E8 4QW

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
E8
Postcode sector
E8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E2 9BD 48 m
E8 4QL 62 m
E8 4QU 64 m
E2 9BB 75 m
E2 9SW 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E8 4QW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E8
Postcode sector
E8 4
Latitude
51.535291
Longitude
-0.062158
British National Grid easting
534,500
British National Grid northing
183,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Parish or community
E43000220
Output area
E00021169
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 005B · E01004202
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 005 · E02000868

Postcode source versions

Explore E8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
371
Primary
186
Secondary
49
  1. London Fields Primary School

    Community school

    269 m
  2. Sebright School

    Community school

    300 m
  3. St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    336 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19,629
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,875
  • Anti social behaviour 2,407
  • Theft from the person 1,853
  • Other theft 1,716
  • Shoplifting 1,715

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
E8 4 residents
11,571

Age bands in E8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,772 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

1,303 residents

Age 25 to 44
43.4%

5,056 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.6%

2,511 residents

Age 65 and over
8.7%

1,008 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

122

within 5 km straight-line

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    149 m

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    589 m

  • THE GREENHOUSE WALK-IN

    19 TUDOR ROAD, LONDON, E9 7SN

    ODS code F84632

    617 m

  • WELL STREET SURGERY

    28 SHORE ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 7TA

    ODS code F84069

    789 m

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    894 m

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    943 m

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    943 m

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    1.1 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.2 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.2 km

  • ELSDALE STREET SURGERY

    28 ELSDALE STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6QY

    ODS code F84601

    1.3 km

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.3 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    1.3 km

  • DALSTON PRACTICE

    1B MADINAH ROAD, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84063

    1.4 km

  • SANDRINGHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84621

    1.4 km

  • LATIMER HEALTH CENTRE

    4 HOMERTON TERRACE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6RT

    ODS code F84719

    1.5 km

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    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

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 122 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Pritchard's Road

    BCT · Haggerston

    0.0 miles
  • Pritchard's Road

    BCT · Haggerston

    0.0 miles
  • Ada Street

    BCT · Haggerston

    0.0 miles
  • Sheep Lane

    BCT · Haggerston

    0.1 miles
  • Sheep Lane

    BCT · Haggerston

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

371 open schools are in scope, including 186 primary and 49 secondary schools. London Fields Primary School is the nearest published school at 269 m.

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

Recorded crime

19,629 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,635.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,875 events.

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