E2 6PF

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 6PE 0 m
E2 7SY 41 m
E2 6PG 49 m
E2 7AP 50 m
E2 6GE 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E2 6PF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E2
Postcode sector
E2 6
Latitude
51.531215
Longitude
-0.061509
British National Grid easting
534,557
British National Grid northing
183,148

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Parish or community
E43000220
Output area
E00021146
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 005A · E01004200
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
380
Primary
184
Secondary
47
  1. Oaklands School

    Community school

    220 m
  2. Lawdale Junior School

    Community school

    318 m
  3. Elizabeth Selby Infants' School

    Community school

    341 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21,410
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,563
  • Anti social behaviour 2,546
  • Theft from the person 2,136
  • Other theft 2,021
  • Shoplifting 1,699

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

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

120

within 5 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    351 m

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    514 m

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    597 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    866 m

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    897 m

  • THE GREENHOUSE WALK-IN

    19 TUDOR ROAD, LONDON, E9 7SN

    ODS code F84632

    950 m

  • WELL STREET SURGERY

    28 SHORE ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 7TA

    ODS code F84069

    1.1 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.3 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.3 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.3 km

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    1.3 km

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    1.4 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.4 km

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    1.5 km

  • ELSDALE STREET SURGERY

    28 ELSDALE STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6QY

    ODS code F84601

    1.6 km

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84055

    1.6 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    1.6 km

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    1.6 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    1.8 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 120 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

  • Pritchards Road Bethnal Green

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.0 miles
  • Pritchards Road Bethnal Green

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.1 miles
  • Warner Place

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.1 miles
  • Warner Place

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.2 miles
  • Cambridge Heath Station

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 005A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,777 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
1 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

380 open schools are in scope, including 184 primary and 47 secondary schools. Oaklands School is the nearest published school at 220 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

21,410 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,784.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,563 events.

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