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E1 Whitechapel — Family Area Report

Whitechapel · Tower Hamlets

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Tower Hamlets£1,997/yr
Family densityAverage · 22–27%25.9% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

E1 is the London postcode area covering Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 63 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Liverpool Street in 19 min on the morning rush. 25.9% of households here have dependent children — average.

What borough is E1 in?

E1 is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Its representative postcode sits in the Whitechapel ward. On our family-life index, E1 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density28
Commute70

Schools

63 within 1 mile

There are 63 schools within a mile of E1 — 11 primary and 5 secondary among the top matches. Mulberry School for Girls is the top-rated near-neighbour, 291m away with a Outstanding (pre-2024 Ofsted) inspection.

  • London Islamic School

    Independent · 140 pupils

    234m

  • Wapping High School

    Secondary · 248 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    259m

  • Daffodil Preparatory School

    Independent · 28 pupils

    259m

  • Mulberry School for Girls

    Secondary · 1634 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    291m

  • Madani Secondary Girls' School

    Independent · 244 pupils

    339m

  • Kobi Nazrul Primary School

    Primary · 227 pupils

    372m

  • London Enterprise Academy

    Secondary · 396 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    393m

  • Swanlea School

    Secondary · 1253 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    423m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

E1 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here in May 2026.

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    7
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    14

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Excellent · Under 25 min
    Waterloo
    34 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee
    King's Cross
    29 min
    via Hammersmith & City
    Liverpool StreetFastest
    19 min
    via Hammersmith & City
    Canary Wharf
    20 min
    via 1 bus
    Paddington
    37 min
    via Elizabeth line
    Victoria
    34 min
    via District

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Liverpool Street in 19 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode E1. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    E1 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about Whitechapel, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    What London borough is E1 in?
    E1 is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Its representative postcode falls in the Whitechapel ward. E1 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is E1 a good area for families?
    E1 (Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in E1?
    There are 63 schools within a mile of E1, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. E1 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is E1?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in E1 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, E1 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from E1 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from E1 is Liverpool Street in about 19 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in E1?
    25.9% of households in E1's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as average (22–27%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near E1

    The closest postcodes to E1 we cover are E1W (St Katharine's & Wapping, ~0.8km), E2 (Bethnal Green West, ~1.4km), SE16 (Rotherhithe, ~2.3km) and E3 (Bow West, ~2.7km). Families weighing E1 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

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