# E1 6JX: area report for a postcode in Tower Hamlets

E1 6JX is a postcode in Tower Hamlets.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Tower Hamlets. Open the map at E1 6JX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) › [E1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e1) › [E1 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e1-6)

## Around this postcode

- **315 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 3% on July. Tower Hamlets 009F: 357 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0743,51.5242,E16JX
- **Shoreditch High Street, 110 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0743,51.5242,E16JX
- **14 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0743,51.5242,E16JX
- **No property in E1 6JX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0743,51.5242,E16JX
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Tower Hamlets 009F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0743,51.5242,E16JX
- **£447,796 average price**: For the whole of Tower Hamlets, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0743,51.5242,E16JX
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0743,51.5242,E16JX
- **24 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0743,51.5242,E16JX
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at E1 6JX**: Superfast for 50%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0743,51.5242,E16JX
- **Loud road and rail noise at E1 6JX**: Road 72 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0743,51.5242,E16JX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.0743,51.5242,E16JX
- **23.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0743,51.5242,E16JX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brick Lane School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brick-lane-school-e149018) | Special | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Virginia Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/virginia-primary-school-e151832) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2021 | – |
| [Workers' Educational Association](https://openindex.co.uk/school/workers-educational-association-e130419) | Sixth form and further education | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Columbia Market Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/columbia-market-nursery-school-e100884) | Nursery | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Mulberry Academy Shoreditch](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mulberry-academy-shoreditch-e137789) | Secondary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 46.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [William Davis Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-davis-primary-school-e100943) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-and-guardian-angels-catholic-primary-school-e150554) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2020 | – |
| [Christ Church CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-school-e100944) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £800,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| June 2026 | £530,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| March 2026 | £925,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| September 2025 | £770,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2023 | £660,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2023 | £725,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £540,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £462,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Shoreditch High Street (110 m, 1 minute on foot); Hoxton (820 m, 10 minutes on foot); London Liverpool Street (850 m, 11 minutes on foot); Old Street (950 m, 12 minutes on foot); Liverpool Street (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE (590 m); THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR. (630 m); HEALTH E1 (680 m); BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR. (760 m); THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE (830 m)
- Pharmacies: COLUMBIA PHARMACY (540 m); FLORIDA PHARMACY (690 m); THE OLD MAIDS PHARMACY (690 m); LETTERBOX PHARMACY (730 m); BOOTS (790 m)
- Dental practices: DENTESSENTIALS (450 m); BESPOKE DENTAL & IMPLANT CLINIC (490 m); ODL DENTAL CLINIC (490 m); BISHOPSGATE DENTAL CARE (530 m); DENTAL SURGERY (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Tower Hamlets Bethnal Green Road Local (80 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Shoreditch Express (230 m, Tesco); Aldi 132 Commercial Street, London (330 m, Aldi); Sainsburys Tower Hamlets Norton Folgate Local (400 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Shoreditch Commercial St Express (410 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £447,796** (July 2026). Tower Hamlets’s average house price was £447,796 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 14.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £52,000** (2025). Full-time workers living in Tower Hamlets earned a median of £52,000 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 9th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.6×** (2025). A home in Tower Hamlets costs 8.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 101st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 30.6** (2025). Tower Hamlets has a deprivation score of 30.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 34th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Tower Hamlets 009F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.3** (2025). Tower Hamlets 009F has a deprivation score of 30.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,110th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £605,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tower Hamlets 009F was £605,000 in 2025. Joint 2,583rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,384** (2021). Tower Hamlets 009F had 1,384 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,520th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 79.0%** (January 2026). In Tower Hamlets 009F, 79.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## E1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £463,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in E1 was £463,750 in 2025. 383rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 77,599** (2021). E1 had 77,599 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 27th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in E1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 78.8%** (January 2026). In E1, 78.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets)
- Centre: 51.5242, -0.0743

Council: [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bethnal Green and Stepney](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bethnal-green-and-stepney): Rushanara Ali (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.0743,51.5242,E16JX

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