E2 6GH postcode in Tower Hamlets, England

E2 6GH is a postcode in Tower Hamlets, in the Bethnal Green West ward. It is in the Bethnal Green and Stepney parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since March 2014.

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 E2 6GH can get it Across Tower Hamlets: 87% Typical price £500,000 Homes sold in E2 6, last 12 months. ▼ 7.4% on the year before Nearest station Bethnal Green 200 m in a straight line

Where E2 6GH is, and what is near it

Map of E2 6GH and what is near it Map of E2 6GH: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the E2 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 10 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. E2 6AA: also in E2 6E2 6AB: also in E2 6E2 6AD: also in E2 6E2 6AE: also in E2 6E2 6AH: also in E2 6E2 6AJ: also in E2 6E2 6AL: also in E2 6E2 6AN: also in E2 6E2 6AR: also in E2 6E2 6AS: also in E2 6E2 6AU: also in E2 6E2 6AW: also in E2 6E2 6AX: also in E2 6E2 6AY: also in E2 6E2 6AZ: also in E2 6E2 6BA: also in E2 6E2 6BB: also in E2 6E2 6BD: also in E2 6E2 6BE: also in E2 6E2 6BF: also in E2 6E2 6BG: also in E2 6E2 6BH: also in E2 6E2 6BJ: also in E2 6E2 6BL: also in E2 6E2 6BN: also in E2 6E2 6BP: also in E2 6E2 6BQ: also in E2 6E2 6BS: also in E2 6E2 6BT: also in E2 6E2 6BU: also in E2 6E2 6BW: also in E2 6E2 6BX: also in E2 6E2 6BY: also in E2 6E2 6BZ: also in E2 6E2 6DA: also in E2 6E2 6DB: also in E2 6E2 6DE: also in E2 6E2 6DG: also in E2 6E2 6DL: also in E2 6E2 6DN: also in E2 6E2 6DP: also in E2 6E2 6DQ: also in E2 6E2 6DR: also in E2 6E2 6DT: also in E2 6E2 6DU: also in E2 6E2 6DX: also in E2 6E2 6DY: also in E2 6E2 6DZ: also in E2 6E2 6EA: also in E2 6E2 6ED: also in E2 6E2 6EE: also in E2 6E2 6EF: also in E2 6E2 6EG: also in E2 6E2 6EH: also in E2 6E2 6EJ: also in E2 6E2 6EL: also in E2 6E2 6EQ: also in E2 6E2 6ER: also in E2 6E2 6ES: also in E2 6E2 6ET: also in E2 6E2 6EX: also in E2 6E2 6EY: also in E2 6E2 6FA: also in E2 6E2 6FB: also in E2 6E2 6FD: also in E2 6E2 6FE: also in E2 6E2 6FF: also in E2 6E2 6FG: also in E2 6E2 6FN: also in E2 6E2 6FQ: also in E2 6E2 6FR: also in E2 6E2 6FS: also in E2 6E2 6FT: also in E2 6E2 6FW: also in E2 6E2 6FX: also in E2 6E2 6FY: also in E2 6E2 6FZ: also in E2 6E2 6GA: also in E2 6E2 6GB: also in E2 6E2 6GD: also in E2 6E2 6GE: also in E2 6E2 6GF: also in E2 6E2 6GG: also in E2 6E2 6GJ: also in E2 6E2 6GL: also in E2 6E2 6GN: also in E2 6E2 6GQ: also in E2 6E2 6GR: also in E2 6E2 6GS: also in E2 6E2 6GT: also in E2 6E2 6GU: also in E2 6E2 6GX: also in E2 6E2 6GY: also in E2 6E2 6HA: also in E2 6E2 6HB: also in E2 6E2 6HD: also in E2 6E2 6HE: also in E2 6E2 6HF: also in E2 6E2 6HG: also in E2 6E2 6HH: also in E2 6E2 6HJ: also in E2 6E2 6HL: also in E2 6E2 6HN: also in E2 6E2 6HP: also in E2 6E2 6HQ: also in E2 6E2 6HR: also in E2 6E2 6HS: also in E2 6E2 6HT: also in E2 6E2 6HU: also in E2 6E2 6HX: also in E2 6E2 6HY: also in E2 6E2 6HZ: also in E2 6E2 6JA: also in E2 6E2 6JD: also in E2 6E2 6JE: also in E2 6E2 6JF: also in E2 6E2 6JG: also in E2 6E2 6JH: also in E2 6E2 6JJ: also in E2 6E2 6JL: also in E2 6E2 6JN: also in E2 6E2 6JT: also in E2 6E2 6JW: also in E2 6E2 6JY: also in E2 6E2 6LD: also in E2 6E2 6LG: also in E2 6E2 6LH: also in E2 6E2 6LJ: also in E2 6E2 6LL: also in E2 6E2 6LN: also in E2 6E2 6LP: also in E2 6E2 6LQ: also in E2 6E2 6LR: also in E2 6E2 6LS: also in E2 6E2 6LT: also in E2 6E2 6LX: also in E2 6E2 6LY: also in E2 6E2 6LZ: also in E2 6E2 6NA: also in E2 6E2 6NB: also in E2 6E2 6ND: also in E2 6E2 6NE: also in E2 6E2 6NG: also in E2 6E2 6NH: also in E2 6E2 6NJ: also in E2 6E2 6NL: also in E2 6E2 6NN: also in E2 6E2 6NP: also in E2 6E2 6NQ: also in E2 6E2 6NR: also in E2 6E2 6NT: also in E2 6E2 6NU: also in E2 6E2 6NW: also in E2 6E2 6NX: also in E2 6E2 6PE: also in E2 6E2 6PG: also in E2 6E2 6PP: also in E2 6E2 6PQ: also in E2 6E2 6PU: also in E2 6E2 6PX: also in E2 6E2 6PY: also in E2 6E2 6PZ: also in E2 6E2 6QA: also in E2 6E2 6QB: also in E2 6E2 6QD: also in E2 6E2 6QE: also in E2 6E2 6QF: also in E2 6E2 6QG: also in E2 6E2 6QH: also in E2 6E2 6QJ: also in E2 6E2 6QL: also in E2 6E2 6QP: also in E2 6E2 6QQ: also in E2 6E2 6QR: also in E2 6E2 6QS: also in E2 6E2 6QT: also in E2 6E2 6QU: also in E2 6E2 6QW: also in E2 6E2 6QX: also in E2 6E2 6QY: also in E2 6 Bethnal Green West E2 6GH Map of E2 6GH and what is near it Map of E2 6GH: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the E2 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 10 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Bethnal Green West E2 6GH
  • E2 6GH
  • Other postcodes in E2 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points

