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Bethnal Green West · Tower Hamlets · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bethnal Green West
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney
Postcode district
E2
Postcode sector
E2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E2 6NR 40 m
E2 6LR 43 m
E2 6LQ 51 m
E2 6LY 87 m
E2 7AH 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E2 6NA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E2
Postcode sector
E2 6
Latitude
51.528267
Longitude
-0.064301
British National Grid easting
534,372
British National Grid northing
182,815

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Electoral ward
Bethnal Green West · E05009331
Parish or community
E43000220
Westminster constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney · E14001086
Output area
E00021163
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 005D · E01004204
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 005 · E02000868

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
376
Primary
186
Secondary
49

  1. Elizabeth Selby Infants' School

    Community school

    58 m

  2. Lawdale Junior School

    Community school

    132 m

  3. Oaklands School

    Community school

    211 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
24,942
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6,184
  • Anti social behaviour 2,885
  • Theft from the person 2,684
  • Other theft 2,583
  • Shoplifting 2,015

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

10 female, 7 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.7
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E2 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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+
5.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
5.9%
Gigabit-capable
5.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

GP practices

119

within 5 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    150 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    503 m

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    645 m

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    695 m

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    944 m

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.0 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    1.2 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.2 km

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    1.3 km

  • THE GREENHOUSE WALK-IN

    19 TUDOR ROAD, LONDON, E9 7SN

    ODS code F84632

    1.3 km

  • WELL STREET SURGERY

    28 SHORE ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 7TA

    ODS code F84069

    1.5 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.5 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.6 km

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    1.6 km

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    1.6 km

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    1.6 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    1.7 km

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    1.7 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    1.7 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 119 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Pollard Row

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.1 miles

  • Barnet Grove

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.2 miles

  • Barnet Grove

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.2 miles

  • Wilmot Street

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.2 miles

  • Weavers Fields

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 005D, 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

5,300 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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
0
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

Schools

376 open schools are in scope, including 186 primary and 49 secondary schools. Elizabeth Selby Infants' School is the nearest published school at 58 m.

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

Recorded crime

24,942 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,078.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6,184 events.

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