Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 8.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£490,000
Median property price
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Annual change
London
Region
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for E1W 2AN
Postcode
E1W 2AN
Coordinates
51.5035, -0.0598
Grid reference
TQ347800
Easting
534,759
Northing
180,069
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGW3R+93
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
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 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23180 out of 32,844 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 · E1W 2AN
HM Land Registry · Tower Hamlets
Average price
£490,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £490,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '24 – Dec '25Dec '25: 1 sales · avg £467,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£513k£490k£468k
Jul '24Dec '25
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 2AN
England & WalesCrime trends · near E1W 2AN
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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
34
YoY -19%
432915
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
41
YoY -44%
905112
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1482
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY -62%
23145
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.43.5%
Other White23.7%
Bangladeshi12.5%
Indian3.7%
White Irish2.1%
+ 8 other groups · 14.4%
Religion
No religion39.8%
Christian32.7%
Muslim14.3%
Not answered9.5%
+ other · 3.8%
Age groups
25–3428.4%
35–4928.1%
50–6415.4%
20–246.9%
65–745.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 15.8%
Households
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%
Administrative Information
Tower Hamlets
Local Authority
Council AreaPoplar and Limehouse E14001430
Constituency
E14001430Metropolitan 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 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 027A E01004291
E01004291MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 027 E02000890
E02000890LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tower Hamlets 027A E01004291
E01004291MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 027 E02000890
E02000890Urban: 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
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 2019
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~7 years
Active Duration
2019 -> PresentApril 2019 — Introduced
Postcode E1W 2AN introduced by Royal Mail.
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 2AN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2019
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~7 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near E1W 2AN
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
83%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
69%
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 32%
Progress 8
+0.44
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 37%
Attainment 8
58.0
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 41%
SecondaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 64%
Attainment 8
40.9
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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