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 miles
- Islington 5.7 miles
- City of Westminster 6.6 miles
- Bexley 7.1 miles
- Sutton 11.6 miles
- Croydon 9.4 miles
- Harrow 15.5 miles
- Basildon 21.1 miles
- Watford 20.5 miles
- Harlow 20 miles
- Grays 15.1 miles
- St. Albans 22.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Greenwich Creekside Ward 0.6 miles
- Canary Wharf Ward 0.9 miles
- Evelyn Ward 0.9 miles
- East Greenwich Ward 1 mile
- Blackwall & Cubitt Town Ward 1 mile
- Greenwich Park Ward 1 mile
- Deptford Ward 1 mile
- Surrey Docks Ward 1.3 miles
- Greenwich Peninsula Ward 1.3 miles
- Poplar Ward 1.4 miles
- New Cross Gate Ward 1.5 miles
- Rotherhithe Ward 1.5 miles
Example postcodes in Island Gardens
E14 3GP, E14 3SA, E14 3DR, E14 3DA, E14 9UP, E14 3DT, E14 3BW, E14 3RR, E14 3QU … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 3.2 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 19 miles
- Greenwich Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Deptford Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 4.2 miles
Hotels near Island Gardens Ad
- Intercontinental London - the O2 5 1.1 miles
- Pan Pacific London 5 3.4 miles
- Batty Langley's 5 3.5 miles
- Tribe London Canary Wharf 4 0.9 miles
- Lincoln Plaza London, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 0.6 miles
- Ibis London Canning Town 3 2 miles
- Hilton London Canary Wharf 4 0.8 miles
- Vintry & Mercer Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World 5 3.7 miles
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge 5 3 miles
- The Rookery 5 4.3 miles
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 miles
- Old Royal Naval College Museum 0.6 miles
- National Maritime Museum Gardens Gardens 0.7 miles
- National Maritime Museum Museum 0.8 miles
- Queen's House Museum 0.8 miles
- Peter Harrison Planetarium Museum 1.1 miles
- The O2 Stadium 1.2 miles
- The Den Stadium 1.6 miles
- The Valley Stadium 2.2 miles
- Eastminster Abbey Historic site 2.8 miles
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 2.9 miles
- Stratford Langthorne Abbey Historic site 3 miles