Find E1 8GU in Tower Hamlets and explore the information recorded for it. The interactive map shows the postcode’s position and an approximate address-derived outline, with exact-postcode facts and wider neighbourhood statistics clearly identified below. Census 2021 records 58 residents and 24 households at the exact postcode.
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| Postcode | E1 8GU |
| Postcode without spaces | E18GU |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Small user postcode |
| Introduced | April 2012 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 51.5109700 |
| Longitude | -0.0643290 |
| British National Grid | 534,421 E, 180,891 N |
| Country | England |
| Region | London |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Output Area (2021) | E00183812 |
| LSOA (2021) | E01004295 |
| 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.
These Census figures are matched directly to the full postcode, rather than inferred from a wider neighbourhood.
| Residents | 58 |
| Households | 24 |
| Female residents | 26 |
| Male residents | 32 |
| Residents per household | 2.4 |
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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
Community school
Fairclough Street, London, E1 1NT
Ages 3–11 · 407 pupils
41.3% eligible for free school meals
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11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF
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
181 Cannon Street Road, London, E1 2LX
Ages 3–11 · 130 pupils of 160 capacity
Other independent school
56 Bigland Street, Shadwell, London, E1 2ND
Ages 11–16 · 181 pupils of 250 capacity
Other independent school
161 - 163 Commercial Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 2DA
Ages 5–11 · 28 pupils of 155 capacity
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
Other independent school
Myrdle Street, London, E1 1HL
Ages 11–18 · 244 pupils of 360 capacity
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
Free schools
153 Commercial Road, London, Not applicable, E1 2DA
Ages 11–16 · 248 pupils of 420 capacity
38.2% eligible for free school meals
Other independent school
80-82 Greenfield Road, London, London, E1 1EJ
Ages 2–11 · 227 pupils of 300 capacity
Companies House records whose registered-office address uses this exact postcode.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 28 August 2025
43991 - Scaffold erection
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 18 January 2023
41202 - Construction of domestic buildings
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Tower Hamlets 026C includes E1 8GU and other nearby postcodes.
| Crime type | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
E1 8GU is in Tower Hamlets, England.
The Census 2021 postcode-level dataset records 58 residents at E1 8GU. This is an exact postcode count.
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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