E14 8BU postcode in Tower Hamlets, England
E14 8BU is a postcode in Tower Hamlets, in the Limehouse ward. It is in the Poplar and Limehouse parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since June 2004.
Where E14 8BU is, and what is near it
- E14 8BU
- Other postcodes in E14 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 3 bus stops
- 2 EV charging points
- Further out, with the distance
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 51.5085, longitude -0.0326)
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 E14 8BU?
- Tower HamletsCouncil, for all local services Tower Hamlets: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around E14 8BU Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Metropolitan PolicePolice force area
- Poplar and LimehouseParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Apsana Begum (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Apsana Begum
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 E14 8BU?
Every home and business at E14 8BU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 E14 8BU?
BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Tower Hamlets's days for E14 8BU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for E14 8BU on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is E14 8BU at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
Very low riskThe Environment Agency counts 25 homes and businesses at E14 8BU. 25 are in an area at very low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
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.
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 E14 8BU: 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 E14 8BU is in 3 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 20:29 on 22 October 2026.
- Tidal Thames at the Isle of Dogs north of South DockFlood warning areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Tidal Thames at the Isle of Dogs north of South Dock
- Tidal Thames in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets, City of London, City of Westminster, Ken and ChelseaFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Tidal Thames in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets, City of London, City of Westminster, Ken and Chelsea
- Tidal Thames riverside from the Thames Barrier to Putney BridgeFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Tidal Thames riverside from the Thames Barrier to Putney Bridge
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 20:29 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near E14 8BU?
Homes in E14 8 sold for a typical £490,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 72 sales, down 4.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Terraced £525,000 7 sales
- Flat or maisonette £477,500 65 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole E14 district: a typical £458,000 from 639 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 E14 8BU
HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in E14 8BU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 October 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.
- £475,000Flat 10, Duke Shore Wharf, 106, Narrow Street
- £500,000Flat 12, Duke Shore Wharf, 106, Narrow Street
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
What council tax band are homes near E14 8BU?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around E14 8BU. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (60%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £1,429 (band B) to £3,676 (band H); band G, the most common, is £3,063.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | fewer than 5 | £1,225 |
| Band B | about 180 (23%) | £1,429 |
| Band C | about 120 (16%) | £1,634 |
| Band D | about 40 (5%) | £1,838 |
| Band E | about 90 (12%) | £2,246 |
| Band F | about 120 (16%) | £2,655 |
| Band G | about 200 (26%) | £3,063 |
| Band H | about 20 (3%) | £3,676 |
When the homes were built
- 9% Before 1900
- None 1900 to 1918
- 3% 1919 to 1939
- 5% 1945 to 1964
- 23% 1965 to 1982
- 60% 1983 to 1999
- None 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 E14 8BU is in (ONS area E01004258), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 E14 8BU?
The nearest open schools to E14 8BU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 E14 8BU?
The nearest railway station to the centre of E14 8BU is Limehouse Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.
- Limehouse Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
- Canary Wharf Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
- Westferry DLR Station Underground, metro or tram 400 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Pageant Steps, 312 m away.
More stations near E14 8BU, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near E14 8BU?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of E14 8BU, 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.
- The Limehouse Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7515 2211 400 mWalk
- The Barkantine Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7510 4000 1.0 kmWalk
- Harford Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7791 3966 1.2 kmWalk
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 E14 8BU?
The nearest charging points to the centre of E14 8BU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- GeniePoint Charging point · 3 chargers 450 mWalk
- Beleiv Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk
- Ubitricity Charging point · 1 charger 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near E14 8BU?
The nearest to the centre of E14 8BU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- UltraSmile Phone 020 7093 4488 350 mWalk
- SDA Dental Studio Phone 020 7987 2480 400 mWalk
- E14 Dental Centre 500 mWalk
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 E14 8BU?
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.
- The Barkantine Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Inadequate CQC report January 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7377 7000 1.0 kmWalk
- The London Independent Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7780 2500 1.6 kmCycle
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 E14 8BU?
The nearest care homes to the centre of E14 8BU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Aspen Court Nursing Home Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7538 9789 750 mWalk
- Westport Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7790 1222 1.0 kmWalk
- Toby Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 0330 320 3325 1.1 kmWalk
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 E14 8BU?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of E14 8BU, 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.
- Nash Chemist Mon to Fri 9am to 7pm; Sat 9am to 2pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 7987 1398 500 mWalk
- Mymeds Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 020 3222 4049 600 mWalk
- Barkantine Pharmacy Mon to Fri 8:30am to 8pm; Sat 9am to 7pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 7987 4313 1.0 kmWalk
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 E14 8BU?
The nearest vets to the centre of E14 8BU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- London PrimeVets Phone +442081530917 1.3 kmCycle
- Poplar Vets Phone +44 20 7515 2505 1.5 kmCycle
- Goddard Veterinary Group Phone +44 20 8981 5535 1.6 kmCycle
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 E14 8BU in a conservation area?
The centre of E14 8BU 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 E14 8BU?
Police.uk records 1,478 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of E14 8BU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: vehicle crime 68, theft from the person 66, drugs 54, bicycle theft 50, robbery 39, other crime 9, possession of weapons 6, criminal damage and arson 4.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for E14 8BU
- Ward
- Limehouse
- 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
- June 2004
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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