Area Information for Head Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 0QN
For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for E1 0QN.
Basic Information
Area Type | Urban |
Local Authority | Tower Hamlets |
Ward | Stepney Green |
Constituency | Bethnal Green and Stepney * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link. |
Region | London |
Country | England |
Housing Summary
There has been a total of 6 property sales in Head Street, E1 0QN since the beginning of 1995.
You can view those sale prices and dates, as well as details of the types of housing and level of occupancy in this area on the Housing tab, simply click here
The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is flats, with the most common tenure being social rental housing. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.
Policing & Crime Summary
We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Stepney Green), and the Metropolitan Police Service force area,
which is available on the Crime tab of this page.
We also hold details of the latest crimes committed in January 2025, when 269 crimes were reported within half a mile of E1 0QN.
Nearby Services
StreetCheck lists many nearby services, for instance railway stations, GPs and schools. Here is just a selection...
- Closest primary school: Marion Richardson Primary School (< 50 yards)
- Closest secondary school: Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School (370 yards)
- Closest GP: The Jubilee Street Practice Ltd (370 yards)
- Closest hospital: The London Independent Hospital (840 yards)
More details and a full list are available on the Nearby tab.
Broadband Summary
This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. That generally means support for 1,000Mbps or more, giving blazing fast speeds. More details are available on the Broadband tab.
About the Demographic Information
The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Head Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 0QN is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.
Nearby Locations
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House Prices
We have found 6 property sales in Head Street since the beginning of 1995.
Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.
Housing Types Embed This
The area containing Head Street, Tower Hamlets, London consists predominantly of flats, which is common in inner cities, student neighbourhoods and poorer suburban settings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.
Housing Types | |
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Detached | 1 |
Semi-Detached | 4 |
Terraced | 23 |
Flat (Purpose-Built) | 84 |
Flat (Converted) | 9 |
Residence in Converted Building inc. former schools, churches, warehouses | 1 |
Total | 122 |
Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top
The area containing Head Street, Tower Hamlets, London contains a higher-than-average level of social housing - 56% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just under 17.5%.
Housing Tenure | |
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Owned Outright | 15 |
Owned with Mortgage | 20 |
Shared Ownership | 0 |
Rented: From Council | 46 |
Rented: Other Social | 23 |
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents | 18 |
Rent Free | 2 |
Total | 124 |
Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top
This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.
Housing Occupancy | |
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One Person | 40 |
Two People | 21 |
Three People | 13 |
Four People | 12 |
Five People | 25 |
Six People | 7 |
Seven People | 3 |
8+ People | 2 |
Total | 123 |
Household Composition Embed This Back to Top
The area containing Head Street, Tower Hamlets, London consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.
Household Composition | |
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1 Person Household | 40 |
Family Household | 62 |
Other Household | 21 |
Total | 123 |
Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top
Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.
Household Deprivation | |
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Not Deprived | 27 |
Deprived In One Dimension | 44 |
Deprived In Two Dimensions | 43 |
Deprived In Three Dimensions | 6 |
Deprived In Four Dimensions | 0 |
Total | 120 |
Gender Embed This
Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Bethnal Green and Stepney constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 51% male.
Gender | |
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Male | 200 |
Female | 189 |
Total | 389 |
Age Groups Embed This Back to Top
Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.
Age Groups | |
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0-4 | 12 |
5-9 | 20 |
10-14 | 26 |
15-19 | 45 |
20-24 | 62 |
25-29 | 29 |
30-34 | 29 |
35-39 | 23 |
40-44 | 29 |
45-49 | 26 |
50-54 | 23 |
55-59 | 20 |
60-64 | 19 |
65-69 | 7 |
70-74 | 9 |
75-79 | 3 |
80-84 | 2 |
85+ | 8 |
Total | 392 |
Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top
The postcode E1 0QN does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.
Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).
Relationship Status | |
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Single | 175 |
Married | 116 |
Separated | 7 |
Divorced | 12 |
Widowed | 13 |
Total | 323 |
Health Embed This Back to Top
Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.
Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.
It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.
Health | |
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Very Good | 170 |
Good | 153 |
Fair | 35 |
Bad | 25 |
Very Bad | 5 |
Total | 388 |
Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top
At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.
The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.
Highest Qualification Level Achieved | |
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Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) | 79 |
Apprenticeship | 4 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 57 |
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 46 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 33 |
No GCSEs or Equivalent | 91 |
Other | 13 |
Total | 323 |
Ethnic Group Embed This
Head Street, Tower Hamlets, London can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 32% so.
As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.
There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.
