Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at E1W 2AD? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School | Primary | 100 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Hermitage Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Harry Gosling Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Bigland Green Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 87% met the expected standard |
| Mulberry Academy London Dock | Secondary | 0 m | – |
| London Enterprise Academy | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 48 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Mulberry School for Girls | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 55.2 · 19.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wapping High School | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 46.9 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Buttercup Primary School | Independent | 550 m | – |
| Jamiatul Ummah School | Independent | 650 m | 19% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Madani Secondary Girls' School | Independent | 750 m | 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Fitness First (Thomas More Square) | 170 m | 84 |
| Tennis | John Orwell Sports Centre | 530 m | 44 |
| Fitness | London Dock - Residents Spa & Gym | 80 m | 41 |
| Yoga | Fly | 1.0 km | 35 |
| Football | John Orwell Sports Centre | 530 m | 29 |
| Pilates | Light Centre Moorgate | 1.8 km | 17 |
| Boxing | 12 x 3 | 640 m | 16 |
| Billiards | The Artful Dodger | 310 m | 15 |
| Squash | Fitness First (London Bridge Cottons) | 1.3 km | 15 |
| Skateboard | Hop Kingdom | 1.2 km | 13 |
| Multi-sport | Surrey Docks Fitness & Water Sports Centre | 2.5 km | 13 |
| Basketball | John Orwell Sports Centre | 530 m | 12 |
| Climbing | City Bouldering | 850 m | 12 |
| Running | The Running Works | 1.0 km | 11 |
| Darts | The Artful Dodger | 310 m | 10 |
| Athletics | Southwark Park Sports and Athletics Centre | 2.1 km | 9 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 97. 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: 59% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Tower Gateway DLR station, about a 5-minute walk (600 m). The nearest rail station is Shadwell, 700 m away, with 3.9m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is The Highway (E1), 100 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (route 100); 31 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 14% 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 7 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 4 km away as the crow flies.
69% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 72% 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 Mulberry Academy London Dock, under 50 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Mulberry School for Girls (0.7 km) and Swanlea School (1.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (11.8 km) and Woodford County High School (12.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 50 m away; Starry Mart (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is St. Katherine'S Dock Practice (250 m), with City Dock Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, The Ivy Hair and Beauty is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal London Hospital, 1.3 km 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Urban Baristas is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Champagne Route the nearest pub (100 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 144 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
75 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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There are 19 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (87%).
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 446 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Swedenborg Gardens, 200 m away; for exercise, London Dock - Residents Spa & Gym (100 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 7.3 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 25.5 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 7.9 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 27 km.
Many neighbours rent: 48% of households rent privately and 24% socially.
It's young: 30% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 60% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Northeastern University - London, 450 m 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.