Use this guide to understand E1 8EW 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 8EW |
| Postcode without spaces | E18EW |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Small user postcode |
| Introduced | January 1980 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 51.5139500 |
| Longitude | -0.0710780 |
| British National Grid | 533,944 E, 181,210 N |
| Country | England |
| Region | London |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Output Area (2021) | E00183893 |
| LSOA (2021) | E01032767 |
| MSOA (2021) | E02000884 |
| 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
St Mark Street, Wapping, London, E1 8DJ
Ages 3–11 · 177 pupils of 240 capacity
27.1% eligible for free school meals
B
11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF
B
E. LONDON NHS FOUND TRUST, 22 COMMERCIAL STREET, LONDON, E1 6LP
Academy converter
Gunthorpe Street, Aldgate, London, E1 7RQ
Ages 3–11 · 152 pupils of 315 capacity
36.8% eligible for free school meals
Special post 16 institution
20-22 Commercial Street, Spitalfields, London, E1 6LP
Ages 16–99
B
20 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, LONDON, E1 1EW
B
20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB
B
20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB
Community school
Fairclough Street, London, E1 1NT
Ages 3–11 · 407 pupils
41.3% eligible for free school meals
Other independent school
1st Floor, Universal House, 88-94 Wentworth St, London, E1 7SA
Ages 5–25 · 126 pupils of 194 capacity
B
9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU
Other independent school
46 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1JX
Ages 7–11 · 106 pupils of 120 capacity
Companies House records whose registered-office address uses this exact postcode.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 17 December 2025
62020 - Information technology consultancy activities
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 16 December 2025
62090 - Other information technology service activities
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 27 November 2025
62012 - Business and domestic software development
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 17 September 2025
72110 - Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 20 August 2025
62012 - Business and domestic software development
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 8 July 2025
62090 - Other information technology service activities
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 2 July 2025
62090 - Other information technology service activities
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 13 June 2025
62012 - Business and domestic software development
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 25 April 2025
62012 - Business and domestic software development
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 2 December 2024
58290 - Other software publishing
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 19 June 2024
62012 - Business and domestic software development
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 5 April 2024
82990 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Tower Hamlets 021F includes E1 8EW and other nearby postcodes.
| Crime type | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
E1 8EW 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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