E1 6AZ

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 6NG 0 m
E1 6NQ 0 m
E1 6NF 34 m
E1 6NH 34 m
E1 6NN 34 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E1 6AZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E1
Postcode sector
E1 6
Latitude
51.520948
Longitude
-0.074746
British National Grid easting
533,669
British National Grid northing
181,982

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Parish or community
E43000220
Output area
E00021681
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 015B · E01004307
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
394
Primary
201
Secondary
49
  1. OMG Education

    Other independent school

    281 m
  2. Christ Church CofE School

    Voluntary aided school

    310 m
  3. Brick Lane School

    Other independent special school

    381 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
28,477
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,964
  • Other theft 4,132
  • Theft from the person 3,447
  • Shoplifting 3,125
  • Anti social behaviour 2,544

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

118

within 5 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    371 m

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    537 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    735 m

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    938 m

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    950 m

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    987 m

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.2 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

    1.4 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.5 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.6 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    1.6 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.6 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    1.6 km

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    1.6 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    1.7 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    1.9 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    2.0 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    2.0 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    2.0 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

    287-293 NEW NORTH ROAD, LONDON, N1 7AA

    ODS code F83034

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 118 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

  • Shoreditch High Street Station

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.0 miles
  • Folgate Street

    BCT · Spitalfields

    0.0 miles
  • Elder Street

    BCT · Spitalfields

    0.1 miles
  • Elder Street

    BCT · Spitalfields

    0.1 miles
  • Brushfield Street

    BCT · Spitalfields

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 015B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,906 of 33,755

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

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

Schools

Published establishments

394 open schools are in scope, including 201 primary and 49 secondary schools. OMG Education is the nearest published school at 281 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

28,477 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,373.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,964 events.

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