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E1 8BH

Whitechapel · Tower Hamlets · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
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 8ZD 40 m
E1 8ZB 41 m
E1 1LU 51 m
E1 8GG 57 m
E1 1LR 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E1 8BH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E1
Postcode sector
E1 8
Latitude
51.513213
Longitude
-0.067577
British National Grid easting
534,189
British National Grid northing
181,135

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
E00190014
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 021J · E01035689
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 021 · E02000884

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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171 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Chandlery House, 40, Flat 61, Gowers Walk, London, E1 8BH 22 October 2025 £1,150,000
Chandlery House, 40, Flat 21, Gowers Walk, London, E1 8BH 19 March 2025 £440,000
Chandlery House, 40, Flat 24, Gowers Walk, London, E1 8BH 26 May 2023 £485,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
391
Primary
197
Secondary
53

  1. Harry Gosling Primary School

    Community school

    125 m

  2. English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    291 m

  3. London Enterprise Academy

    Free schools

    296 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22,614
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,083
  • Other theft 3,549
  • Theft from the person 2,528
  • Anti social behaviour 2,223
  • Shoplifting 2,091

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
96

41 female, 55 male

Postcode households
54
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E1 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%
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

120

within 5 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    69 m

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    481 m

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    628 m

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    695 m

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    861 m

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    990 m

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.0 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    1.2 km

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.2 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.4 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.5 km

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85138

    1.8 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85623

    1.8 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    1.8 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    1.9 km

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    2.1 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    2.2 km

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    2.2 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    2.2 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

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 120 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

  • Henriques Street

    BCT · Whitechapel

    0.1 miles

  • Henriques Street

    BCT · Whitechapel

    0.1 miles

  • Leman Street

    BCT · Aldgate

    0.2 miles

  • Aldgate East

    TMU · Aldgate East

    0.2 miles

  • Aldgate East

    BCT · Aldgate East

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 021J, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,817 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
Low risk addresses
68
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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £545,000 from 6 recorded sales in E1 8BH. 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

Published establishments

391 open schools are in scope, including 197 primary and 53 secondary schools. Harry Gosling Primary School is the nearest published school at 125 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

22,614 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,884.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,083 events.

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