Area Information for Walden Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 2AQ
Basic Information
Area Type | Urban |
Local Authority | Tower Hamlets |
Ward | Whitechapel |
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
The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is flats, with the most common tenure being private rental. 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 (Whitechapel), 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 February 2025, when 575 crimes were reported within half a mile of E1 2AQ.
Nearby Services
StreetCheck lists many nearby services, for instance railway stations, GPs and schools. Here is just a selection...
- Closest primary school: Buttercup Primary School (280 yards)
- Closest secondary school: Wapping High School (170 yards)
- Closest GP: City Square Medical Group (440 yards)
- Closest hospital: The Royal London Hospital (340 yards)
More details and a full list are available on the Nearby tab
Broadband Summary
This postcode has support for Superfast broadband at one or more premises. That should allow for speeds of over 30Mbps. 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 Walden Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 2AQ 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
There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 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 Walden 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 | 0 |
Semi-Detached | 0 |
Terraced | 3 |
Flat (Purpose-Built) | 100 |
Flat (Converted) | 7 |
Total | 110 |
Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top
The area containing Walden Street, Tower Hamlets, London contains a higher-than-average level of rented housing (excluding social housing) - 80% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just over 19.5%.
Housing Tenure | |
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Owned Outright | 2 |
Owned with Mortgage | 6 |
Shared Ownership | 0 |
Rented: From Council | 4 |
Rented: Other Social | 10 |
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents | 81 |
Rented: Other | 7 |
Rent Free | 0 |
Total | 110 |
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 | 83 |
Two People | 20 |
Three People | 0 |
Four People | 1 |
Five People | 2 |
Six People | 2 |
Seven People | 1 |
8+ People | 1 |
Total | 110 |
Household Composition Embed This Back to Top
The area containing Walden Street, Tower Hamlets, London consists predominantly of single-person households, common in inner-city areas.
Household Composition | |
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1 Person Household | 83 |
Family Household | 20 |
Other Household | 7 |
Total | 110 |
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 | 23 |
Deprived In One Dimension | 69 |
Deprived In Two Dimensions | 14 |
Deprived In Three Dimensions | 4 |
Deprived In Four Dimensions | 0 |
Total | 110 |
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 52% male.
Gender | |
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Male | 86 |
Female | 78 |
Total | 164 |
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 | 4 |
5-9 | 2 |
10-14 | 3 |
15-19 | 4 |
20-24 | 11 |
25-29 | 43 |
30-34 | 21 |
35-39 | 19 |
40-44 | 12 |
45-49 | 13 |
50-54 | 10 |
55-59 | 7 |
60-64 | 4 |
65-69 | 2 |
70-74 | 2 |
75-79 | 1 |
80-84 | 3 |
85+ | 0 |
Total | 161 |
Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top
In the immediate vicinity of E1 2AQ there is a large concentration of residents that are single - 69% of the resident population. On average, around 37.9% of census respondents were single. Areas with large single populations are often in built-up areas, with good entertainment facilities. It is also common to see a younger population in these areas.
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 | 113 |
Married | 26 |
Separated | 4 |
Divorced | 9 |
Widowed | 3 |
Total | 155 |
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.
This area is fit as a fiddle, with over 90% of the population reporting themselves as being in Good or Very Good health at this address.
Health | |
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Very Good | 97 |
Good | 51 |
Fair | 13 |
Bad | 3 |
Very Bad | 2 |
Total | 166 |
Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top
Walden Street and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents that are degree educated or similar - 74% of the resident population. On average, around 33.6% of census respondents fall in to this category.
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) | 115 |
Apprenticeship | 4 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 9 |
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 7 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 6 |
No GCSEs or Equivalent | 10 |
Other | 5 |
Total | 156 |
Ethnic Group Embed This
Walden 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 41% 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 | 67 |
Mixed Ethnicity | 1 |
Indian | 13 |
Pakistani | 6 |
Bangladeshi | 35 |
Chinese | 5 |
Other Asian | 21 |
Black African | 2 |
Black Caribbean | 1 |
Arab | 6 |
Other | 11 |
Total | 168 |
Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top
In this area (Walden Street, Tower Hamlets, London), only 29% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, so the majority of the residents of this area were not born in the UK.
