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Shopping Malls 5 Butcher Shops 4 Cake Shops 4 Bed Shops 3 Sewing Shops 2 Specialist Book Shops 1 Other Shops 7

Local servicesHospitalSt Clements Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySt. Katherine's Dock Practice135 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyCity Dock Pharmacy83 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHermitage Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service

SchoolsWithin 2 mi163 schools91 primary, 26 secondary, 2 all-through, 22 independent, 13 special, 4 nursery, 5 otherSecondaryMulberry Academy London Dockages 11-19, 304 pupilsright herePrimarySt Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 198 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHermitage Primary Schoolages 3-11, 269 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWorkers' Educational Association1.3 miUniversityGuildhall School of Music and Drama1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY5.3 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR17 miRailway stationShadwellunder a mileDLRTower Gateway DLR Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station3.5 miFerryTower Bridge QuayWappingunder a mileBus stops215 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the E1 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the E1 postcode district.

County or areaGreater London

Postcode districtE1

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 –

People8,965 residentsin the St George in the East & Wapping North census areaMedian age 31.13,807 households26% of homes owner-occupied10% owned outright24% social rented, 48% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate74% of adults are economically active, 5,135 in work, 6% retiredMain industries: finance and insurance 19%, professional and scientific services 17%, information and communication 11%Getting to work: 59% work from home, 8% go by car, 17% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle89% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Education and languages60% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 73%5% 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°C629 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October20 days of air frost, 29 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 · 1.0 miCanada Waterlake · 1.1 miUpper Pooltidal water · under a mileLower Pooltidal water · under a mileThames Linkwater · under a mileStave Hillhill · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names

Parks and green spacesCloysters Greenpark · under a mileSwedenborg Gardenspark · under a mileMaudlins Greenpark · under a mileJohn Orwell Sports Centresports ground · under a mileStepney Greenplaying field · 1.0 mi · 4 haCable Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: 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 202549 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database

Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea

Air qualityNO₂ 25 · PM_2.5 10.0 · 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

Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,074 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 19 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Shopping Malls

Shopping Malls in Wapping

Ealing Broadway Shopping - London, Ealing
101 The Broadway, London, Ealing, W5 5JY · 10.2 mi
Westfield Shopping Centre - London
Ariel Way, London, W12 7GF · 6.7 mi
Westfield Shopping Centre (Ariel Way) - London
Ariel Way, London, W12 7GF · 6.7 mi
Brent Cross Shopping Centre - London
Prince Charles Drive, London, NW4 3FP · 8.2 mi
Brent Cross Shopping Centre (Prince Charles Drive) - London
Prince Charles Drive, London, NW4 3FP · 8.2 mi

Butcher Shops

Butcher Shops in Wapping

HG Walter - London
51 Palliser Road, London, W14 9EB · 6.4 mi
j seal butchers - London
7 Barnes High Street, London, SW13 9LW · 8.1 mi
Hampstead Butcher & Providore - London
56 Rosslyn Hill, London, NW3 1ND · 5.6 mi
Heanens - London
1-7 Petersfield Rise, London, SW15 4AE · 8.5 mi

Cake Shops

Cake Shops in Wapping

London cakes - London
Apsley Way, London, NW2 7LW · 8.6 mi
Blueberry Hill Cakes - London
Unit 12, Battersea Business Centre, 99-109 Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5UL · 4.8 mi
Candy Cakes - London
Shops D& E Jubliee & Bakerloo lines, Booking Hall, Baker Street Underground Station, London, NW1 5LA · 4.0 mi
Konditor & Cook - London
63 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NB · 1.8 mi

Bed Shops

Bed Shops in Wapping

Beds Express - Surbiton
20 Broadway, Surbiton, KT6 7HL · 12.8 mi
Bed & Suite Centre Limited - New Malden
224-226 Kingston Rd, New Malden, KT3 3RN · 11.4 mi
Taurus Beds - London
167 Finchley Road, London, NW3 6LB · 5.4 mi

Sewing Shops

Sewing Shops in Wapping

Tikki Patchwork - London
293 Sandycombe Road, London, TW9 3LU · 9.7 mi
Mr Singh's Haberdashery - London
22 Shepherd's Bush Market, London, W12 8DE · 6.9 mi

Specialist Book Shops

Specialist Book Shops in Wapping

Amana Trust Bookshop - London
110 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9JB · 2.5 mi

Other Shops

Other Shops in Wapping

Ben Jonson Road post office - Tower Hamlets, London
52 Ben Jonson Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 3NN · 1.4 mi
Eastern post office - Tower Hamlets, London
206 Whitechapel Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 1AA · under a mile
Globe Road post office - Tower Hamlets, London
34 Globe Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 4DU · 1.4 mi
Houndsditch post office - London
11 White Kennet Sreet, London, E1 7BS · under a mile
Philpot Street post office - Tower Hamlets, London
12 Philpot Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 2DW · under a mile
Stepney post office - Tower Hamlets, London
502 Commercial Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 0HY · 1.1 mi
Wapping post office - Tower Hamlets, London
52 Wapping Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E1W 2RL · under a mile

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Top Cake Shops in Wapping

Cakes World - Twickenham
142 Heath Rd, Twickenham, TW1 4BN
12.4 miles away

Top Bed Shops in Wapping

Simply Beds - Harrow
176-178 Kenton Road, Harrow, HA3 8BL
11.8 miles away

Top Sewing Shops in Wapping

Sew Amazing - London, Bow
80 Saint Stephen's Road, London, Bow, E3 5JL
2.3 miles away
Rona Sewing Machines - Waltham Cross
143A High St, Waltham Cross, EN8 7AP
12.5 miles away

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Top Other Shops in Wapping

Global Rare Diamonds - Fenchurch, London
3 Lloyds Avenue, Fenchurch, London, EC3N 3DS
0.5 miles away
London Fields post office - Hackney, London
39 Broadway Market, Hackney, London, E8 4PH
2 miles away
Evelyn Street (301) post office - London
301 Evelyn Street, London, SE8 5RA
2.2 miles away
Green Lanes(137) post office - London
Green Lanes Post Office, 137 Green Lanes, London, N16 9DA
3.4 miles away
City of London Post Office - London, City of London
12 Eastcheap, London, City of London, EC3M 1AJ
0.8 miles away