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Theatres 12 Art Galleries 11 Zoos 10 Stadiums 10 Golf Courses 10 Aquariums 10 Museums 10 Theme Parks 8 Go Karting 8 Exhibition and Trade Centres 8 Golf Driving Ranges 8 Lakes 8 Cathedrals 7 Park and Gardens 7 Nature Reserves 6 Wildlife and Safari Parks 3 Holiday Parks 3 Racecourses 2

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Pubs 104 Restaurants 1,100 Banks 8 Hotels 39 Shops 800 Supermarkets 87 Takeaways 474 Cinemas 9 Business services 5 Education 237 Health and beauty 121 Home improvement 158 Leisure 3 Property services 69

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the E2 postcode district.

County or areaGreater London

Postcode districtE2

Telephone codeNot listed

Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)

Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:42 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm

Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –

People9,850 residentsin the Mile End West census areaMedian age 27.02,921 households25% of homes owner-occupied8% owned outright43% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Work and commuting13.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,912 in work, 5% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 12%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 13% go by car, 27% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle83% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 73%7% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C627 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October21 days of air frost, 28 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)

Nearby landmarksSurrey Waterlake · 1.4 miCanada Waterlake · 1.8 miLimehouse Cuttidal water · under a mileLimehouse Basin Entrancetidal water · under a milePrescott Channelwater · 1.2 miStave Hillhill · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names

Parks and green spacesMile End Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haTower Hamlets Cemetery Parkpark · under a mile · 12 haVictoria Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 87 haMile End Park Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 8 haAckroyd Drive Allotmentsallotments · under a mileStepney Greenplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace

Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202039 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202550 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database

Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea

Air qualityNO₂ 23 · PM_2.5 9.9 · PM₁₀ 17 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO₂, PM_2.5 and PM₁₀Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid

Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,740 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 19 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Local servicesHospitalMile End Hospital Cdcunder a mileGP surgerySt.paul's Way Medical Ctr87 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLincoln Pharmacy69 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist195 Bow Common Lane (Dental Practice)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service

SchoolsWithin 2 mi154 schools82 primary, 23 secondary, 3 all-through, 14 independent, 10 special, 4 nursery, 2 sixth form, 16 otherPrimarySt Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federationages 3-11, 180 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughSt Paul's Way Trust Schoolages 4-18, 1,866 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStebon Primary Schoolages 3-11, 695 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNew City College1.0 miUniversityQueen Mary University of Londonunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY3.8 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR19 miRailway stationLimehouseunder a mileUndergroundMile End Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale5.0 miFerryCanary Wharf Pier1.0 miBus stops179 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the E2 postcode district.

Theatres

Theatres in Tower Hamlets

Brick Lane Music Hall - London
443 North Woolwich Road, London, E16 2DA · 3.3 mi
Stratford Circus - London
Theatre Square, London, E15 1BX · 2.1 mi
Hackney Empire - London
291 Mare Street, London, E8 1EJ · 2.1 mi
Theatre Royal Stratford East - London
Gerry Raffles Square, London, E15 1BN · 2.0 mi
Space - London
269 Westferry Road, London, E14 3RS · 2.0 mi
Rich Mix - London
35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA · 1.9 mi
Wilton's Music Hall - London
1 Graces Alley, London, E1 8JB · 1.8 mi
Half Moon Young People's Theatre - London
43 White Horse Road, London, E1 0ND · under a mile
Oxford House - London
Derbyshire Street, London, E2 6HG · 1.4 mi
Arcola Theatre - London
24 Ashwin Street, London, E8 3DL · 2.7 mi
Anna Fiorentini Theatre and Film School Docklands Drama School - London
The Alpha Grove Community Centre, Alpha Grove, Millwall, London, E14 8LH · 1.5 mi
Theatretrain Stratford - London, Stratford
Hamilton Road Centre,, Hamilton Road, London, London, Stratford, E15 3AE · 1.6 mi

