E1W 3WG

Stepney Green · 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
E1 0SF 37 m
E1 0SQ 40 m
E1 0SB 49 m
E1 0SG 50 m
E1 0PN 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E1W 3WG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2004
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E1W
Postcode sector
E1W 3
Latitude
51.514663
Longitude
-0.050293
British National Grid easting
535,384
British National Grid northing
181,328

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Parish or community
E43000220
Output area
E00021593
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 016B · E01004287
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 016 · E02000879

Postcode source versions

Explore E1W

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
370
Primary
197
Secondary
50
  1. Bishop Challoner Catholic School

    Academy converter

    156 m
  2. St Mary and St Michael Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    210 m
  3. Marion Richardson Primary School

    Community school

    310 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18,642
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,241
  • Anti social behaviour 2,464
  • Other theft 1,599
  • Shoplifting 1,468
  • Theft from the person 1,333

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

    120 m

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    356 m

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    784 m

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    942 m

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    1.1 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    1.3 km

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    1.3 km

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    1.4 km

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.4 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    1.5 km

  • ALBION STREET GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85138

    1.5 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    1.5 km

  • THE LIMEHOUSE PRACTICE

    11 GILL STREET, POPLAR, LONDON, E14 8HQ

    ODS code F84054

    1.5 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.7 km

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    1.7 km

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84055

    1.9 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    1.9 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    2.1 km

  • HARLEY GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    15 HARLEY GROVE, LONDON, E3 2AT

    ODS code F84044

    2.2 km

  • WELLINGTON WAY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84118

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 106 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Exmouth Estate

    BCT · Shadwell

    0.1 miles
  • St Mary's & St Michael's Church

    BCT · Shadwell

    0.1 miles
  • St Mary's & St Michael's Church

    BCT · Shadwell

    0.1 miles
  • Arbour Square

    BCT · Stepney

    0.1 miles
  • Musbury Street

    BCT · Shadwell

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 016B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,838 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

370 open schools are in scope, including 197 primary and 50 secondary schools. Bishop Challoner Catholic School is the nearest published school at 156 m.

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

Recorded crime

18,642 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,553.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,241 events.

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