E2 9SH

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E2 9RR 16 m
E2 9RP 32 m
E2 0AX 76 m
E2 9RN 77 m
E2 0BD 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E2 9SH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E2
Postcode sector
E2 9
Latitude
51.528929
Longitude
-0.058103
British National Grid easting
534,800
British National Grid northing
182,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Parish or community
E43000220
Output area
E00021165
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 002C · E01004199
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 002 · E02000865

Postcode source versions

Explore E2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
371
Primary
186
Secondary
48
  1. Oaklands School

    Community school

    252 m
  2. St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    288 m
  3. Lawdale Junior School

    Community school

    305 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20,904
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,522
  • Anti social behaviour 2,609
  • Theft from the person 1,992
  • Other theft 1,931
  • Shoplifting 1,641

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
E2 9 residents
9,537

Age bands in E2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,685 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.2%

1,400 residents

Age 25 to 44
41.9%

4,143 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.9%

1,964 residents

Age 65 and over
7%

687 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

118

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    295 m

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    480 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    754 m

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    885 m

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    992 m

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    1.1 km

  • THE GREENHOUSE WALK-IN

    19 TUDOR ROAD, LONDON, E9 7SN

    ODS code F84632

    1.1 km

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    1.1 km

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    1.2 km

  • WELL STREET SURGERY

    28 SHORE ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 7TA

    ODS code F84069

    1.2 km

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84055

    1.3 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    1.5 km

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    1.5 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.6 km

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    1.7 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.7 km

  • ELSDALE STREET SURGERY

    28 ELSDALE STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6QY

    ODS code F84601

    1.7 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.7 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.8 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 118 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Old Ford Road (E2)

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.1 miles
  • Old Ford Road (E2)

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.1 miles
  • Bethnal Green

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.1 miles
  • Bethnal Green

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.1 miles
  • Wilmot Street

    BCT · Bethnal Green

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 002C, 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

3,553 of 33,755

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

371 open schools are in scope, including 186 primary and 48 secondary schools. Oaklands School is the nearest published school at 252 m.

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

Recorded crime

20,904 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,742 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,522 events.

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