Use this guide to understand E1 8BJ in Tower Hamlets. Start with the interactive location and approximate postcode outline, then browse the available facts and local-area indicators. Labels show which figures relate to the exact postcode and which cover a larger geography.
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| Postcode | E1 8BJ |
| Postcode without spaces | E18BJ |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Small user postcode |
| Introduced | June 2021 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 51.5094700 |
| Longitude | -0.0672750 |
| British National Grid | 534,221 E, 180,719 N |
| Country | England |
| Region | London |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Output Area (2021) | E00183737 |
| LSOA (2021) | E01035696 |
| MSOA (2021) | E02000889 |
| Electoral ward | E05009336 |
| Westminster constituency | E14001086 |
The postcode is assigned to these official political geographies. Names and election results will be added when the ElectionMaps datasets are connected.
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Deprivation is published for the postcode's containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, a neighbourhood geography covering more than one postcode.
Open schools and active GP practices in the E1 postcode district, ordered by straight-line distance where coordinates are available.
Voluntary aided school
Wellclose Square, Stepney, London, E1 8HY
Ages 3–11 · 198 pupils of 210 capacity
32.3% eligible for free school meals
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11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF
Voluntary aided school
St Mark Street, Wapping, London, E1 8DJ
Ages 3–11 · 177 pupils of 240 capacity
27.1% eligible for free school meals
Community school
Fairclough Street, London, E1 1NT
Ages 3–11 · 407 pupils
41.3% eligible for free school meals
Other independent school
181 Cannon Street Road, London, E1 2LX
Ages 3–11 · 130 pupils of 160 capacity
Community school
Bigland Street, Wapping, London, E1 2ND
Ages 3–11 · 477 pupils of 480 capacity
35.2% eligible for free school meals
Other independent school
161 - 163 Commercial Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 2DA
Ages 5–11 · 28 pupils of 155 capacity
Other independent school
56 Bigland Street, Shadwell, London, E1 2ND
Ages 11–16 · 181 pupils of 250 capacity
Community school
Settles Street, Whitechapel, Kobi Nazrul Primary School, London, E1 1JP
Ages 3–11 · 227 pupils of 240 capacity
45.8% eligible for free school meals
Free schools
81-91 Commercial Road, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 1RD
Ages 11–16 · 396 pupils of 600 capacity
26.6% eligible for free school meals
Academy converter
Richard Street, Commercial Road, London, E1 2JP
Ages 11–18 · 1,634 pupils of 1,400 capacity
50.2% eligible for free school meals
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E. LONDON NHS FOUND TRUST, 22 COMMERCIAL STREET, LONDON, E1 6LP
Companies House records whose registered-office address uses this exact postcode.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 5 March 2026
78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 7 December 2025
90030 - Artistic creation
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 23 July 2025
17220 - Manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 15 June 2022
93130 - Fitness facilities
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Tower Hamlets 026E includes E1 8BJ and other nearby postcodes.
| Crime type | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
E1 8BJ is in Tower Hamlets, England.
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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