London Borough of Tower Hamlets

What broadband can you get in Tower Hamlets?

Across Tower Hamlets, 87% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 82% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Tower Hamlets?

Band D for 2026‑27: £1,838 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Tower Hamlets are at risk of flooding?

Across Tower Hamlets, the Environment Agency puts 1,317 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 1,062 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Tower Hamlets the Environment Agency counts 5,433 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (3.2% of all its properties), 9,076 at medium risk (5.3%) and 24,257 at low risk (14.2%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcode districts with postcodes in Tower Hamlets

• E1 postcode district1,466 of its 1,516 postcodes in use are in Tower Hamlets.
• E1W postcode districtAll 433 of its postcodes in use are in Tower Hamlets.
• E2 postcode district784 of its 979 postcodes in use are in Tower Hamlets.
• E3 postcode district1,170 of its 1,176 postcodes in use are in Tower Hamlets.
• E8 postcode district18 of its 731 postcodes in use are in Tower Hamlets.
• E9 postcode district69 of its 684 postcodes in use are in Tower Hamlets.
• E14 postcode districtAll 1,905 of its postcodes in use are in Tower Hamlets.
• E15 postcode district1 of its 810 postcodes in use is in Tower Hamlets.
• E20 postcode district1 of its 234 postcodes in use is in Tower Hamlets.
• E22 postcode districtAll 19 of its postcodes in use are in Tower Hamlets.
• E98 postcode districtAll 56 of its postcodes in use are in Tower Hamlets.
• EC2M postcode district4 of its 162 postcodes in use are in Tower Hamlets.
• EC3N postcode district7 of its 81 postcodes in use are in Tower Hamlets.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Tower Hamlets.