Art Galleries

Art Galleries in Tower Hamlets

Seventeen - London
17 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8AA · 2.2 mi
Wapping Project - London
Wapping Wall, London, E1W 3SG · 1.3 mi
Nelly Duff - London
156 Columbia Road, London, E2 7RG · 1.8 mi
Matt's Gallery - London
London, E3 4RR · under a mile
Raven Row - London
56 Artillery Passage, London, E1 7LS · 2.0 mi
Rag Factory - London
16-18 Heneage Street, London, E1 5LJ · 1.8 mi
Brick Lane Gallery - London
196 Brick Lane, London, E1 6SA · 1.8 mi
Genesis Cinema - London
93-95 Mile End Road, London, E1 4UJ · under a mile
IMT Gallery - London
210 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9NQ · 1.4 mi
A side B side Gallery - London
9 Amhurst Terrace, London, E8 2BT · 2.9 mi
Red Gallery - London
1-3 Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3DT · 2.4 mi

Zoos

Zoos in Tower Hamlets

ZSL London Zoo - London
Outer Circle, London, NW1 4RY · 5.5 mi
Battersea Park Children's Zoo - London
London, SW11 4NJ · 6.1 mi
Snowdon Aviary - London
London, NW1 4RY · 5.6 mi
Porcupines - London
London, NW1 4RY · 5.4 mi
Penguin Beach - London
The Broadwalk, London, NW1 4SX · 5.4 mi
Butterfly Paradise - London
The Broadwalk, London, NW1 4SX · 5.4 mi
Parrots - London
The Broadwalk, London, NW1 4SX · 5.4 mi
Eagle Heights - Eynsford, Dartford
Lullingstone Ln, Eynsford, Dartford, DA4 0JB · 14.1 mi
Alexander Technique with John Hunter - London
8 Hop Gardens, London, WC2N 4EH · 4.2 mi
SEA LIFE London Aquarium - London
Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7PB · 4.0 mi

Stadiums

Stadiums in Tower Hamlets

West Ham United Football Club - London
Green Street, London, E13 9AZ · 3.1 mi
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club - London
Bill Nicholson Way, London, N17 0AP · 6.0 mi
Olympic Stadium - London
Olympic Park, Stratford, London, E20 2ST · 1.4 mi
Valley - London
Floyd Road, London, SE7 8BL · 3.7 mi
Mile End Stadium - London
190 Burdett Road, London, E3 4HL · under a mile
Emirates Stadium - London
75 Drayton Park, London, N5 1BU · 4.2 mi
Leyton Football Club - London
Lea Bridge Road, London, E10 7LD · 3.3 mi
Den - London
Zampa Road, London, SE16 3LN · 2.5 mi
Matchroom Stadium - London
Brisbane Road, London, E10 5NF · 2.8 mi
Lord's Cricket Ground - London
Saint John's Wood Road, London, NW8 8QN · 6.2 mi

Golf Courses

Golf Courses in Tower Hamlets

Fairlop Waters Golf Course - Ilford
Forest Road, Ilford, IG6 3HN · 7.5 mi
Hainault Golf Club - Chigwell
Romford Road, Chigwell, IG7 4QW · 9.2 mi
Chingford Golf Course - London
158 Station Road, London, E4 6AN · 8.4 mi
Lee Valley Golf Course - London, Edmonton
Lee Valley Leisure Complex, Meridian Way, London, London, Edmonton, N9 0AR · 7.5 mi
Trent Park Public Golf Course - London
Bramley Road, London, N14 4UW · 10.2 mi
Urban Golf - London
33 Great Pulteney Street, London, W1F 9NW · 4.6 mi
Addington Palace Golf Club - Croydon
Addington Park, Gravel Hill, Croydon, CR0 5BB · 11.3 mi
Beckenham Place Golf Course - Beckenham, Lewisham
Beckenham Hill Rd, Beckenham, Lewisham, BR3 5BP · 7.4 mi
Dulwich And Sydenham Hill Golf Club - London
Grange Lane College Rd, London, SE21 7LH · 6.0 mi
Hampstead Golf Club - London
82 Winnington Road, London, N2 0TU · 7.3 mi

