E1W 3JL

Shadwell · Tower Hamlets · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Postcode district
E1W
Postcode sector
E1W 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E1W 3HS 23 m
E1W 3HQ 35 m
E1 0JH 56 m
E1 0JW 69 m
E1 0JR 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E1W 3JL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 December 2008
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E1W
Postcode sector
E1W 3
Latitude
51.511272
Longitude
-0.044341
British National Grid easting
535,807
British National Grid northing
180,962

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Electoral ward
Shadwell · E05009332
Parish or community
E43000220
Output area
E00167221
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 025D · E01004303
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 025 · E02000888

Postcode source versions

Explore E1W

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
350
Primary
190
Secondary
52
  1. Marion Richardson Primary School

    Community school

    309 m
  2. Bishop Challoner Catholic School

    Academy converter

    527 m
  3. The Hamlet School

    Community special school

    554 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,825
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,568
  • Anti social behaviour 2,186
  • Other theft 1,374
  • Theft from the person 1,109
  • Shoplifting 1,100

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
E1W 3 residents
7,493

Age bands in E1W 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,263 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

884 residents

Age 25 to 44
45.1%

3,411 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.8%

1,496 residents

Age 65 and over
6.7%

505 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.

GP practices

106

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    501 m

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    803 m

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    902 m

  • THE LIMEHOUSE PRACTICE

    11 GILL STREET, POPLAR, LONDON, E14 8HQ

    ODS code F84054

    1.1 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    1.2 km

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85138

    1.2 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.3 km

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    1.5 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    1.7 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    1.7 km

  • THE BARKANTINE PRACTICE

    BARKANTINE CENTRE, 121 WESTFERRY ROAD, LONDON, E14 8JH

    ODS code F84747

    1.7 km

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    1.9 km

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    2.0 km

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    2.0 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    2.0 km

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    IVANHOE HOUSE, 130 GROVE ROAD, LONDON, E3 5TW

    ODS code F84055

    2.1 km

  • THE CHRISP STREET HTH CTR

    100 CHRISP STREET, LONDON, E14 6PG

    ODS code F84062

    2.1 km

  • WELLINGTON WAY HEALTH CENTRE

    WELLINGTON WAY CENTRE, 1A WELLINGTON WAY, LONDON, E3 4NE

    ODS code F84118

    2.1 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    2.2 km

  • HARLEY GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    15 HARLEY GROVE, LONDON, E3 2AT

    ODS code F84044

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 106 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Cable Street

    BCT · Ratcliff

    0.1 miles
  • Free Trade Wharf

    BCT · Ratcliff

    0.1 miles
  • Cable Street

    BCT · Ratcliff

    0.1 miles
  • Free Trade Wharf

    BCT · Ratcliff

    0.1 miles
  • Stepney Methodist Church

    BCT · Ratcliff

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 025D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,318 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

350 open schools are in scope, including 190 primary and 52 secondary schools. Marion Richardson Primary School is the nearest published school at 309 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,825 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,318.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,568 events.

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