# E98 1LG: area report for a postcode in Tower Hamlets

E98 1LG 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 E98 1LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) › [E98](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e98) › [E98 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e98-1)

## Around this postcode

- **172 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 10% on July. Tower Hamlets 026E: 259 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0644,51.5080,E981LG
- **Shadwell, 630 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0644,51.5080,E981LG
- **13 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0644,51.5080,E981LG
- **No property in E98 1LG 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=-0.0644,51.5080,E981LG
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Tower Hamlets 026E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0644,51.5080,E981LG
- **£447,796 average price**: For the whole of Tower Hamlets, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0644,51.5080,E981LG
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0644,51.5080,E981LG
- **15 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0644,51.5080,E981LG
- **99% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.0644,51.5080,E981LG
- **Low road and rail noise at E98 1LG**: Road 46 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0644,51.5080,E981LG
- **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=-0.0644,51.5080,E981LG
- **19.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0644,51.5080,E981LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mulberry Academy London Dock](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mulberry-academy-london-dock-e143716) | Secondary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-whitechapel-church-of-england-primary-school-e100959) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hermitage Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hermitage-primary-school-e151013) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2023, before the school changed | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harry Gosling Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harry-gosling-primary-school-e131737) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bigland Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bigland-green-primary-school-e100939) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2024 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Jamiatul Ummah School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jamiatul-ummah-school-e131388) | Independent | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-london-docks-cofe-primary-school-e100960) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Buttercup Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buttercup-primary-school-e138564) | Independent | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £1,243,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 20 m |
| December 2023 | £1,130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| November 2025 | £1,258,400 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 30 m |
| March 2025 | £710,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| June 2023 | £2,200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| November 2025 | £1,739,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 40 m |
| October 2025 | £1,234,530 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 50 m |
| March 2026 | £398,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Shadwell (640 m, 8 minutes on foot); Shadwell (670 m, 8 minutes on foot); Wapping (710 m, 9 minutes on foot); Tower Gateway (780 m, 10 minutes on foot); Tower Hill (870 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE (290 m); THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE (430 m); GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE (670 m); CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP (900 m); THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY (940 m)
- Pharmacies: CITY DOCK PHARMACY (150 m); TOWER PHARMACY (430 m); CHAPEL PHARMACY (620 m); SAI PHARMACY (670 m); ALI'S PHARMACY (680 m)
- Dental practices: WAPPING DENTAL CENTRE (440 m); HERMITAGE CLINIC (440 m); CARE DENTAL PRACTICE (670 m); ALDGATE HOUSE DENTAL CARE (800 m); NEW ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Petrol St Kathrines (180 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Wapping London Dock Local (230 m, Sainsburys); Waitrose St Katharine Docks (240 m, Waitrose); Sainsburys Wapping Lane Local (580 m, Sainsburys); Tesco St Katharines Way Express (660 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 026E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.9** (2025). Tower Hamlets 026E has a deprivation score of 13.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,185th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £860,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tower Hamlets 026E was £860,000 in 2025. Joint 765th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,185** (2021). Tower Hamlets 026E had 1,185 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,371st 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: 96.1%** (January 2026). In Tower Hamlets 026E, 96.1% 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.

## E98 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 183** (2021). E98 had 183 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 31st least 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 E98 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In E98, 99.5% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 94.6%** (2021). 94.6% of residents in E98 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (ONS Census 2021). 9th highest of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets)
- Centre: 51.5080, -0.0644

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

## Your MP

- [Poplar and Limehouse](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/poplar-and-limehouse): Apsana Begum (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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.0644,51.5080,E981LG

## How to cite

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