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 | 48 |
European Union | 47 |
Rest of Europe | 4 |
Africa | 2 |
Middle East and Asia | 61 |
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) | 2 |
Total | 164 |
Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top
In this area (Walden Street, Tower Hamlets, London), only 29% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, with 29% of the residents residing in the UK for 10 years or more.
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 | 48 |
10+ Years | 47 |
5-10 Years | 18 |
2-5 Years | 19 |
Less Than 2 Years | 32 |
Total | 164 |
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 2AQ.
Passport(s) Held | |
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None | 5 |
United Kingdom | 89 |
Republic of Ireland | 3 |
European Union | 38 |
Rest of Europe | 2 |
African Countries | 1 |
Middle East or Asia | 24 |
North America or Caribbean | 1 |
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 | 58 |
Christian | 48 |
Buddhist | 5 |
Hindu | 7 |
Jewish | 0 |
Muslim | 37 |
Sikh | 1 |
Other Religion | 0 |
Not Stated | 8 |
Total | 164 |
Economic Activity Embed This
This address within the Whitechapel ward had a larger than average concentration of residents that were in full-time employment - 67% of the resident population. On average, just over 34.3% of census respondents were in full-time employment.
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 | 104 |
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) | 7 |
Self Employed (No Subordinates) | 5 |
Self Employed (With Subordinates) | 3 |
Unemployed | 6 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 18 |
Retired | 4 |
Looking After Home or Family | 1 |
Long-Term Sick or Disabled | 2 |
Other | 5 |
Total | 155 |
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 | 19 |
Professional Occupations | 66 |
Associate Professional Occupations | 14 |
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations | 7 |
Skilled Trades Occupations | 1 |
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations | 5 |
Sales and Customer Service Occupations | 1 |
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives | 6 |
Elementary Occupations | 8 |
Total | 127 |
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 | 44 |
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional | 53 |
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations | 5 |
Own Account Worker/Small Employer | 7 |
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation | 2 |
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations | 8 |
Semi-Routine Occupation | 8 |
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed | 11 |
Full-time Student | 18 |
Total | 156 |
Walden Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 2AQ is within the Whitechapel policing neighbourhood, under the Metropolitan Police Service force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In February 2025, 575 crimes were reported within half a mile of E1 2AQ.
Neighbourhood Team
Crime: | Click here to view 575 crimes committed near Walden Street |
Neighbourhood Team Address |
Whitechapel |
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 2AQ.
Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top
Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Walden Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 2AQ. The nearest railway station is Whitechapel, approximately 430 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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Whitechapel | 430 yards |
Shadwell | 640 yards |
Bethnal Green | 0.6 miles |
Shoreditch High Street | 0.8 miles |
Wapping | 0.9 miles |
London Fenchurch Street | 0.9 miles |
Limehouse | 0.9 miles |
London Liverpool Street | 1 mile |
Rotherhithe | 1.1 miles |
Cambridge Heath | 1.1 miles |
Canada Water | 1.3 miles |
Hoxton | 1.3 miles |
London Bridge | 1.3 miles |
Moorgate | 1.3 miles |
London Cannon Street | 1.4 miles |
Old Street | 1.4 miles |
Surrey Quays | 1.7 miles |
London Fields | 1.7 miles |
Haggerston | 1.8 miles |
City Thameslink | 1.9 miles |
Nearest Tube/DLR Stations Back to Top
Listed here are the 20 closest Tube and Docklands Light Railway stations to Walden Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 2AQ. The nearest Overground station is Whitechapel, approximately 430 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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Whitechapel Overground Station | 430 yards |
Whitechapel Tube Station | 430 yards |
Shadwell DLR Station | 580 yards |
Shadwell Overground Station | 610 yards |
Bethnal Green Overground Station | 0.5 miles |
Aldgate East Tube Station | 0.6 miles |
Stepney Green Tube Station | 0.7 miles |
Aldgate Tube Station | 0.7 miles |
Tower Gateway DLR Station | 0.8 miles |
Bethnal Green Tube Station | 0.8 miles |
Wapping Overground Station | 0.8 miles |
Tower Hill Tube Station | 0.8 miles |
Shoreditch High Street Overground Station | 0.8 miles |
Limehouse DLR Station | 0.9 miles |
London Liverpool Street Overground Station | 0.9 miles |
Liverpool Street Tube Station | 1 mile |
Rotherhithe Overground Station | 1.1 miles |
Cambridge Heath (London) Overground Station | 1.1 miles |
Monument Tube Station | 1.2 miles |
Moorgate Tube Station | 1.2 miles |
Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Walden Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 2AQ. The nearest is Buttercup Primary School, approximately 280 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* | Ofsted Rating |
