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Postcode · Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe · Tower Hamlets · London

E1 2FF

Part of Tower Hamlets 025C in Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe.

E1 2FF is a postcode in Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe, Tower Hamlets that skews 18–34 year-old and tenure-mixed. Median rent sits at £2,396 a month, up 1.8% on the year, with council tax in band B adding roughly £153/mo. Safety ranks in the top half of UK sub-areas (28th percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

E1 2FF in Tower Hamlets · nearest rail Shadwell

Median rent
£2,396
local area median
Council tax
£1,838
Band D, all-in
EPC median
C
Energy band
Broadband
100%
Gigabit-ready
Transport
99/100
Higher is better

Who lives here

Tower Hamlets 025C skews 18–34 and is mixed tenure. Tenure mix and age profile from Census 2021, applied to every postcode in the local area.

Tenure mix
Private rent32%Owner-occupied22%Social rent39%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household695
Single-person households27%
Couples with children26%
Lone-parent households13%
Age profile
Under 1829%18–3435%35–4922%50–6411%65+3%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health84%
Born in the UK50%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 age, TS054 tenure, TS003 households, TS067 qualifications).

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What's it like living in E1 2FF?

E1 2FF sits inside Tower Hamlets 025C, part of the wider Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe neighbourhood in Tower Hamlets. The area skews 18–34, and mixed tenure.

Median rent at local area grain comes in at £2,396/mo, up 1.8% on the year. Council tax is band B, costing roughly £135/mo when split monthly. Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Pros and cons of this area

Strengths and trade-offs are best read from the dimensional ranks on this page. Transport links here score in the upper band relative to all UK sub-areas — a meaningful plus for commuters.

Editorial copy will replace this scaffold once the team has reviewed the postcode in person — until then the data tabs above are the authoritative reference.

Who is E1 2FF for?

Renters most likely to thrive here are those whose priorities align with the area's strongest scores. The renter base skews young-professional — flat shares, single-occupancy 1-beds and small 2-beds dominate the listing mix.

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