Most deprived 10–20%
IMD England
High · 20.7 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£465,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,823 sales
-10.6%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
London
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
5853
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5853 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · E1 1LZ
HM Land Registry · Tower Hamlets
Average price
£536,783
Median price: £465,000
Median -10.6% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,823 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £325,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£945k£635k£325k
Sep '23Jan '24Oct '24Apr '25May '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near E1 1LZ
England & WalesCrime trends · near E1 1LZ
Counts are for Whitechapel electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
78
YoY +53%
795531
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
90
YoY +91%
1026834
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY —
33195
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
24
YoY —
34182
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1370
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
121
YoY +236%
1217427
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
37
YoY —
37215
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Theft From The Person
26
YoY +160%
30174
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Bangladeshi59.5%
White Brit.10.9%
Other White10.3%
Indian3.3%
African2.9%
+ 5 other groups · 13.1%
Religion
Muslim62.5%
No religion16.7%
Christian11.4%
Not answered5.9%
Hindu2.2%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
25–3424.7%
35–4920.8%
20–2411.9%
50–649.8%
≤47.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.6%
Households
One person: other23.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.1%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over16.3%
Other household types, with dependent children10.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.7%
+ 8 other households · 24.1%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 395 m straight lineabout 5 min
Aldgate East
Underground
- 627 m straight lineabout 8 min
Tower Gateway Station DLR
DLR
- 640 m straight lineabout 8 min
Shadwell Rail Station
Rail · DLR
Bus stops
- 107 m straight lineabout 1 min
Henriques Street
Bus · Stop U · west
- 160 m straight lineabout 2 min
Henriques Street
Bus · Stop P · east
- 215 m straight lineabout 3 min
New Road (E1)
Bus · Stop Q · east
- 246 m straight lineabout 3 min
Commercial Road
Bus · Stop A · north
- 252 m straight lineabout 3 min
Commercial Road
Bus · Stop B · south
Coordinates & Location for E1 1LZ
Postcode
E1 1LZ
Coordinates
51.5138, -0.0653
Grid reference
TQ343812
Easting
534,347
Northing
181,202
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGW7M+GV
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Tower Hamlets
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Tower Hamlets
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Tower Hamlets
Local Authority
Council AreaBethnal Green and Stepney E14001086
Constituency
E14001086Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Whitechapel
Constituency code
E14001086
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Tower Hamlets, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Tower Hamlets
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandNorth East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Tower Hamlets
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East London ICB - A3A8R
Cancer Alliance
North East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Tower Hamlets 021A E01004319
E01004319MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 021 E02000884
E02000884LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tower Hamlets 021A E01004319
E01004319MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 021 E02000884
E02000884Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:25 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
10 hours 41 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:25 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 41 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 1981
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> PresentSeptember 1981 — Introduced
Postcode E1 1LZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004319 and MSOA E02000884 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 5853
Present — Active
Postcode E1 1LZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near E1 1LZ
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
60%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 46%
Attainment 8
48.0
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
56.6
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
70%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 43%
Attainment 8
46.9
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 51%
Attainment 8
55.2
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 0%
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