E1 6AB

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E1 6LP 17 m
E1 6LS 22 m
E1 7BD 50 m
E1 7BF 52 m
E1 7BB 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E1 6AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E1
Postcode sector
E1 6
Latitude
51.516493
Longitude
-0.072310
British National Grid easting
533,851
British National Grid northing
181,491

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Parish or community
E43000220
Output area
E00021691
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 015E · E01004310
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
402
Primary
202
Secondary
55
  1. Royal Mencap Society

    Special post 16 institution

    18 m
  2. Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    41 m
  3. The Complete Works

    Other independent school

    115 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27,801
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,715
  • Other theft 4,402
  • Theft from the person 3,549
  • Shoplifting 3,049
  • Anti social behaviour 2,385

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
E1 6 residents
4,199

Age bands in E1 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.7%

453 residents

Age 15 to 24
19.4%

822 residents

Age 25 to 44
50.7%

2,145 residents

Age 45 to 64
14.5%

612 residents

Age 65 and over
4.7%

198 residents

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

122

within 5 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    209 m

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    213 m

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    428 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    950 m

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.1 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    1.1 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.2 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.3 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    1.5 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    1.5 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    1.5 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.8 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.8 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

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    2.0 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    2.0 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

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85623

    2.2 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 122 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

  • Aldgate East

    BCT · Aldgate East

    0.1 miles
  • Aldgate East

    BCT · Aldgate East

    0.1 miles
  • Aldgate East

    BCT · Aldgate East

    0.1 miles
  • Lolesworth Close

    BCT · Spitalfields

    0.1 miles
  • Aldgate East

    TMU · Aldgate East

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 015E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,873 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

402 open schools are in scope, including 202 primary and 55 secondary schools. Royal Mencap Society is the nearest published school at 18 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

27,801 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,316.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,715 events.

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