E1 7PL postcode in Tower Hamlets, England

E1 7PL is a postcode in Tower Hamlets, in the Whitechapel ward. It is in the Bethnal Green and Stepney parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at E1 7PL can get it Across Tower Hamlets: 87% Typical price £860,000 Homes sold in E1 7, last 12 months. ▲ 65.4% on the year before Nearest station Whitechapel 750 m in a straight line

Where E1 7PL is, and what is near it

Map of E1 7PL and what is near it Map of E1 7PL: its centre point, with the 100 other postcodes in the E1 7 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 16 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. E1 7AA: also in E1 7E1 7AB: also in E1 7E1 7AD: also in E1 7E1 7AE: also in E1 7E1 7AH: also in E1 7E1 7AJ: also in E1 7E1 7AN: also in E1 7E1 7AP: also in E1 7E1 7AS: also in E1 7E1 7AU: also in E1 7E1 7AW: also in E1 7E1 7AX: also in E1 7E1 7AY: also in E1 7E1 7BB: also in E1 7E1 7BD: also in E1 7E1 7BE: also in E1 7E1 7BF: also in E1 7E1 7BG: also in E1 7E1 7BH: also in E1 7E1 7BN: also in E1 7E1 7BQ: also in E1 7E1 7BW: also in E1 7E1 7DA: also in E1 7E1 7DB: also in E1 7E1 7DJ: also in E1 7E1 7EA: also in E1 7E1 7EE: also in E1 7E1 7ES: also in E1 7E1 7EX: also in E1 7E1 7EZ: also in E1 7E1 7HP: also in E1 7E1 7HQ: also in E1 7E1 7HR: also in E1 7E1 7HS: also in E1 7E1 7HW: also in E1 7E1 7HY: also in E1 7E1 7JF: also in E1 7E1 7JJ: also in E1 7E1 7LA: also in E1 7E1 7LB: also in E1 7E1 7LE: also in E1 7E1 7LF: also in E1 7E1 7LG: also in E1 7E1 7LH: also in E1 7E1 7LJ: also in E1 7E1 7LL: also in E1 7E1 7LP: also in E1 7E1 7LQ: also in E1 7E1 7LS: also in E1 7E1 7NA: also in E1 7E1 7NB: also in E1 7E1 7NE: also in E1 7E1 7NF: also in E1 7E1 7NH: also in E1 7E1 7NJ: also in E1 7E1 7NN: also in E1 7E1 7NP: also in E1 7E1 7NR: also in E1 7E1 7NS: also in E1 7E1 7NT: also in E1 7E1 7NY: also in E1 7E1 7NZ: also in E1 7E1 7PE: also in E1 7E1 7PH: also in E1 7E1 7PN: also in E1 7E1 7PR: also in E1 7E1 7PS: also in E1 7E1 7QL: also in E1 7E1 7QR: also in E1 7E1 7QU: also in E1 7E1 7QX: also in E1 7E1 7RA: also in E1 7E1 7RG: also in E1 7E1 7RQ: also in E1 7E1 7SA: also in E1 7E1 7TB: also in E1 7E1 7TF: also in E1 7E1 7TQ: also in E1 7E1 7TR: also in E1 7E1 7TS: also in E1 7E1 7TW: also in E1 7 Spitalfields & Banglatown E1 7PL Map of E1 7PL and what is near it Map of E1 7PL: its centre point, with the 100 other postcodes in the E1 7 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 16 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Spitalfields & Banglatown E1 7PL
  • E1 7PL
  • Other postcodes in E1 7: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5159, longitude -0.0697)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after E1 7PL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at E1 7PL?

Every home and business at E1 7PL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

E1 7PL 100% Tower Hamlets 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

E1 7PL 100% Tower Hamlets 96%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at E1 7PL?

It’s today!

Next collection, today

Thursday 22 October

General Waste

  • Fri 23 Oct General Waste
  • Sat 24 Oct General Waste
Every collection, on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data, read at 13:16 on 22 October 2026. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is E1 7PL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include E1 7PL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Tower Hamlets

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for E1 7PL: 5,433 properties in Tower Hamlets are at high risk (3.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Tower Hamlets

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of E1 7PL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near E1 7PL?

Homes in E1 7 sold for a typical £860,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 11 sales, up 65.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£860,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£520,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 65.4% on the 12 months before
  • Flat or maisonette £860,000 11 sales

Across the whole E1 district: a typical £450,000 from 303 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in E1 7PL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in E1 7PL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at E1 7PL

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at E1 7PL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near E1 7PL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,440 homes in the neighbourhood around E1 7PL. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (52%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around E1 7PL

Band D in Tower Hamlets for 2026‑27: £1,838. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,225 (band A) to £3,676 (band H); band E, the most common, is £2,246.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 230 (16%)£1,225
Band Babout 80 (6%)£1,429
Band Cabout 120 (8%)£1,634
Band Dabout 150 (10%)£1,838
Band Eabout 370 (26%)£2,246
Band Fabout 330 (23%)£2,655
Band Gabout 140 (10%)£3,063
Band Habout 20 (1%)£3,676

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 26% 2000 to 2009
  8. 52% 2010 to 2019
  9. 13% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Tower Hamlets before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of E1 7PL is in (ONS area E01035687), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near E1 7PL?

The nearest open schools to E1 7PL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near E1 7PL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to E1 7PL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of E1 7PL is Whitechapel, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Whitechapel Railway station 750 mWalk
  • London Fenchurch Street Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Aldgate East Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 200 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Aldgate East, 72 m away.

More stations near E1 7PL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near E1 7PL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of E1 7PL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near E1 7PL?

1 within 1 km 77 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of E1 7PL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • TotalEnergies Charging point · 2 chargers 250 mWalk
  • Source London Charging point · No details mapped 1.0 kmWalk
  • London - Tower Supercharger Charging point · 2 chargers 1.1 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near E1 7PL?

The nearest to the centre of E1 7PL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to E1 7PL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near E1 7PL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of E1 7PL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near E1 7PL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of E1 7PL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near E1 7PL?

The nearest vets to the centre of E1 7PL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is E1 7PL in a conservation area?

The centre of E1 7PL is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near E1 7PL?

Police.uk records 2,490 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of E1 7PL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour467 reports
Violence and sexual offences462 reports
Other theft366 reports
Shoplifting284 reports
Theft from the person251 reports
Public order156 reports

Also: drugs 123, burglary 115, robbery 83, vehicle crime 71, bicycle theft 66, other crime 16, criminal damage and arson 15, possession of weapons 15.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for E1 7PL

Ward
Whitechapel
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Tower Hamlets
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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