E1 postcode area
The E1 postcode district spans 17 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in City of London, Hackney, Tower Hamlets. Area Scores range from 6 to 84 across them.
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.
| 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 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around E1.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.