Aquariums

Aquariums in Tower Hamlets

Smallholders Pet Garden & Aquatic Centre - London, Forest Gate
113-117, London, Forest Gate, E7 0EP · 3.1 mi
Charterhouse Aquatics - London
Stean Street, London, E8 4ED · 2.3 mi
Manor Aquatics Centre - Manor Park, London
653-657 Romford Road, Manor Park, London, E12 5AD · 3.9 mi
Aquatic Design Centre - London
107-109 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 6QG · 4.9 mi
Aquarium Architecture - London
40 Snowsfields, London, SE1 3SU · 2.7 mi
Wholesale Tropical UK - London
220 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 0AA · 1.7 mi
T & L Aqua World - London
477 Roman Road, London, E3 5LX · under a mile
Parkers Pet Supplies - London
147 Stoke Newington High Street, London, N16 0NY · 3.4 mi
Billingate Exotic Fish - London
Stand G3-g4, Unit Q12 Billisgate Fish Market, London, E14 5ST · 1.1 mi
London Aquatic Centre - London
477 Roman Road, London, E3 5LX · under a mile

Museums

Museums in Tower Hamlets

Museum of London Docklands - London
1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London, E14 4AL · under a mile
Sutton House - London
2-4 Homerton High Street, London, E9 6JQ · 2.2 mi
House Mill - London
Three Mill Lane, London, E3 3DU · 1.1 mi
V&A Museum of Childhood - London
Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9PA · 1.3 mi
19 Princelet Street - London
19 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH · 1.9 mi
Geffrye Museum - London
136 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8EA · 2.2 mi
Ragged School Museum - London
46-50 Copperfield Road, London, E3 4RR · under a mile
Hackney Museum - London
1 Reading Lane, London, E8 1GQ · 2.0 mi
Company Of Watermen & Lightermen - London
16-18 Saint Mary at Hill, London, EC3R 8EF · 2.5 mi
Kinetica Museum - London
274 Richmond Road, London, E8 3QW · 2.0 mi

Theme Parks

Theme Parks in Tower Hamlets

Quicksilver Amusements - London
1-1A Saint John's Hill, London, SW11 1TN · 7.2 mi
Quicksilver - London
37 Chapel Market, London, N1 9EN · 3.5 mi
Team Building London - Upminster
Ockendon Road, Upminster, RM14 2TY · 13.2 mi
London Bridge Experience - London
2-4 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2SY · 2.7 mi
Universal Parks & Resorts - London
80-110 New Oxford Street, London, WC1A 1HB · 4.3 mi
ATD Travel Services - London
171 Wingate Square, London, SW4 0AN · 6.2 mi
Aquastranza - London
67 Second Avenue, London, E12 6EJ · 4.1 mi
Sabour - London
79 Ainslie Wood Road, London, E4 9BX · 6.4 mi

Go Karting

Go Karting in Tower Hamlets

Raceway - London
3 Herringham Road, London, SE7 8NJ · 3.3 mi
F1 City Racing Circuit - London
Gate 119, Connaught Bridge, Royal Victoria Dock, London, E16 2BU · 3.1 mi
Revolution Karting - London
422-424 Burdett Road, London, E3 4AA · under a mile
TeamSport Indoor Karting North London - London, Enfield
30 Nobel Road, London, Enfield, N18 3BA · 6.8 mi
TeamSport Indoor Karting - London
100 Clement's Road, London, SE16 4DG · 2.3 mi
Oasis Karting Project - London
30 Priory Grove, London, SW8 2PD · 5.3 mi
Karting Nation Mile End - London
422-424 Burdett Road, London, E3 4AA · under a mile
Traq Motor Racing - Croydon
Jessops Way, Croydon, CR0 4TS · 10.4 mi