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 51.5252, longitude -0.0574)

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 E2 6GH?

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 E2 6GH?

Every home and business at E2 6GH can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

E2 6GH 100% Tower Hamlets 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

E2 6GH 100% Tower Hamlets 96%
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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 E2 6GH?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Tower Hamlets's days for E2 6GH today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: 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 E2 6GH 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 E2 6GH.

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 E2 6GH: 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 E2 6GH 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 E2 6GH?

Homes in E2 6 sold for a typical £500,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 55 sales, down 7.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£500,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£540,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.4% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced £801,250 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £465,000 47 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole E2 district: a typical £500,000 from 297 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 E2 6GH

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in E2 6GH 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

What council tax band are homes near E2 6GH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,270 homes in the neighbourhood around E2 6GH. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (27%). 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 E2 6GH

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 £2,655 (band F); band C, the most common, is £1,634.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 270 (21%)£1,225
Band Babout 150 (12%)£1,429
Band Cabout 470 (37%)£1,634
Band Dabout 240 (19%)£1,838
Band Eabout 130 (10%)£2,246
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£2,655
Band Gwithheld£3,063
Band Hfewer than 5£3,676

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 27% 2000 to 2009
  8. 18% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

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 E2 6GH is in (ONS area E01004212), 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 E2 6GH?

The nearest open schools to E2 6GH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near E2 6GH, 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 E2 6GH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of E2 6GH is Bethnal Green Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bethnal Green Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Whitechapel Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Bethnal Green Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 250 mWalk

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Three Colts Lane, 163 m away.

More stations near E2 6GH, 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 E2 6GH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of E2 6GH, 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 E2 6GH?

3 within 1 km 106 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of E2 6GH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Source London Charging point · 1 charger 600 mWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 1 charger 600 mWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 1 charger 600 mWalk

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.

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

Which dentists are near E2 6GH?

The nearest to the centre of E2 6GH, 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 E2 6GH?

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 E2 6GH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of E2 6GH, 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 E2 6GH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of E2 6GH, 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 E2 6GH?

The nearest vets to the centre of E2 6GH 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 E2 6GH in a conservation area?

The centre of E2 6GH is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 E2 6GH?

Police.uk records 2,375 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of E2 6GH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour566 reports
Violence and sexual offences480 reports
Shoplifting352 reports
Other theft181 reports
Public order171 reports
Theft from the person164 reports

Also: drugs 114, burglary 93, vehicle crime 79, robbery 70, bicycle theft 59, possession of weapons 20, other crime 17, criminal damage and arson 9.

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 E2 6GH

Ward
Bethnal Green West
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
March 2014

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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