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E1W 1LY

POSTCODE

E1W 1LY is a postcode in St Katharine's & Wapping.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.5037, -0.0638
OS grid TQ344800 (534,476, 180,082)
IMD England
7/10
#23180
Crime · Aug '26
High · 12.0 per 1k
MoM +28% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3XGW3P+FF
Low deprivation
IMD England
High · 12.0 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£965,000
Median property price
London
Region
Low deprivation
IMD England
High · 12.0 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£965,000
Median property price
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.
23180
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23180 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 & Wales
Property sales · E1W 1LY
HM Land Registry · Tower Hamlets
Average price
£869,394
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £965,000
View district E1W
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £890,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.2m£646k£92k
Aug '24Nov '24Mar '25Nov '25Jul '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 E1W 1LY

England & Wales
Crime trends · near E1W 1LY

Counts are for St Katharine's & Wapping electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
42
YoY stable
433118
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
40
YoY -15%
905112
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY —
1482
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
6
YoY -60%
23145
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
32
YoY -9%
39225
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other Theft
34
YoY +36%
382715
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · other theft up sharply

204
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,906
White Brit.43.5%
Other White23.7%
Bangladeshi12.5%
Indian3.7%
White Irish2.1%
+ 8 other groups · 14.4%

Religion

Total residents: 1,914
No religion39.8%
Christian32.7%
Muslim14.3%
Not answered9.5%
+ other · 3.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,905
25–3428.4%
35–4928.1%
50–6415.4%
20–246.9%
65–745.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 15.8%

Households

Total households: 1,015
Other36.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.0%
+ 6 other households · 19.3%

Coordinates & Location for E1W 1LY

England
Country
Tower Hamlets
Local Authority
St Katharine's & Wapping
Ward
London
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
E1W 1LY
Coordinates
51.5037, -0.0638
Grid reference
TQ344800
Easting
534,476
Northing
180,082
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGW3P+FF
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 Area
Poplar and Limehouse E14001430
Constituency
E14001430
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
St Katharine's & Wapping
Constituency code
E14001430
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 England
North 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 027A E01004291
E01004291
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 027 E02000890
E02000890
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tower Hamlets 027A E01004291
E01004291
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 027 E02000890
E02000890
Urban: 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

6:11 AM5:23 PM
6:11 AM
Sunrise
5:23 PM
Sunset
11 hours 12 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:11 AM
Sunset (today)
5:23 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 12 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

December 1999
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> Present
December 1999 — Introduced
Postcode E1W 1LY 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. IMD England rank: 23180
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004291 and MSOA E02000890 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode E1W 1LY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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