Exhibition and Trade Centres

Exhibition and Trade Centres in Tower Hamlets

ExCeL London - London
1 Western Gateway, London, E16 1XL · 3.0 mi
Business Design Centre - London
52 Upper Street, London, N1 0QH · 3.5 mi
Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes - London
32-34 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8DA · 2.2 mi
Somerset House - London
Strand, London, WC2R 1LA · 3.8 mi
London Film Museum South Bank - London
1st Floor, Riverside Building, County Hall, London, SE1 7PB · 4.0 mi
Islington Assembly Hall - London
Upper Street, London, N1 2UD · 3.5 mi
Triple Zero - London
1 Westgate Street, London, E8 3RL · 1.7 mi
Great Gallery - London
Pennington Street, London, E1W 2BU · 1.6 mi

Golf Driving Ranges

Golf Driving Ranges in Tower Hamlets

Crowlands Heath Golf Club - Dagenham
Wood La, Dagenham, RM8 1JX · 8.5 mi
Thamesview Golf Centre - London
Fairway Drive, London, SE28 8PP · 7.0 mi
Direct Golf UK - Chadwell Heath
Whalebone Lane North, Chadwell Heath, RM6 6SB · 8.3 mi
World of Golf Sidcup - Chislehurst
Sidcup By Pass, Chislehurst, BR7 6RP · 7.7 mi
Swing Factory Knightsbridge - London
Cadogan Place, London, SW1X 9PY · 5.8 mi
Chingford Golf Range - London
293 Waltham Way, London, E4 · 7.6 mi
Central London Golf Centre - London
Burntwood Lane, London, SW17 0AT · 8.5 mi
Holland Park Golf School - London
Ilchester Place, London, W8 6LU · 7.6 mi

Lakes

Lakes in Tower Hamlets

Southend Farm - Waltham Abbey
Southend Farm/Southend La, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3SE · 11.5 mi
Brook Farm Fishery - Navestock, Romford
Murthering Lane, Navestock, Romford, RM4 1HL · 13.1 mi
Nupers Lakes Fishery - Stapleford Abbotts, Romford
Nupers Hatch, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JR · 12.0 mi
Dell Reservoir - London, Romford
Berwick Pond Road, London, Romford, RM13 9 · 10.9 mi
Redbridge Lakes - Woodford Green
Roding Lane North, Woodford Green, IG8 · 6.4 mi
Picks Cottage Car Boot Sales and Fishery - London
Sewardstone Road, London, E4 7RA · 9.1 mi
South Norwood Lake & Grounds - London
Woodvale Avenue, London, SE25 4AN · 7.9 mi
Bromley Lodge Boys Club - London
Lynton Road, London, W3 9HR · 10.4 mi

Cathedrals

Cathedrals in Tower Hamlets

St Mary Abbots - London
Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4LA · 7.1 mi
Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family in Exile - London
21-22 Binney Street, London, W1K 5BQ · 5.2 mi
St Paul's Cathedral - London
London, EC4M 8AD · 3.1 mi
Southwark Cathedral - London
London Bridge, London, SE1 9DA · 2.8 mi
St George's Catholic Cathedral - London
Lambeth Road, London, SE17 · 3.7 mi
Westminster Cathedral - London
42 Francis Street, London, SW1P 1QW · 5.0 mi
Westminster Abbey - London
20 Deans Yd, London, SW1P 3PA · 4.5 mi

Park and Gardens

Park and Gardens in Tower Hamlets

Victoria Park - London
Grove Road, London, E9 7DE · 1.3 mi
Lincoln's Inn Fields - London
Newman's Row, London, WC2A 3TL · 3.8 mi
Hyde Park - London
The Old Police House, London, W2 2UH · 5.9 mi
Telegraph Hill - London
Pepys Road, London, SE14 5TJ · 3.8 mi
Robin Hood Gardens - London
Woolmore Street, London, E14 0HG · 1.2 mi
Pumphouse Educational Museum Rotherhithe - London
Lavender Road, London, SE16 5DZ · 1.0 mi
Aberfeldy Millennium Green - London
181 Abbott Road, London, E14 0NE · 1.1 mi

