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E1 8AF

Whitechapel · Tower Hamlets · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Whitechapel
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney
Postcode district
E1
Postcode sector
E1 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E1 8AA 0 m
E1 8EE 54 m
E1 8QS 78 m
E1 8AX 84 m
E1 8QT 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E1 8AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E1
Postcode sector
E1 8
Latitude
51.513764
Longitude
-0.073161
British National Grid easting
533,800
British National Grid northing
181,186

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Electoral ward
Whitechapel · E05009336
Parish or community
E43000220
Westminster constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney · E14001086
Output area
E00183893
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 021F · E01032767
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 021 · E02000884

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
408
Primary
204
Secondary
57

  1. English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    143 m

  2. David Game College

    Other independent school

    251 m

  3. Royal Mencap Society

    Special post 16 institution

    292 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27,205
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,357
  • Other theft 4,803
  • Theft from the person 3,965
  • Shoplifting 2,718
  • Anti social behaviour 2,219

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
E1 8 residents
8,334

Age bands in E1 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

1,161 residents

Age 15 to 24
21.6%

1,619 residents

Age 25 to 44
45.9%

3,451 residents

Age 45 to 64
13.5%

1,012 residents

Age 65 and over
3.6%

268 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
50%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

121

within 5 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    326 m

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    471 m

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    518 m

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    828 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.2 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.2 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.3 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    1.3 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.5 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    1.6 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.6 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    1.8 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.8 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85623

    1.9 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    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

    2.0 km

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    ALBION STREET HEALTH CENTRE, 87 ALBION STREET, LONDON, SE16 7JX

    ODS code G85138

    2.1 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    2.3 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    2.3 km

  • FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    78 FALMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4JW

    ODS code G85029

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 121 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

  • Mansell Street

    BCT · Aldgate

    0.1 miles

  • Aldgate

    BCT · Aldgate

    0.1 miles

  • Aldgate

    BCT · Aldgate

    0.1 miles

  • Aldgate

    TMU · Aldgate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 021F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,634 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

408 open schools are in scope, including 204 primary and 57 secondary schools. English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 143 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

27,205 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,267.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,357 events.

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