Ethnic Group | |
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White | 123 |
Mixed Ethnicity | 14 |
Indian | 6 |
Pakistani | 10 |
Bangladeshi | 204 |
Chinese | 5 |
Other Asian | 4 |
Black African | 4 |
Black Caribbean | 4 |
Other Black/African/Caribbean | 2 |
Other | 15 |
Total | 391 |
Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top
In this area (Head Street, Tower Hamlets, London), 54% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, which is significantly below the UK average.
At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.
Country of Birth | |
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United Kingdom | 211 |
European Union | 42 |
Rest of Europe | 7 |
Africa | 7 |
Middle East and Asia | 104 |
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) | 17 |
Total | 388 |
Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top
At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.
The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".
Length of Residence | |
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Born in The United Kingdom | 211 |
10+ Years | 99 |
5-10 Years | 25 |
2-5 Years | 26 |
Less Than 2 Years | 28 |
Total | 389 |
Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top
Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to E1 0QN.
Passport(s) Held | |
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None | 21 |
United Kingdom | 288 |
Republic of Ireland | 1 |
European Union | 56 |
Rest of Europe | 1 |
Middle East or Asia | 14 |
North America or Caribbean | 1 |
Central and South America | 2 |
Religion Embed This Back to Top
The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.
Religion | |
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No Religion | 56 |
Christian | 73 |
Buddhist | 0 |
Hindu | 5 |
Jewish | 0 |
Muslim | 226 |
Sikh | 0 |
Other Religion | 3 |
Not Stated | 26 |
Total | 389 |
Economic Activity Embed This
This address within the Stepney Green ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of student residents - 19% of the resident population. On average, around 8% of census respondents were students. Male residents were slightly less likely than women to be students. The figures for students include both working and full-time studying students.
Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.
The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.
Economic Activity | |
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Full-Time Employee | 78 |
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) | 45 |
Self Employed (No Subordinates) | 18 |
Self Employed (With Subordinates) | 2 |
Unemployed | 22 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 61 |
Retired | 24 |
Looking After Home or Family | 30 |
Long-Term Sick or Disabled | 12 |
Other | 31 |
Total | 323 |
Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top
This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.
Occupation Group | |
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Managers, Directors and Senior Officials | 12 |
Professional Occupations | 16 |
Associate Professional Occupations | 18 |
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations | 20 |
Skilled Trades Occupations | 17 |
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations | 20 |
Sales and Customer Service Occupations | 19 |
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives | 9 |
Elementary Occupations | 23 |
Total | 154 |
Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top
Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).
Socio-Economic Classification | |
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Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional | 18 |
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional | 37 |
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations | 26 |
Own Account Worker/Small Employer | 25 |
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation | 22 |
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations | 42 |
Semi-Routine Occupation | 33 |
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed | 61 |
Full-time Student | 60 |
Total | 324 |
Head Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 0QN is within the Stepney Green policing neighbourhood, under the Metropolitan Police Service force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In January 2025, 269 crimes were reported within half a mile of E1 0QN.
Neighbourhood Team
Crime: | Click here to view 269 crimes committed near Head Street |
Neighbourhood Team Address |
Stepney Green |
Force Website: | https://www.met.police.uk/ |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.









Below are the details of the closest services to Tower Hamlets. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for E1 0QN.
Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top
Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Head Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 0QN. The nearest railway station is Limehouse, approximately 500 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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Limehouse | 500 yards |
Shadwell | 0.5 miles |
Whitechapel | 0.7 miles |
Wapping | 0.8 miles |
Rotherhithe | 0.9 miles |
Bethnal Green | 1 mile |
Canada Water | 1.1 miles |
Cambridge Heath | 1.4 miles |
London Fenchurch Street | 1.4 miles |
Shoreditch High Street | 1.4 miles |
Surrey Quays | 1.4 miles |
London Liverpool Street | 1.6 miles |
London Bridge | 1.8 miles |
South Bermondsey | 1.8 miles |
Hoxton | 1.8 miles |
London Cannon Street | 1.9 miles |
Moorgate | 2 miles |
London Fields | 2 miles |
Old Street | 2 miles |
Haggerston | 2.2 miles |
Nearest Tube/DLR Stations Back to Top
Listed here are the 20 closest Tube and Docklands Light Railway stations to Head Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 0QN. The nearest DLR station is Limehouse, approximately 480 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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Limehouse DLR Station | 480 yards |
Shadwell DLR Station | 860 yards |
Shadwell Overground Station | half a mile |
Stepney Green Tube Station | 0.6 miles |
Whitechapel Overground Station | 0.7 miles |
Whitechapel Tube Station | 0.7 miles |
Wapping Overground Station | 0.8 miles |
Westferry DLR Station | 0.9 miles |
Rotherhithe Overground Station | 0.9 miles |
Bethnal Green Overground Station | 0.9 miles |
Mile End Tube Station | 1 mile |
Bethnal Green Tube Station | 1 mile |
Canada Water Overground Station | 1.1 miles |
