St Katharine's & Wapping · Tower Hamlets · Bethnal Green and Stepney constituency · 51.50536, -0.05939
E1W 2QG— St Katharine's & Wapping, Tower Hamlets
Location and area intelligence for E1W 2QG, St Katharine's & Wapping, Tower Hamlets
The practical family move
Top 5% LondonSchools 91%Safety 83/100Transport 56/100Yield 4.19%
Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals
E1W 2QG
Key facts for E1W 2QG
Full postcodeE1W 2QG
Postcode districtE1W
BoroughLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets
WardSt Katharine's & Wapping
Latitude51.505361
Longitude-0.059391
Parliamentary constituencyBethnal Green and Stepney
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks
Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Inner city
HighYoung professionals
ExcellentNeutralRisk: Low
London Benchmarks
vs London income+16.4% vs London avg vs London crime-89.9% vs London avg Deep-dive guides for E1W 2QG
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“The practical family move”
Schools
18 AprNearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
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Primary
St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School
Not yet inspected · 4 min walk
KS2: 109.1
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Secondary
Mulberry Academy London Dock
Not yet inspected · 8 min walk
91% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Better than 76% of London Childcare
Childcare
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre
Not inspected · 21 min walk
9 primaries · 4 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km
Safety
5 JunCrime rates and local incidents
LOW CRIME
6.6 incidents per 1,000 residents
Top 5% — safest in London ↑ Rising 175.0%from a low base — still below London average
-81% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences0%
Crime is 90% below London average
Property
Prices, sales volume and market trends
⚠️Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.
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)
Energy & construction
Solar yield853 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costLow
BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.
Council tax band Band EAnnual charge £1,890
Price growth potentialModerate
Transport
1 MayPublic transport accessibility and links
🚇ShadwellDLR line
8.5 min walk Nearby stations
🚇Wapping Rail StationWindrush
3 min walk 🚂WappingNational Rail
3 min walk 🚇Shadwell Rail StationWindrush
9 min walk 🚇Rotherhithe Rail StationWindrush
9 min walk 🚈Shadwell DLR StationDLR
9 min walk 🚌2 bus routes · 8 stops within 400m · 88 buses/hr peak
Central London commute times
▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)
Parking & EV
Car parks, spaces and charging points
Total spaces (800m)1041
Nearest car park61m
Santander docks (800m)19
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️Tobacco Dock Car Park615 spaces· yes
306m Connectivity
Broadband and mobile coverage
Mobile operators
EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed500 Mbps
Median download450 Mbps
Superfast coverage100%
All operators 5G99%
Broadband providers
BTSkyTalkTalkVodafoneVirgin Media
Environment
22 AprFlood risk, air quality and noise
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 22.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³Better than 87% of London Quieter than 70% of London Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affectedULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 1.1 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB14% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
Above average green space Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 7.2 km
Energy
Solar: 853 kWh/kWp/yrHeat pump: SuitableEPC upgrade: Low
Ground stability
Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL
Subsidence risk: Low
Shrink-swell: Low
Running sand risk: Medium
Landslide records (2km): None recorded
Climate
Local weather conditions and energy potential
Solar yield853.0 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costLow
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
1 min walk
Nearest hospitalRoyal London Hospital · 1.3 km
Nearest A&EKING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 4.8 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.4%
Amenities
Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarketKhun Ya Thai Supermarket · 747 m
2 tennis courts5 sports halls
Nearby shops
Hussey's Fruit and Vegetables82 m
Best-one87 m
Hussey's Butchers97 m
Sainsbury's Local133 m
Nearby cafes
Cinnamon Coffee Shop160 m
Turk's Head Cafe178 m
Urban Baristas265 m
Wild Bean Cafe442 m
Nearby restaurants
Laksha Bay101 m
Wapping Fish Bar103 m
Il Pirata London238 m
Il Bacino243 m
Nearby pubs
Turner's Old Star3 m
Dockers Inn150 m
Captain Kidd254 m
The Town of Ramsgate288 m
Nearby gyms
John Orwell Sports Centre206 m
The Sporting Club428 m
Train Yard470 m
E1 CrossFit514 m
Nearby pharmacies
Tower Pharmacy78 m
Ali's682 m
Albion Chemist796 m
DMB Chemist995 m
Nearby health
Hermitage Clinic332 m
Complex Smile Implant Centre366 m
Wapping Dental Centre463 m
St. Katharine Docks Practice646 m
Food hygiene (5-star)61% of 115
Business
Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months)0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)355
High street
EHigh street health
Investment
Investment grade, yield and market outlook
Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.
Avg monthly rent£1,900London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield4.19% (average)London avg: 3.8%Above average yield Gentrification score25/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition355
Rental market
Young professionalTenant profile
Future outlook
Low-deprivation area
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score28/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,300m
Crossrail 2 route4,322m
Demographics
22 AprPopulation, deprivation and income
Decile 10/10
Least deprived
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Less deprived than 90% of London Rank: 30,381 nationally
1,672
Est. population
12,804/km²
Inner cityHigh densityYoung professionals
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional69%
Routine / semi-routine6%
No car household59%
Unemployed3%
No qualifications6%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning
Conservation areas and development
Listed buildings (800m)83
Live planning apps (800m)2
Major developments (800m)0
Historic landfill (400m)1
CIL rate (residential)£175/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)0
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme379 homes · 21, 21, Wapping Lane, E1W 2RH
Named schemes (500m)
21, 21, Wapping Lane, E1W 2RH379 homes
completedSovereign Court, Sovereign Court, The Highway, E1W124 homes
completedLAND AT SOUTH EAST JUNCTION OF, LAND AT SOUTH EAST JUNCTION OF, THE HIGHWAY, WAPPING LANE, E185 homes
completedSITE BOUNDED BY, SITE BOUNDED BY, VAUGHAN WAY, SAMPSON ST, WAPPING HIGH ST, HERMITAGE W, E152 homes
completed136-140, 136-140, Wapping High Street, E1W 3PA51 homes
completedPolitics
Local councillors and MP
ConstituencyPoplar and Limehouse
Councillors
Abdal UllahLabour
Amy Louise LeeLabour
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Data freshness
When each data source was last updated
gp1 May
cqc8 May
imd24 Apr
lha18 Apr
tfl1 May
prow21 Apr
ptal17 Apr
seed17 Apr
crime5 Jun
flood22 Apr
radon18 Apr
census25 Apr
mobile18 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
sports18 Apr
parking4 May
schools1 May
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
amenities4 May
broadband18 Apr
buildings18 Apr
bus stops4 May
elections18 Apr
ethnicity7 Jun
green belt18 Apr
parliament19 Apr
tfl cycles2 May
air quality19 May
bgs geology18 Apr
councillors18 Apr
dfe schools18 Apr
fsa hygiene1 May
green space22 Apr
demographics22 Apr
voa property24 Apr
bgs landslide18 Apr
bus frequency7 Jun
national rail1 May
rental market2 Jun
claimant count18 Apr
water provider9 Jun
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr
surface water flood18 Apr
Trusted official data sources
Office for
National Statistics