E98 postcode area · Tower Hamlets

The E98 postcode district spans 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Tower Hamlets. Area Scores range from 11 to 37 across them. Every full E98 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the E98 district's neighbourhoods is St George in the East & Wapping North (38 out of 100, #4,255 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Whitechapel (11). 1 of the 2 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £401,000 in Whitechapel to £830,480 in St George in the East & Wapping North — a 2.1× gap within the E98 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£55,584a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime135per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)33

Owner-occupied25%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

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Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
St George in the East & Wapping NorthTower Hamlets	4,255	38	£830,480
WhitechapelTower Hamlets	6,099	11	£401,000

People living in E98 Census 2021

Residents15,477

Median age (est.)33

Density16,255per km²

No qualifications15%

Degree or above53%

No car or van69%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 15%25–44 46%45–64 16%65+ 6%

Tenure

Own outright 9%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 29%Private rent 46%

Households

One person 34%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 8%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 34% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups

Professional	34%
Associate professional	17%
Managers & directors	14%
Elementary	8%
Administrative	8%
Sales & customer service	6%
Caring & leisure	5%
Process & plant	4%
Skilled trades	4%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Muslim 43% · No religion 25% · Christian 21%

Born outside the UK: 49%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around E98.

E1W E77 E1 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.