E2 6JS

Bethnal Green West · Tower Hamlets · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Postcode district
E2
Postcode sector
E2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E2 6JT 33 m
E2 6FW 36 m
E2 6HH 46 m
E2 6BF 51 m
E2 6FJ 51 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E2 6JS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 July 2014
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E2
Postcode sector
E2 6
Latitude
51.525073
Longitude
-0.055499
British National Grid easting
534,992
British National Grid northing
182,476

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Parish or community
E43000220
Output area
E00021203
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 011D · E01004212
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 011 · E02000874

Postcode source versions

Explore E2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
370
Primary
184
Secondary
50
  1. Darul Hadis Latifiah

    Other independent school

    195 m
  2. Hague Primary School

    Community school

    250 m
  3. Bangabandhu Primary School

    Community school

    264 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21,630
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,803
  • Anti social behaviour 2,774
  • Other theft 1,903
  • Shoplifting 1,877
  • Theft from the person 1,863

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
E2 6 residents
9,258

Age bands in E2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

1,370 residents

Age 15 to 24
19.3%

1,864 residents

Age 25 to 44
44.7%

4,325 residents

Age 45 to 64
16%

1,544 residents

Age 65 and over
5.9%

568 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

114

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    582 m

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    640 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    687 m

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    704 m

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    924 m

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    1.1 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.3 km

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84055

    1.3 km

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    1.3 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    1.3 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    1.3 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    1.3 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    1.4 km

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    1.4 km

  • THE GREENHOUSE WALK-IN

    19 TUDOR ROAD, LONDON, E9 7SN

    ODS code F84632

    1.5 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    1.6 km

  • WELL STREET SURGERY

    28 SHORE ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 7TA

    ODS code F84069

    1.6 km

  • TREDEGAR PRACTICE

    35 ST.STEPHENS ROAD, BOW, LONDON, E3 5JD

    ODS code F84696

    1.8 km

  • ST. STEPHENS HEALTH CENTRE

    BOW COMMUNITY CENTRE, WILLIAM PLACE, LONDON, E3 5ED

    ODS code F84034

    1.9 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 114 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Three Colts Lane

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.0 miles
  • Three Colts Lane

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.0 miles
  • Bethnal Green

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.1 miles
  • Cephas Street

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.1 miles
  • Cephas Street

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 011D, 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

8,034 of 33,755

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

370 open schools are in scope, including 184 primary and 50 secondary schools. Darul Hadis Latifiah is the nearest published school at 195 m.

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

Recorded crime

21,630 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,802.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,803 events.

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