E2 8QE

Bethnal Green West · Tower Hamlets · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Postcode district
E2
Postcode sector
E2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E2 8QF 0 m
E2 8GR 32 m
E2 8QD 34 m
E2 8QB 37 m
E2 9AD 50 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E2 8QE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E2
Postcode sector
E2 8
Latitude
51.532581
Longitude
-0.065229
British National Grid easting
534,295
British National Grid northing
183,293

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Parish or community
E43000220
Output area
E00184112
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 005B · E01004202
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 005 · E02000868

Postcode source versions

Explore E2

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
45, Flat 10, Kay Street, London, E2 8QE 20 September 2019 £510,000
45, Flat 11, Kay Street, London, E2 8QE 18 February 2019 £232,000
45, Flat 10, Kay Street, London, E2 8QE 28 November 2003 £139,618

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
373
Primary
186
Secondary
50
  1. City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park

    Free schools

    117 m
  2. Sebright School

    Community school

    161 m
  3. Oaklands School

    Community school

    445 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21,033
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,187
  • Anti social behaviour 2,565
  • Theft from the person 2,374
  • Other theft 2,025
  • Drugs 1,474

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

16 female, 14 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.7
E2 8 residents
8,986

Age bands in E2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.2%

1,184 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.5%

1,296 residents

Age 25 to 44
48.1%

4,313 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.9%

1,605 residents

Age 65 and over
6.3%

561 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E2 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

116

within 5 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    512 m

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    623 m

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    634 m

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    707 m

  • THE GREENHOUSE WALK-IN

    19 TUDOR ROAD, LONDON, E9 7SN

    ODS code F84632

    978 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    980 m

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    995 m

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.1 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.1 km

  • WELL STREET SURGERY

    28 SHORE ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 7TA

    ODS code F84069

    1.1 km

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    1.2 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.5 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    1.5 km

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    1.5 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    1.5 km

  • ELSDALE STREET SURGERY

    28 ELSDALE STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6QY

    ODS code F84601

    1.6 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    1.6 km

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    1.7 km

  • DALSTON PRACTICE

    1B MADINAH ROAD, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84063

    1.7 km

  • SANDRINGHAM PRACTICE

    THE MEDICAL CENTRE, 1A MADINAH ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84621

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 116 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Warner Place

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.1 miles
  • Warner Place

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.1 miles
  • Pritchards Road Bethnal Green

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.2 miles
  • Nicholl Street

    BCT · Haggerston

    0.2 miles
  • Nicholl Street

    BCT · Haggerston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 005B, 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

11,187 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 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
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

Schools

373 open schools are in scope, including 186 primary and 50 secondary schools. City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park is the nearest published school at 117 m.

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

Recorded crime

21,033 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,752.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,187 events.

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