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Postcode · Tower Hill & Wapping South · Tower Hamlets · London

E1W 1NQ

Part of Tower Hamlets 027B in Tower Hill & Wapping South.

E1W 1NQ is a postcode in Tower Hill & Wapping South, 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 D adding roughly £153/mo. Safety ranks in the top decile of UK sub-areas (7th percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

E1W 1NQ in Tower Hamlets · nearest rail London Fenchurch Street

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
97/100
Higher is better

Who lives here

Tower Hamlets 027B 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 rent50%Owner-occupied36%Social rent14%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household866
Single-person households37%
Couples with children10%
Lone-parent households5%
Age profile
Under 1810%18–3439%35–4924%50–6417%65+10%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health89%
Born in the UK55%

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

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What's it like living in E1W 1NQ?

E1W 1NQ sits inside Tower Hamlets 027B, part of the wider Tower Hill & Wapping South 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 D, costing roughly £193/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. Safety scores in the bottom quartile nationally; cross-reference the per-category crime breakdown above before signing.

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 E1W 1NQ 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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