    158 m
  3. Swanlea School

    Community school

    238 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
26,220
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6,463
  • Other theft 3,037
  • Anti social behaviour 2,777
  • Theft from the person 2,689
  • Shoplifting 2,577

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

112

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    372 m

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    410 m

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    558 m

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    614 m

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    704 m

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    867 m

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    955 m

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    1.2 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    1.2 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    1.3 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    1.6 km

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    1.6 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    1.6 km

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    1.8 km

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    1.8 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    1.8 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.8 km

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84055

    2.0 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

    2.1 km

  • THE GREENHOUSE WALK-IN

    19 TUDOR ROAD, LONDON, E9 7SN

    ODS code F84632

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 112 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Old Montague Street

    BCT · Whitechapel

    0.0 miles
  • Underwood Road

    BCT · Whitechapel

    0.0 miles
  • Fakruddin Street

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.1 miles
  • Whitechapel Underground Station

    PLT · Whitechapel

    0.1 miles
  • Whitechapel Underground Station

    PLT · Whitechapel

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 013A, 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

2,820 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 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

372 open schools are in scope, including 189 primary and 47 secondary schools. Osmani Primary School is the nearest published school at 117 m.

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

Recorded crime

26,220 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,185 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6,463 events.

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