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E3 2GL

Bow West · Tower Hamlets · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bow West
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Stratford and Bow
Postcode district
E3
Postcode sector
E3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E3 2GH 17 m
E3 2GJ 33 m
E3 2GG 44 m
E3 2SA 52 m
E3 2AX 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E3 2GL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E3
Postcode sector
E3 2
Latitude
51.528343
Longitude
-0.022488
British National Grid easting
537,272
British National Grid northing
182,901

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Electoral ward
Bow West · E05009320
Parish or community
E43000220
Westminster constituency
Stratford and Bow · E14001525
Output area
E00021302
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 004D · E01004231
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 004 · E02000867

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
333
Primary
188
Secondary
48

  1. St Agnes RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    282 m

  2. Phoenix School

    Community special school

    298 m

  3. Phoenix Autism Trust

    Special post 16 institution

    317 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,479
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,669
  • Anti social behaviour 1,638
  • Other theft 997
  • Vehicle crime 874
  • Theft from the person 856

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

22 female, 15 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
4.6
E3 2 residents
17,187

Age bands in E3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

2,527 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.4%

2,121 residents

Age 25 to 44
50.8%

8,652 residents

Age 45 to 64
15.8%

2,688 residents

Age 65 and over
6.2%

1,057 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E3 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

115

within 5 km

  • WELLINGTON WAY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84118

    314 m

  • HARLEY GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    15 HARLEY GROVE, LONDON, E3 2AT

    ODS code F84044

    368 m

  • TREDEGAR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84696

    703 m

  • ST ANDREWS HEALTH CENTRE

    2 HANNAFORD WALK, BOW, LONDON, E3 3FF

    ODS code Y03023

    751 m

  • ST. STEPHENS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84034

    756 m

  • RUSTON STREET CLINIC

    RUSTON STREET, BOW, LONDON, E3 2LR

    ODS code F84030

    942 m

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84055

    1.1 km

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    1.3 km

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    1.4 km

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    1.6 km

  • CARPENTERS PRACTICE

    236-252 HIGH STREET, STRATFORD, LONDON, E15 2JA

    ODS code F84749

    1.7 km

  • THE CHRISP STREET HTH CTR

    100 CHRISP STREET, LONDON, E14 6PG

    ODS code F84062

    1.7 km

  • THE LIMEHOUSE PRACTICE

    11 GILL STREET, POPLAR, LONDON, E14 8HQ

    ODS code F84054

    1.9 km

  • TROWBRIDGE PRACTICE

    18 MERRIAM AVENUE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 5NE

    ODS code Y00403

    2.0 km

  • ABBEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    28A ABBEY ROAD, LONDON, E15 3LT

    ODS code F84111

    2.1 km

  • GOUGH WALK PRACTICE

    NEWBY PLCE HLTH WELLBEING, 21 NEWBY PLACE, LONDON, E14 0EY

    ODS code F84025

    2.1 km

  • ABERFELDY PRACTICE

    ABERFELDY H&W CENTRE, 19 ABERFELDY SQUARE, LONDON, E14 0XA

    ODS code F84698

    2.1 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

    MISSION MEDICAL PRACTICE, 208 CAMBRIDGE HEATH ROAD, BETHNAL GREEN, LONDON, E2 9LS

    ODS code F84016

    2.4 km

  • THE WICK HEALTH CENTRE

    10 KENWORTHY ROAD, LONDON, E9 5TD

    ODS code F84620

    2.4 km

  • WELL STREET SURGERY

    28 SHORE ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 7TA

    ODS code F84069

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 115 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bow Road

    BCT · Bow

    0.1 miles

  • Bow Church DLR Station

    MET · Bow

    0.1 miles

  • Bow Church Station

    TMU · Bow

    0.1 miles

  • Bow Church Station

    BCT · Bow

    0.1 miles

  • Bow Church DLR Station

    PLT · Bow

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 004D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,070 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

333 open schools are in scope, including 188 primary and 48 secondary schools. St Agnes RC Primary School is the nearest published school at 282 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

12,479 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,039.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,669 events.

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