Canada Water Tube Station | 1.1 miles |
Aldgate East Tube Station | 1.2 miles |
West India Quay DLR Station | 1.2 miles |
Canary Wharf DLR Station | 1.2 miles |
Heron Quays DLR Station | 1.3 miles |
Tower Gateway DLR Station | 1.3 miles |
Bow Road Tube Station | 1.3 miles |
Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Head Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 0QN. The nearest is Marion Richardson Primary School, approximately < 50 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* | Ofsted Rating |
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Marion Richardson Primary School | < 50 yards |
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St Mary and St Michael Primary School | 550 yards |
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Cayley Primary School | 630 yards |
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Blue Gate Fields Infants' School | 750 yards |
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Blue Gate Fields Junior School | 750 yards |
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Stepney Park Primary School | 760 yards |
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Halley Primary School | 840 yards |
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Sir William Burrough Primary School | half a mile |
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Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School | 0.5 miles |
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Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School | 0.6 miles |
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Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Head Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 0QN. The nearest is Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School, approximately 370 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* | Ofsted Rating |
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Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School | 370 yards |
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Bishop Challoner Catholic School | 420 yards |
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Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College | 630 yards |
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Mulberry School for Girls | 0.6 miles |
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Wapping High School | 0.7 miles |
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Bacon's College | 0.8 miles |
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Swanlea School | 0.8 miles |
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London Enterprise Academy | 0.8 miles |
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Morpeth School | 0.9 miles |
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London East Academy | 0.9 miles |
Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Head Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 0QN. The nearest is The Jubilee Street Practice Ltd, approximately 370 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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The Jubilee Street Practice Ltd | 370 yards |
Cable Street | 380 yards |
City Square Medical Group | 720 yards |
HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE | 820 yards |
ALBION HEALTH CENTRE | 0.7 miles |
XX Place Health Centre | 0.7 miles |
The Limehouse Practice | 0.7 miles |
The Wapping Group Practice | 0.8 miles |
Queen Mary University of London Student Health Service | 0.8 miles |
Albion Street Group Practice | 0.9 miles |
Nearest Dentists Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Head Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 0QN. The nearest is Smile Care London Limited, approximately 820 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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Smile Care London Limited | 820 yards |
Salmon Lane Dental Care | 0.5 miles |
Mile End Road Dental Practice | 0.6 miles |
Aldgate House Dental Care | 0.6 miles |
Wapping Dental Centre | 0.6 miles |
Abbey Dental Practice | 0.6 miles |
East Side Dental Practice | 0.6 miles |
MR NR SHUKLE | 0.6 miles |
New Road Dental Practice | 0.7 miles |
Care Dental Practice | 0.7 miles |
Nearest Hospitals Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Head Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 0QN. The nearest is The London Independent Hospital, approximately 840 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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The London Independent Hospital | 840 yards |
Royal London Hospital | 0.7 miles |
The Royal London Hospital | 0.7 miles |
Mile End Hospital | 0.8 miles |
Harley Street Specialist Hospital | 1.6 miles |
London Bridge Hospital | 1.8 miles |
Guy's Hospital | 1.9 miles |
St Leonard | 2 miles |
Moorfields Eye Hospital (City Road) | 2.1 miles |
St Bartholomew's Hospital | 2.4 miles |
Nearest Opticians Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Head Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 0QN. The nearest is WATNEY EYECARE, approximately 830 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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WATNEY EYECARE | 830 yards |
In Focus Optics | 0.5 miles |
THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL | 0.7 miles |
Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - London - Whitechapel | 0.7 miles |
INFOCUS OPTICS (MR ZAMAN) | 0.7 miles |
BELSON & SONS | 0.8 miles |
SACKWILD MR L | 0.8 miles |
NEIL GORDON OPTICIANS | 0.8 miles |
Eyes London | 1 mile |
EYE EMPORIUM | 1.1 miles |
* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.
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Broadband in E1 0QN
This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.
Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.
Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? | Yes |
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? | Yes |
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? | Yes |
Maximum Download Speed Available | 1000Mbps+ |
Top Broadband Suppliers Back to Top
Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.
Supplier | Customer Rating |
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Plusnet | 76.2% |
Zen Internet | 75.8% |
Post Office | 74% |
EE Broadband | 73.4% |
NOW TV | 70.8% |
Vodafone | 70% |
Sky Digital | 69.2% |
BT Broadband | 67.4% |
Virgin Media | 67.4% |
TalkTalk | 65.2% |
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