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E1W

UK postcode district

Part of London

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
968
Current units
433
Coordinate coverage
95%
Electoral wards
4

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
535

Postcode sectors in E1W

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4 sectors

Property

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11,204 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Matilda House, Flat 82, St Katharines Way, London, E1W 1LG 24 July 2026 £470,000
Doughty Court, Flat 20, Prusom Street, London, E1W 3RT 15 July 2026 £310,000
Eluna Apartments, 4, 75, Wapping Lane, London, E1W 2RG 7 July 2026 £650,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,342
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 269
  • Anti social behaviour 202
  • Other theft 177
  • Burglary 128
  • Theft from the person 127

Census 2021

Population and age profile

E1W usual residents
14,644
Age-profile population
14,397

Age bands in E1W

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
14.3%
2,054 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.1%
1,603 residents
Age 25 to 44
47.7%
6,864 residents
Age 45 to 64
19.9%
2,861 residents
Age 65 and over
7.1%
1,015 residents

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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 335 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 292 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 265 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

in this district

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £792,650 from 1,459 recorded sales in E1W. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

1,342 published events cover 12 months, averaging 112 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 269 events.

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