E1 postcode area · Tower Hamlets
The E1 postcode district spans 17 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in City of London, Hackney, Tower Hamlets. Area Scores range from 6 to 84 across them. Every full E1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the E1 district: Tower Hill & Wapping South scores 84 out of 100 (#1,061 of 6,856 nationally) while Shadwell North sits at 6 — neighbours on the map, 78 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 12 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £387,500 in Shadwell North to £830,480 in St George in the East & Wapping North — a 2.1× gap within the E1 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — City of London, Hackney and Tower Hamlets — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the E1 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hill & Wapping SouthTower Hamlets | 1,061 | 84 | £594,000 |
| City of LondonCity of London | 1,321 | 81 | £800,000 |
| ShoreditchHackney | 3,528 | 48 | £640,000 |
| St George in the East & Wapping NorthTower Hamlets | 4,255 | 38 | £830,480 |
| Bow WestTower Hamlets | 4,303 | 37 | £715,000 |
| AldgateTower Hamlets | 4,598 | 33 | £550,000 |
| Mile End WestTower Hamlets | 5,132 | 25 | £525,000 |
| Shadwell Basin & RatcliffeTower Hamlets | 5,516 | 20 | £506,000 |
| SpitalfieldsTower Hamlets | 5,674 | 17 | £507,500 |
| Bethnal Green EastTower Hamlets | 5,797 | 15 | £440,000 |
| Brick Lane NorthTower Hamlets | 5,880 | 14 | £535,000 |
| Limehouse North & Stepney EastTower Hamlets | 6,003 | 12 | £450,000 |
| Stepney GreenTower Hamlets | 6,037 | 12 | £420,000 |
| Bethnal Green CentralTower Hamlets | 6,092 | 11 | £499,925 |
| WhitechapelTower Hamlets | 6,099 | 11 | £401,000 |
| Bethnal Green SouthTower Hamlets | 6,161 | 10 | £448,000 |
| Shadwell NorthTower Hamlets | 6,407 | 6 | £387,500 |
People living in E1 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 33% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 33% |
| Associate professional | 18% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Skilled trades | 5% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Muslim 40% · No religion 28% · Christian 21%
Born outside the UK: 47%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in E1
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the E1 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around E1.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.