Stepney Green · Tower Hamlets · Bethnal Green and Stepney constituency · 51.51717, -0.05459

E1 2EQ— Stepney Green, Tower Hamlets

Location and area intelligence for E1 2EQ, Stepney Green, Tower Hamlets

Limited residential data

We have little evidence of homes at this postcode (no domestic energy certificates or residential sales on record). The residential verdict is withheld; treat the figures below as area context.

 

Top 10% LondonSchools 100%Safety 71/100Transport 77/100Yield 4.93%
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Well-connected — strong transport access

Area score
73
Safety
71
Schools
90
Transport
77
Environment
68
Investment
76

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Location

E1 2EQ

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Urban core
Very highSocially diverse / deprived
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: PositiveRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income-8.6% vs London avg
vs London crime+90.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for E1 2EQ

🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

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How E1 2EQ has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

Stepney Park Primary School

Good · Inspected May 2023 · 4 min walk

KS2: 106.3

★★

Secondary

Bishop Challoner Catholic School

Good · Inspected Nov 2021 · 6 min walk

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 37 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Alice Model Nursery School

Not inspected · 9 min walk

14 primaries · 7 secondaries · 1 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

123.5 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
→ Stable

+28% vs borough

Crime by type

Anti-social behaviour25%
Other25%
Violence & sexual offences16%
Vehicle crime14%
Theft7%
Burglary5%
Drug offences4%
Robbery2%

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

1

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Shadwell Fire Station · 705m

Crime is +90% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

LHA rates — Inner East London

Shared room£700/mo
1 bedroom£1440/mo
2 bedrooms£1750/mo
3 bedrooms£2160/mo
4 bedrooms£3000/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield853 kWh/kWp/yr

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band CAnnual charge £1,374
Price growth potentialModerate

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 5

Very Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Better than 89% of London
Shadwell DLRDLR line
7.4 min walk
Whitechapel

Nearby stations

Whitechapel Rail StationWindrush
6 min walk
WhitechapelNational Rail
6 min walk
Whitechapel Underground StationHammersmith & City · District
6 min walk
Shadwell DLR StationDLR
8 min walk
Shadwell Rail StationWindrush
8 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

64

Walkability score

245

Footpaths (500m)

24

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge28 min ↓
Victoria38 min ≈
Waterloo33 min ↓
Canary Wharf ★20 min
City21 min ↓

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

36

Car parks (800m)

2

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)428
Nearest car park30m
Santander docks (800m)24
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
E1 Car Park· yes
645m

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 19.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³
Better than 91% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 1.2 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB17% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 5.9 km

Energy

Solar: 853 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,526 hrs/yr

Sunshine

601 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.8°C

Summer avg

3.1°C

Winter avg

Solar yield853.0 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

THE WAPPING HEALTH CENTRE, 22 WAPPING LANE, E1W 2RL

17 min walk

83%

Recommend GP

83%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

8

Dentists within 1km

2

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalRoyal London Hospital · 371 m
Nearest A&EKING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 6.1 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.4%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

273

Parks (1km)

45

Restaurants (800m)

19

Cafes (800m)

3

Pubs (400m)

3

Pharmacies (800m)

4

Gyms (1km)

17

Sports (1km)

6

Convenience

Nearest supermarketBrit Bazar · 376 m
9 tennis courts3 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

3

Late-night venues

D
1,272 licensed premises in borough559 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

0

Libraries (1km)

2

Cinemas (2km)

323m

Post office

Nearby shops

Jubilee Express123 m
Ashfield Convenience Store132 m
Vista Food and Wine309 m
Kushiara Cash & Carry309 m

Nearby cafes

Cake & Custard Factory302 m
Alauddin Sweets309 m
Coffee Republic326 m
Eat Well354 m

Nearby restaurants

The Gourmet Hut194 m
Spice Hut305 m
Get Stuffed!317 m
Best Kebab323 m

Nearby pubs

The George Tavern333 m
The White Hart357 m
The Blind Beggar359 m
The Dean Swift364 m

Nearby gyms

Mulberry Leisure Centre461 m
The Gym480 m
Whitechapel Sports Centre573 m
PureGym732 m

Nearby pharmacies

DMB Chemist370 m
Day Lewis Pharmacy606 m
Region Choice Ltd664 m
Ali's676 m

Nearby health

Blizard Institute Core Pathology218 m
The London Circumcision Clinic279 m
Eastside Dental Practice305 m
Abbey Dental Whitechapel307 m
Food hygiene (5-star)50% of 249

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
355

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

76

Investment score

Strong

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,900London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
4.9% (good)London avg: 3.8%Strong yield — top 21% of London
Gentrification score24/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition355

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Mixed / transient

Tenant profile

+15.2%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

56.4

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Excellent transport accessActive regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score15/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,611m
Crossrail 2 route3,466m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 2/10

Most deprived areas

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Among London's most deprived areas

Rank: 5,823 nationally

1,627

Est. population

28,578/km²

58%

Employed

44%

Degree educated

£38,400

Median income

6.5%

Claimant rate

Urban coreVery high densitySocially diverse / deprived

32

Community stability

Age profile

27%
35%
20%
Under 1827%
18–3435%
35–4920%
50–6411%
65+7%

Tenure

13%
40%
33%
Own outright13%
Own (mortgage)13%
Private rent40%
Social rent33%
Shared ownership1%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

17%
58%
White British17%
White Other11%
Asian58%
Black5%
Mixed4%
Other4%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional34%
Routine / semi-routine17%
No car household65%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications20%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent40%
Social rent33%

vs. London

Income vs London-8.6%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
74
Live planning apps (800m)
3
Development activity
low
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
1
Major developments (800m)
0
Borough approval rate
54%
Opportunity area
City Fringe/Tech City
CIL rate (residential)
£175/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0
Regeneration status
Active
Regeneration investment
£0.5bn

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
99
Largest scheme
373 homes · WATNEY MARKET ESTATE, WATNEY MARKET ESTATE, WATNEY STREET, COMMERCIAL ROAD, E1
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

WATNEY MARKET ESTATE, WATNEY MARKET ESTATE, WATNEY STREET, COMMERCIAL ROAD, E1373 homes
completed
WINTERTON HOUSE, WINTERTON HOUSE, DEANCROSS STREET, COMMERCIAL ROAD, E1138 homes
completed
DEANCROSS DAY CENTRE, DEANCROSS DAY CENTRE, DEANCROSS STREET, TARLING STREET, E1 2QA92 homes
completed
JUBILEE STREET CENTRE, JUBILEE STREET CENTRE, JUBILEE STREET, E173 homes
completed
TOWER HAMLETS COLLEGE, TOWER HAMLETS COLLEGE, JUBILEE STREET, E173 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Aspire
Ward majority vote
21.6%
Election year
2022
MP
Rushanara Ali (Labour)
MP majority
1,689
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney

Councillors

Abdul Wahid AliAspire
Sabina AkhtarLabour

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Key facts for E1 2EQ

Full postcodeE1 2EQ
Postcode districtE1
BoroughLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets
WardStepney Green
Latitude51.517170
Longitude-0.054594
Parliamentary constituencyBethnal Green and Stepney
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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