High deprivation
IMD England
High · 14.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£581,500
Median property price
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Annual change
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Coordinates & Location for E2 6EF
Postcode
E2 6EF
Coordinates
51.5247, -0.0687
Grid reference
TQ340824
Easting
534,079
Northing
182,407
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGWFJ+VG
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.
6789
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6789 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 · E2 6EF
HM Land Registry · Tower Hamlets
Average price
£637,083
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £581,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Dec '25Dec '25: 2 sales · avg £681,250
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£870k£685k£500k
May '24Oct '24Mar '25Sep '25Dec '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 E2 6EF
England & WalesCrime trends · near E2 6EF
Counts are for Weavers 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
31
YoY +72%
362616
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
62
YoY +13%
755228
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
18113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
8
YoY -43%
1593
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
37
YoY —
37203
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Bangladeshi34.6%
White Brit.27.4%
Other White16.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.2%
African3.0%
+ 7 other groups · 15.7%
Religion
Muslim38.8%
No religion36.0%
Christian16.8%
Not answered5.6%
Hindu1.2%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
25–3433.8%
35–4920.3%
20–2412.6%
50–6412.4%
10–154.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 16.1%
Households
Other28.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over22.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children5.7%
+ 7 other households · 21.1%
Administrative Information
Tower Hamlets
Local Authority
Council AreaBethnal Green and Stepney E14001086
Constituency
E14001086Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Weavers
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 009E E01035668
E01035668MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 009 E02000872
E02000872LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tower Hamlets 009D E01004317
E01004317MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 009 E02000872
E02000872Urban: 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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode E2 6EF 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: 6789
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035668 and MSOA E02000872 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode E2 6EF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near E2 6EF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
83%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–18FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 67%
Attainment 8
45.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 46%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
90%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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