Tower Hamlets
Built-up area in Tower Hamlets, England
| Coordinates: | 51.515, -0.039 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 36 81 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
Tower Hamlets sits in East London on the north bank of the River Thames, immediately east of the City of London. The borough ranges from the historic fortress of the Tower of London and the market streets of Spitalfields and Whitechapel to the glass towers of Canary Wharf in the redeveloped Docklands, giving it a striking riverside-to-inner‑city geography.
Historically part of the East End, the area has long been shaped by docks, industry and successive waves of immigration; today it is known for a large British Bangladeshi community around Brick Lane, lively street markets and a thriving arts and nightlife scene. At the same time Canary Wharf brings high‑paid financial jobs and rapid redevelopment, creating visible contrasts with longstanding social housing and pockets of deprivation, so Tower Hamlets remains one of London’s most dynamic and contested boroughs.
Postcode districts covering Tower Hamlets
E1, E1W, E2, E3, E8, E9, E14, E15, E20, E22, EC1V, EC2A, EC2M, EC3N, EC3R
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Islington 3.7 miles6 km
- City of Westminster 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Bexley 8.7 miles14 km
- Sutton 12.5 miles20 km
- Croydon 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Slough 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Harrow 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Basildon 21.8 miles35 km
- Watford 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Harlow 18.6 miles30 km
- Grays 16.2 miles26.1 km
Neighbouring places
- St. Dunstan's Ward 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Limehouse Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Stepney Green Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Shadwell Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Mile End Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Bethnal Green East Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Surrey Docks Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Bromley South Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- St. Katharine's & Wapping Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Whitechapel Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Bow West Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Bromley North Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
Example postcodes in Tower Hamlets
E1 4JH, E3 2BL, E14 2DU, E3 5EF, E3 5GG, E1 8NN, E3 2DZ, E14 7FF, E3 4XW … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 4.1 miles6.6 km
- London Heathrow Airport 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Limehouse Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Wapping Rail Station 1 mile1.6 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 3.1 miles5 km
Hotels in Tower Hamlets Ad
- Pan Pacific London 5
- Batty Langley's 5
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge 5
- Redchurch Townhouse 4
- Art'otel London Hoxton 5
- Shangri-La the Shard, London 5
- Ibis London Canning Town 3
- Apex City of London Hotel 4
- Hart Shoreditch Hotel London, Curio Collection by Hilton 4
- The Chamberlain Hotel 4
Schools in Tower Hamlets
- Al Kafilah Damascus Shell School Primary
- Al-Mizan School Independent - primary
- Arnhem Wharf Primary School Primary
- Bangabandhu Primary School Primary
- Beatrice Tate School Special
- Ben Jonson Primary School Primary
- Bigland Green Primary School Primary
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School Secondary
- Blue Gate Fields Infants' School Primary
- Blue Gate Fields Junior School Primary
- Bonner Primary School Primary
- Bonny Island School All ages
- Bow School Secondary
- Buttercup Primary School Independent - primary
- Bygrove Primary School Primary
- Canary Wharf College, East Ferry Primary
- Canary Wharf College, Glenworth Primary
- Cayley Primary School Primary
- Chisenhale Primary School Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Eastminster Abbey Historic site 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Bedlam Historic site 1.8 miles2.9 km
- HMS Belfast Museum 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Olympic Stadium Stadium 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The O2 Stadium 2 miles3.2 km
- Pennsylvania Coffee House Historic site 2 miles3.3 km
- London Harbour 2 miles3.3 km
- Hayes Galleria Shopping centre 2.1 miles3.3 km
- The Den Stadium 2.1 miles3.3 km
- St Olave's Church Historic site 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Stratford Langthorne Abbey Historic site 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bermondsey Abbey Historic site 2.1 miles3.4 km