Nature Reserves

Nature Reserves in Tower Hamlets

Brecon Beacons National Park - Brecon Beacons, Brecon
Brecon, Brecon Beacons, Brecon, LD3 7HP
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park - London
Southern Grove, London, E3 4PX · under a mile
Maryon Wilson Animal Park - London
Flamsteed Road, London, SE7 8HT · 3.9 mi
Vauxhall City Farm - London
165 Tyers Street, London, SE11 5HS · 4.5 mi
Camley Street Natural Park - London
12 Camley Street, London, N1C 4PW · 4.4 mi
Lavender Pond Nature Park - London
Lavender Road, London, SE16 5DZ · 1.4 mi

Wildlife and Safari Parks

Wildlife and Safari Parks in Tower Hamlets

Safarihub Limited - Harrow
15 College Road, Harrow, HA1 1BA · 13.8 mi
Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (enfield) - Barnet
Barnet, EN4 0PS · 10.6 mi
African Eden Safaris - London
19 Paterson Court, London, EC1V 9EX · 5.0 mi

Holiday Parks

Holiday Parks in Tower Hamlets

Queens Park Flat - London
98C Salusbury Road, London, NW6 6PB · 7.8 mi
Cat & Carp - Enfield
26A Northfield Road, Enfield, EN3 4BS · 8.4 mi
SDS Media - Dartford
14 Lodge Avenue, Dartford, DA1 3DX · 11.4 mi

Racecourses

Racecourses in Tower Hamlets

Lee Valley VeloPark - London
Olympic Park, Stratford, London, E20 3EL · 2.2 mi
Herne Hill Velodrome - London
104 Burbage Road, London, SE24 9HE · 5.5 mi

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Top Theatres in Tower Hamlets

Mark Stephen Marengo - London
22 Hertsmere Road, London, E14 4AE
1.2 miles away
Ras Barker - London
10 Wyndham Place, London, W1H 2PU
5.7 miles away
Magdalene Players - London
St Mary Magdalene Church Hall, Trinity Road, London, SW17 7HP
8 miles away

Top Art Galleries in Tower Hamlets

P21 Gallery - London
21 Chalton St, London, NW1 1JD
4.3 miles away
Love Art History - London
233 Ballards Lane, London, N3 1NF
9 miles away
White Cube - London
144-152 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3TQ
2.7 miles away

Top Zoos in Tower Hamlets

Zoos yet to be reviewed

Top Stadiums in Tower Hamlets

Stadiums yet to be reviewed

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Top Aquariums in Tower Hamlets

Wholesale Tropical UK - London
220 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 0AA
1.7 miles away
Maidenhead Aquatic Wembley - London
Birchen Grove, London, NW9 8RY
10.6 miles away
Kingfisher Aquatics - Enfield
Drayton Nursery Castlegate Road, Crews Hill, Enfield, EN2 9DJ, Enfield, EN2
11.7 miles away
Ponds R Us - Swanley
82 Glendale, Swanley, BR8 8TB
12.7 miles away
Perry's ponds and Problems - Upminster
9 Pond Walk, Upminster, RM14 3YH
13 miles away

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Top Theme Parks in Tower Hamlets

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Top Go Karting in Tower Hamlets

Go Karting yet to be reviewed

Top Exhibition and Trade Centres in Tower Hamlets

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Top Golf Driving Ranges in Tower Hamlets

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Top Lakes in Tower Hamlets

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Top Cathedrals in Tower Hamlets

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Top Park and Gardens in Tower Hamlets

Chadwell Millennium Green - Romford
16 Percival Gardens, Romford, RM6 5RJ
7.7 miles away
Central Park - Dartford
Dartford, DA1 1EU
12.1 miles away
Bhaktivedanta Manor Hare Krishna Temple Watford - Aldenham
Aldenham, WD25 8EZ
16.6 miles away

Top Nature Reserves in Tower Hamlets

Nature Reserves yet to be reviewed

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