E1 5LY

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 6RE 28 m
E1 5LT 32 m
E1 6QZ 32 m
E1 5LE 33 m
E1 5PB 39 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E1 5LY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E1
Postcode sector
E1 5
Latitude
51.517437
Longitude
-0.070123
British National Grid easting
534,000
British National Grid northing
181,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Parish or community
E43000220
Output area
E00021687
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 015A · E01004306
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 015 · E02000878

Postcode source versions

Explore E1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
393
Primary
200
Secondary
52
  1. The Complete Works

    Other independent school

    70 m
  2. Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    169 m
  3. Royal Mencap Society

    Special post 16 institution

    194 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
26,600
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,770
  • Other theft 3,938
  • Theft from the person 3,147
  • Shoplifting 2,705
  • Anti social behaviour 2,493

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

120

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    39 m

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    136 m

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    456 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    785 m

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    913 m

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.1 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.1 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    1.2 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    1.4 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    1.4 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    1.5 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    1.8 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.9 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

    1.9 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.9 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.9 km

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    2.1 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    2.1 km

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    2.1 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 120 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Altab Ali Park

    BCT · Whitechapel

    0.1 miles
  • Aldgate East

    TMU · Aldgate East

    0.1 miles
  • Altab Ali Park

    BCT · Whitechapel

    0.1 miles
  • Aldgate East

    TMU · Aldgate East

    0.1 miles
  • Aldgate East Underground Station

    PLT · Aldgate East

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 015A, 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

5,760 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

393 open schools are in scope, including 200 primary and 52 secondary schools. The Complete Works is the nearest published school at 70 m.

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

Recorded crime

26,600 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,216.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,770 events.

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