# E1 7LH: area report for a postcode in Tower Hamlets

E1 7LH 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 7LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) › [E1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e1) › [E1 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e1-7)

## Around this postcode

- **387 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 8% on July. Tower Hamlets 015E: 168 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0755,51.5173,E17LH
- **Aldgate East, 330 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0755,51.5173,E17LH
- **16 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0755,51.5173,E17LH
- **No property in E1 7LH 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=-0.0755,51.5173,E17LH
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Tower Hamlets 015E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0755,51.5173,E17LH
- **£447,796 average price**: For the whole of Tower Hamlets, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0755,51.5173,E17LH
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0755,51.5173,E17LH
- **35 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0755,51.5173,E17LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at E1 7LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0755,51.5173,E17LH
- **Low road and rail noise at E1 7LH**: Road 54 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0755,51.5173,E17LH
- **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=-0.0755,51.5173,E17LH
- **24.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0755,51.5173,E17LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [OMG Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/omg-education-e150750) | Independent | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Royal Mencap Society](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royal-mencap-society-e144786) | Special | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mulberry-canon-barnett-primary-academy-e148769) | Primary | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ Church CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-school-e100944) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Complete Works](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-complete-works-e139601) | Independent | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Aldgate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-aldgate-school-e100000) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [David Game College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/david-game-college-e100544) | Independent | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-roman-catholic-primary-school-e100962) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £585,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| July 2025 | £500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| October 2024 | £390,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| November 2024 | £1,770,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| March 2026 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| June 2025 | £680,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £1,090,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2024 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Aldgate East (330 m, 4 minutes on foot); Aldgate (340 m, 4 minutes on foot); London Liverpool Street (420 m, 5 minutes on foot); Liverpool Street (530 m, 7 minutes on foot); London Fenchurch Street (670 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HEALTH E1 (300 m); THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE (410 m); GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE (640 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (300 m); LETTERBOX PHARMACY (320 m); BOOTS (420 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (430 m); BOOTS (540 m)
- Dental practices: TOYNBEE STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (90 m); FRESH SPRINGS DENTAL PRACTICE (90 m); SQUARE MILE DENTAL CENTRE (230 m); THE WHITER SMILE (240 m); SMILE HUB (270 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys London Bell Lane Local (80 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Aldgate Express (310 m, Tesco); Tesco St. Botolphs Express (330 m, Tesco); Tesco Bishopsgate Express (340 m, Tesco); Tesco Shoreditch Commercial St Express (370 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 015E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.2** (2025). Tower Hamlets 015E has a deprivation score of 33.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,841st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,021** (2021). Tower Hamlets 015E had 2,021 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,970th most 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: 38.7%** (January 2026). In Tower Hamlets 015E, 38.7% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 7.2%** (August 2026). In Tower Hamlets 015E, 7.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.5173, -0.0755

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=-0.0755,51.5173,E17LH

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