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Buttercup Primary School | 280 yards | |
Bigland Green Primary School | 350 yards |
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Kobi Nazrul Primary School | 410 yards |
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Date Palm Primary | 430 yards | |
Harry Gosling Primary School | 560 yards |
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St Mary and St Michael Primary School | 580 yards |
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Stepney Park Primary School | 720 yards |
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Osmani Primary School | 750 yards |
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Blue Gate Fields Infants' School | 780 yards |
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Blue Gate Fields Junior School | 780 yards |
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Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Walden Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 2AQ. The nearest is Wapping High School, approximately 170 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* | Ofsted Rating |
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Wapping High School | 170 yards |
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Mulberry School for Girls | 220 yards |
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London Enterprise Academy | 400 yards |
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London East Academy | 510 yards | |
Swanlea School | 580 yards |
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Bishop Challoner Catholic School | 720 yards |
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Mulberry Academy London Dock | 0.6 miles | |
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School | 0.7 miles |
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Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College | 0.7 miles |
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David Game College | 0.8 miles |
Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Walden Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 2AQ. The nearest is City Square Medical Group, approximately 440 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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City Square Medical Group | 440 yards |
ALBION HEALTH CENTRE | 520 yards |
Goodman's Field Health Centre | 740 yards |
The Jubilee Street Practice Ltd | 750 yards |
The Spitalfields Practice | 780 yards |
Health E1 | 0.5 miles |
Cable Street | 0.5 miles |
The Blithehale Med.Ctr. | 0.6 miles |
Whitechapel Health Centre Branch | 0.7 miles |
The Wapping Group Practice | 0.7 miles |
Nearest Dentists Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Walden Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 2AQ. The nearest is MR NR SHUKLE, approximately 100 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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MR NR SHUKLE | 100 yards |
Aldgate House Dental Care | 180 yards |
New Road Dental Practice | 220 yards |
Care Dental Practice | 320 yards |
The Whitechapel Dental Centre | 400 yards |
Abbey Dental Practice | 440 yards |
East Side Dental Practice | 440 yards |
Wapping Dental Centre | 780 yards |
Alba Dental Care | 0.6 miles |
Fresh Springs Dental Practice | 0.6 miles |
Nearest Hospitals Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Walden Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 2AQ. The nearest is The Royal London Hospital, approximately 340 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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The Royal London Hospital | 340 yards |
Royal London Hospital | 390 yards |
The London Independent Hospital | 0.6 miles |
Mile End Hospital | 1 mile |
Harley Street Specialist Hospital | 1 mile |
London Bridge Hospital | 1.3 miles |
Guy's Hospital | 1.5 miles |
St Leonard | 1.5 miles |
Moorfields Eye Hospital (City Road) | 1.5 miles |
St Bartholomew's Hospital | 1.8 miles |
Nearest Opticians Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Walden Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 2AQ. The nearest is INFOCUS OPTICS (MR ZAMAN), approximately 370 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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INFOCUS OPTICS (MR ZAMAN) | 370 yards |
WATNEY EYECARE | 370 yards |
THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL | 390 yards |
SACKWILD MR L | 400 yards |
Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - London - Whitechapel | 520 yards |
VISION CARE FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE | 0.6 miles |
EYEDIOLOGY OPTICIANS | 0.6 miles |
In Focus Optics | 0.7 miles |
G BLEETMAN OPTICIANS | 0.8 miles |
In-Focus Opticians | 0.8 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 2AQ
This postcode has support for superfast broadband at one or more premises. Superfast broadband is generally taken to mean fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 30Mbps plus - more than enough for gaming, video calling, watching video and internet browsing. 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? | NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes. |
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? | NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes. |
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? | Yes |
Maximum Download Speed Available | 30Mbps+ |
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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