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Thinking of living at E1 2AL? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kobi Nazrul Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Bigland Green Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 87% met the expected standard |
| Harry Gosling Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| St Mary and St Michael Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Stepney Park Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Wapping High School | Secondary | 150 m | Attainment 8: 46.9 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Mulberry School for Girls | Secondary | 200 m | Attainment 8: 55.2 · 19.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| London Enterprise Academy | Secondary | 300 m | Attainment 8: 48 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Swanlea School | Secondary | 500 m | Attainment 8: 56.9 · 25.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Challoner Catholic School | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 44.6 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Daffodil Preparatory School | Independent | 150 m | – |
| Madani Secondary Girls' School | Independent | 250 m | 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Now closed St George's Swimming Pools | 730 m | 77 |
| Fitness | TGO Outdoor Gym | 670 m | 47 |
| Tennis | Bethnal Green Gardens Tennis Courts | 1.1 km | 43 |
| Yoga | Triyoga | 1.2 km | 34 |
| Football | Kaizen Physio & Performance | 1.2 km | 31 |
| Pilates | Fightzone London | 1.8 km | 19 |
| Billiards | The Artful Dodger | 960 m | 16 |
| Boxing | 12 x 3 | 650 m | 14 |
| Skateboard | Mile End Skate Park | 2.0 km | 14 |
| Climbing | City Bouldering | 1.1 km | 13 |
| Basketball | John Orwell Sports Centre | 1.3 km | 13 |
| Multi-sport | Mile End Field | 1.9 km | 13 |
| Running | Progress Running Club | 1.1 km | 12 |
| Squash | Mulberry Academy Shoreditch | 1.4 km | 11 |
| Darts | The Artful Dodger | 960 m | 10 |
| Athletics | Mile End Track | 1.8 km | 10 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 98. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 55% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Whitechapel, a few minutes' walk (350 m), with 37.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Royal London Hospital, 200 m away, with a bus about every 17 minutes on weekdays (route D3); 227 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 15% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 6 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 4 km away as the crow flies.
79% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Kobi Nazrul Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 70% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Bigland Green Primary School (0.6 km), with 8 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Wapping High School, 150 m away; Attainment 8: 46.9 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Mulberry School for Girls (0.4 km) and Swanlea School (0.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (11.3 km) and Woodford County High School (11.9 km).
Few families with young children: only 15% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 250 m away; Saima Newsagents (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is City Square Medical Group (450 m), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Chris Gents Hair Stylists is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal London Hospital, 800 m away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 61% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 113 restaurants and cafés and 13 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Cafe Donatella is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Good Samaritan the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 176 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
85 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| London Islamic School | Independent | 250 m | 21.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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There are 68 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (94%).
It's new: 59% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 184 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Ford Square Gardens, 200 m away; for exercise, Mulberry Leisure Centre (250 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 7.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 28.2 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 8.1 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 27 km.
Many neighbours rent: 55% of households rent privately and 25% socially.
It's young: 42% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 56% of adults have a degree.
There's a sizeable student population: 22% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is BPP University, 1.1 km away (TEF Bronze).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.