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E1W postcode area · Tower Hamlets

The E1W postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Tower Hamlets. Area Scores range from 6 to 84 across them. Every full E1W postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The E1W district contains both ends of the scale: Tower Hill & Wapping South at 84 out of 100 (#1,061 of 6,856 in England) against Shadwell North at 6, a 78-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 4 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 E1W district.

Living here

Typical net household income£52,826a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime115per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)33
Owner-occupied27%

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 E1W district

£751,000median home sold over the past year · +25.7% over 5 years · +7.3% over the year · 256 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached—
Terraced£880,000
Flat£730,000
Tower Hamlets£495,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Tower Hill & Wapping SouthTower Hamlets 1,06184 £594,000
St George in the East & Wapping NorthTower Hamlets 4,25538 £830,480
Shadwell Basin & RatcliffeTower Hamlets 5,51620 £506,000
Stepney GreenTower Hamlets 6,03712 £420,000
WhitechapelTower Hamlets 6,09911 £401,000
Shadwell NorthTower Hamlets 6,4076 £387,500

People living in E1W Census 2021

Residents45,305
Median age (est.)33
Density16,091per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above50%
No car or van64%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 15%25–44 43%45–64 18%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 10%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 40%
Own outright 10%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 33%Private rent 40%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 33%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors14%
Elementary8%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service7%
Caring & leisure6%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 39%Asian: 47%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 39%Asian 47%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 44% · No religion 23% · Christian 22%

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 E1W

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the E1W district.

Shadwell

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around E1W.

E98 E1 E77 EC88 EC3N E2 SE1P EC2M

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.