E1W postcode area guide — Tower Hamlets
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the E1W postcode district in Tower Hamlets — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in E1W
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
88.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78.4%
Gigabit-capable
78.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the E1W postcode district (Tower Hamlets) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 342 postcodes Ofcom measures in E1W, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 88.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.4%.
Around 0.2% of premises in E1W fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in E1W
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| E1W 1AA | 0% | 0% |
| E1W 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| E1W 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| E1W 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| E1W 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| E1W 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| E1W 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| E1W 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| E1W 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| E1W 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Tower Hamlets
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Tower Hamlets district (157,627 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
100%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in E1W
Police recorded 1,768 incidents within about a mile of the centre of E1W in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 440 | 24.9% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 414 | 23.4% |
| Theft from the person | 187 | 10.6% |
| Other theft | 172 | 9.7% |
| Shoplifting | 110 | 6.2% |
| Public order | 102 | 5.8% |
| Burglary | 79 | 4.5% |
| Drugs | 64 | 3.6% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in E1W
Based on 143 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in E1W is £620,000, down 23.0% on the previous year (£805,600).
Terraced
£960,000
6 sales
Flat / maisonette
£570,000
135 sales
Latest recorded sales in E1W
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £271,670 | Flat | Emery Way | E1W 2AS |
| 15 May 2026 | £680,000 | Flat | Thomas More Street | E1W 1YD |
| 15 May 2026 | £390,000 | Flat | Cobblestone Square | E1W 3AY |
| 7 May 2026 | £495,000 | Flat | Milk Yard | E1W 3TB |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £450,000 | Flat | Wapping Lane | E1W 2RN |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £700,000 | Flat | New Crane Place | E1W 3TU |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £495,000 | Flat | Newlands Quay | E1W 3QZ |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £495,000 | Flat | Wapping High Street | E1W 3NX |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £760,000 | Flat | Torrington Place | E1W 2UY |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £630,000 | Flat | Star Place | E1W 1AQ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Tower Hamlets demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Tower Hamlets district (310,305 residents, 120,539 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.5% |
| 15–29 | 42.6% |
| 30–44 | 22.5% |
| 45–64 | 10.7% |
| 65+ | 5.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 23.1% |
| Private rented | 38.4% |
| Social rented | 22% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around E1W
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulberry Academy London Dock | Secondary | 11–19 | 304 | E1W 2AD |
| Hermitage Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 269 | E1W 2PT |
| St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 233 | E1W 3QT |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in E1W
96 rated food businesses operate in E1W. 72 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: BaxterStorey/We Work St Katharine's Dock, Bello De Nonna, Bhavani Food & Wine, Bravas Tapas, Bread Meats Sauce.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in E1W
From a sample of 353 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 E1W postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 61% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
7%
Band C
54%
Band D
31%
Band E
8%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Tower Hamlets
Landlines around E1W typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.