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Aldgate
What it's like at E1 1NT: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
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 Aldgate East Underground station, a few minutes' walk (450 m). The nearest rail station is Shadwell, 700 m away, with 3.9m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Henriques Street, 100 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 115, 135, 15); 165 departures an hour from the 11 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 Harry Gosling Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 60% 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 London Enterprise Academy, 200 m away; Attainment 8: 48 · 7.6% 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 Tian Tian Markets, 200 m away; Unique Superstore (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Goodman'S Field Health Centre (150 m), with Sai Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Gents Barber Shop is 250 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.
Mowchi is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Dog & Truck 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).
There are 68 listed buildings.
88 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Former Berner Street Combined Special School with Cookery and Laundry Centres | II | 40 m |
| Chandlery House | II | 110 m |
| New Loom House | II | 160 m |
| Gunmakers Company Hall and Proof House | II | 180 m |
| K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 48, Commercial Road | II | 180 m |
| John Walker and Sons Ltd Warehouse | II | 190 m |
| Wool House | II | 200 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Bethnal Green and Stepney constituency: Rushanara Ali MP (Labour), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 1,689 (3.6%), turnout 57%. Vote shares: Labour 34%, Independent 31%, Green Party 14%, Liberal Democrat 10%.
51 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near E1 1NT →
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 Chaucer Gardens, 150 m away; for exercise, Mma Ldn (100 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, 550 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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 19.7% | 36.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 36.9% | 22.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 42.3% | 39.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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