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E14 5LJ

E14 5LJ is a postcode in Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets. Within a 15-minute walk there are 606 everyday services. 4% of the land within 500 metres is green space, 72% below the Tower Hamlets average. Homes in the E14 5 sector sold for a median of £607,500, 22% above the Tower Hamlets median.

Postcode report · 12 of 13 data blocks · Updated 24 October 2026
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School Tram stop Rail station Supermarket Pharmacy © OpenStreetMap contributors · DfE Get Information About Schools
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Living here.

The figures that matter most, next to the Tower Hamlets average.

4%
green space within 500 m
606
everyday services within a 15-minute walk
£608k
median sale price, sector E14 5
697 m
walk to Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School
Primary, ages 4–11 · 526 m in a straight line
212 m
walk to the nearest tram or rail stop
95 m in a straight line · 56 stops within 800 m
None
properties in river or sea flood risk areas
Environment Agency model

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors, 23 Oct 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026 · DfE Get Information About Schools, 22 Oct 2026 · Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Jun 2026

Safety.

In the 12 months to Aug 2026, police recorded 2,099 crimes and incidents within 500 metres of E14 5LJ; 25% were anti-social behaviour. This is close to the average for postcodes in Tower Hamlets.

2,099crimes and incidents within 500 mSept 2025 – Aug 2026
102index, local postcode average = 100same 500 m measure
25%anti-social behaviourlargest category
51burglarieswithin 500 m, 12 months
Last 12 monthsPrevious 12 months
0104207Sept 2024Nov 2024Jan 2025Mar 2025May 2025Jul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026
0104207Sept 2024Mar 2025Sept 2025Mar 2026
Anti-social behaviour524
Shoplifting444
Violence and sexual offences431
Other theft228
Public order105
Theft from the person95
Drugs63
Burglary51
Criminal damage and arson50
Vehicle crime37
Robbery31
Bicycle theft22
Possession of weapons10
Other crime8

Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, Metropolitan Police Service, Sept 2025 – Aug 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Road safety.

Injury collisions reported to the police within 500 m of E14 5LJ, 2021–2025.

102injury collisionswithin 500 m, five years
17with a serious injurymost severe casualty
0with a fatalityfive years
20a year on average2021–2025

Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Food hygiene.

Food businesses with a published hygiene rating within 500 m of E14 5LJ.

332rated food businesseswithin 500 m
96%rated good or very good (4 or 5)Tower Hamlets: 87%
7rated 2 or belowlatest inspection

Council food safety officers rate businesses from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good) for hygiene, the state of the premises and how food safety is managed. A rating reflects the standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)

People and homes.

The census output area around E14 5LJ: 235 residents in 131 households.

12%
aged 0–14
30%
aged 15–29
8%
aged 65 and over
24%
owner-occupied homes
63%
privately rented
89%
flats in purpose-built blocks
7 of 10
neighbourhood deprivation decile
Income decile 6 of 10. 1 = most deprived 10% in England.

The English Indices of Deprivation rank 33,755 small areas from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). They describe areas relative to each other, not every household in them.

Sources: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics · English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG

Prices.

Quarterly median of standard sales in sector E14 5 and Tower Hamlets. 18 sales in the sector over 24 months, 0 of them in E14 5LJ. Individual sales are not shown.

Sector E14 5Tower Hamlets
£345k£541k£738k£934k2024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q12026 Q22026 Q3
£345k£541k£738k£934k2024 Q12025 Q12026 Q12026 Q3

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026

Schools and everyday places.

The nearest schools by straight-line distance, and what is within one kilometre.

Nearest schools

New City College16 plus · ages 14–99526 m
Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 186 pupils578 m
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 411 pupils686 m
Seven Mills Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 227 pupils787 m
Mayflower Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 400 pupils879 m
Woolmore Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 652 pupils941 m

Within one kilometre

Supermarkets and convenience shops42
Pharmacies6
GP surgeries11
Dentists14
Cafés63
Restaurants108
Pubs and bars33
Parks46
Playgrounds35
Sports pitches33
Sports and fitness centres25
Libraries3
Nurseries19
Bus stops71
Tram stops9
Rail stations11

Sources: DfE Get Information About Schools, 22 Oct 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, 23 Oct 2026. Admission depends on each school's own criteria.

Around here.

Photographs taken near the E14 postcode district, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

City of London Skyline from Canary Wharf - Sept 2008
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City of London Skyline from Canary Wharf - Sept 2008
Photo: Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Crossrail Place, roof garden, under construction
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Crossrail Place, roof garden, under construction
Photo: Gordon Joly · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Canary Wharf Crossrail Place
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Canary Wharf Crossrail Place
Photo: Jayflux · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Where it sits in Tower Hamlets.

E14 5LJ is one of 5,933 postcodes in Tower Hamlets. Explore Canary Wharf or all of Tower Hamlets.

Map of Tower Hamlets postcodes coloured by green space, with E14 5LJ marked E14 5LJ

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