Island Gardens
Ward in Tower Hamlets, England
| Coordinates: | 51.49, -0.015 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 37 78 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
The Island Gardens ward sits at the southern tip of the Isle of Dogs in Tower Hamlets, hugging the north bank of the River Thames opposite Greenwich. Its riverside park, a late‑19th‑century public space, gives wide views across the water to the Cutty Sark and is popular with walkers and river commuters, with ferries and waterfront paths linking it into the city’s river network.
Once part of the working docklands, the area retains maritime traces alongside newer riverside developments and the economic pull of nearby Canary Wharf. That mix produces a lively, diverse community - long‑standing local neighbourhoods, social housing and newer professional residents - and ongoing local conversation about regeneration, housing pressures and preserving waterfront heritage.
Postcode districts covering Island Gardens
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Islington 5.7 miles9.1 km
- City of Westminster 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Bexley 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Sutton 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Croydon 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Harrow 15.5 miles25 km
- Basildon 21.1 miles34 km
- Watford 20.5 miles33.1 km
- Harlow 20 miles32.1 km
- Grays 15.1 miles24.2 km
- St. Albans 22.4 miles36.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Greenwich Creekside Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Canary Wharf Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Evelyn Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- East Greenwich Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Blackwall & Cubitt Town Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Greenwich Park Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Deptford Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Surrey Docks Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Greenwich Peninsula Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Poplar Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- New Cross Gate Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Rotherhithe Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
Example postcodes in Island Gardens
E14 3UD, E14 3DS, E14 3AY, E14 3TX, E14 3SH, E14 9UT, E14 9XE, E14 3DW, E14 3TA … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 3.2 miles5.2 km
- London Heathrow Airport 19 miles30.6 km
- Greenwich Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Deptford Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 4.2 miles6.7 km
Hotels near Island Gardens Ad
- Pan Pacific London 5 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Batty Langley's 5 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Tribe London Canary Wharf 4 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Lincoln Plaza London, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 0.6 miles1 km
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge 5 3 miles4.9 km
- The Mitre by Innkeeper's Collection 4 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Ibis London Canning Town 3 2 miles3.2 km
- Hilton London Canary Wharf 4 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Vintry & Mercer Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World 5 3.7 miles6 km
- The Rookery 5 4.3 miles7 km
Schools in Island Gardens
- Canary Wharf College, East Ferry Primary
- Canary Wharf College, Glenworth Primary
- George Green's School Secondary
- Harbinger Primary School Primary
- St Edmund's Catholic School Primary
- St Luke's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cutty Sark Museum 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Old Royal Naval College Museum 0.6 miles0.9 km
- National Maritime Museum Gardens Gardens 0.7 miles1.2 km
- National Maritime Museum Museum 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Queen's House Museum 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Peter Harrison Planetarium Museum 1.1 miles1.7 km
- The O2 Stadium 1.2 miles1.9 km
- The Den Stadium 1.6 miles2.5 km
- The Valley Stadium 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Eastminster Abbey Historic site 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Stratford Langthorne Abbey Historic site 3 miles4.9 km