E1 6GH

Spitalfields & Banglatown · Tower Hamlets · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Postcode district
E1
Postcode sector
E1 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E1 6DY 26 m
E1 6AQ 38 m
E1 6DU 45 m
EC2M 4AG 45 m
EC2M 4RB 45 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E1 6GH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E1
Postcode sector
E1 6
Latitude
51.520173
Longitude
-0.077935
British National Grid easting
533,450
British National Grid northing
181,890

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Parish or community
E43000220
Output area
E00021692
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 015B · E01004307
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 015 · E02000878

Postcode source versions

Explore E1

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
20, Flat 1, Bishops Square, London, E1 6GH 28 November 2023 £775,000
20, Flat 7, Bishops Square, London, E1 6GH 11 September 2019 £430,000
20, Flat 2, Bishops Square, London, E1 6GH 8 May 2019 £580,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
389
Primary
204
Secondary
52
  1. OMG Education

    Other independent school

    296 m
  2. Christ Church CofE School

    Voluntary aided school

    447 m
  3. The Lyceum

    Other independent school

    488 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
28,720
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,814
  • Other theft 4,328
  • Theft from the person 3,637
  • Shoplifting 3,319
  • Anti social behaviour 2,435

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

5 female, 12 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
1.2
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E1 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

114

within 5 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    493 m

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    659 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    972 m

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    993 m

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    1.1 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    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

    1.3 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.4 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.4 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.5 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

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    1.6 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.7 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    1.9 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    2.0 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    2.0 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    2.0 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    2.1 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 114 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Primrose Street

    BCT · Spitalfields

    0.1 miles
  • Primrose Street

    BCT · Spitalfields

    0.1 miles
  • Liverpool Street Station

    BCT · Liverpool Street

    0.1 miles
  • Liverpool Street Station

    BCT · Liverpool Street

    0.1 miles
  • Shoreditch High Street Station

    BCT · Shoreditch

    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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £775,000 from 1 recorded sale in E1 6GH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Tower Hamlets is £456,898 in June 2026, down 13.1% year on year.

Schools

389 open schools are in scope, including 204 primary and 52 secondary schools. OMG Education is the nearest published school at 296 m.

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

Recorded crime

28,720 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,393.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,814 events.

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