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E2 6NB

Bethnal Green West · Tower Hamlets · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 6LP 22 m
E2 6LJ 29 m
E2 6FS 34 m
E2 6LH 60 m
E2 6LG 62 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E2 6NB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E2
Postcode sector
E2 6
Latitude
51.527082
Longitude
-0.063328
British National Grid easting
534,443
British National Grid northing
182,685

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
E00021167
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 005C · E01004203
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 005 · E02000868

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
370
Primary
184
Secondary
48

  1. Elizabeth Selby Infants' School

    Community school

    149 m

  2. Lawdale Junior School

    Community school

    161 m

  3. Oaklands School

    Community school

    266 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
24,963
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6,242
  • Anti social behaviour 2,891
  • Theft from the person 2,589
  • Other theft 2,570
  • Shoplifting 2,074

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

2 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E2 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
37.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
37.5%
Gigabit-capable
37.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

118

within 5 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    65 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    389 m

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    675 m

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    795 m

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    880 m

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    1.1 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    1.1 km

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    1.2 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.3 km

  • THE GREENHOUSE WALK-IN

    19 TUDOR ROAD, LONDON, E9 7SN

    ODS code F84632

    1.4 km

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    1.5 km

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    1.5 km

  • WELL STREET SURGERY

    28 SHORE ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 7TA

    ODS code F84069

    1.5 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    1.6 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.6 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.6 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.7 km

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84055

    1.7 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    1.7 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 118 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Pollard Row

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.0 miles

  • Weavers Fields

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.1 miles

  • Wilmot Street

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.1 miles

  • Weavers Fields

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.2 miles

  • Barnet Grove

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 005C, 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

7,827 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

370 open schools are in scope, including 184 primary and 48 secondary schools. Elizabeth Selby Infants' School is the nearest published school at 149 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

24,963 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,080.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6,242 events.

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