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E3

UK postcode district

Part of London

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,633
Current units
1,176
Coordinate coverage
99%
Electoral wards
11

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
457

Postcode sectors in E3

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

5 sectors
25,334 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
73, Ellesmere Road, London, E3 5QU 17 July 2026 £885,000
Bow Quarter, 60, Flat 15 Park East Building, Fairfield Road, London, E3 2UT 15 July 2026 £240,000
Guardian Apartments, 20, Flat 103, Kevtar Garden, London, E3 4US 15 July 2026 £615,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
22
Primary
10
Secondary
4

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
8,320
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,377
  • Anti social behaviour 1,081
  • Other theft 634
  • Vehicle crime 612
  • Theft from the person 579

Census 2021

Population and age profile

E3 usual residents
67,713
Age-profile population
67,947

Age bands in E3

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
18.1%
12,313 residents
Age 15 to 24
14.8%
10,077 residents
Age 25 to 44
44.4%
30,185 residents
Age 45 to 64
16.7%
11,357 residents
Age 65 and over
5.9%
4,015 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,118 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 1,096 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 867 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

in this district

  • HARLEY GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    15 HARLEY GROVE, LONDON, E3 2AT

    ODS code F84044

  • RUSTON STREET CLINIC

    RUSTON STREET, BOW, LONDON, E3 2LR

    ODS code F84030

  • ST ANDREWS HEALTH CENTRE

    2 HANNAFORD WALK, BOW, LONDON, E3 3FF

    ODS code Y03023

  • ST. STEPHENS HEALTH CENTRE

    BOW COMMUNITY CENTRE, WILLIAM PLACE, LONDON, E3 5ED

    ODS code F84034

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    IVANHOE HOUSE, 130 GROVE ROAD, LONDON, E3 5TW

    ODS code F84055

  • TREDEGAR PRACTICE

    35 ST.STEPHENS ROAD, BOW, LONDON, E3 5JD

    ODS code F84696

  • WELLINGTON WAY HEALTH CENTRE

    WELLINGTON WAY CENTRE, 1A WELLINGTON WAY, LONDON, E3 4NE

    ODS code F84118

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £430,000 from 3,716 recorded sales in E3. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Tower Hamlets is £456,898 in June 2026, down 13.1% year on year.

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 4 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

8,320 published events cover 12 months, averaging 693 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,377 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.