E3 2NL

Bow East · Tower Hamlets · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Stratford and Bow
Postcode district
E3
Postcode sector
E3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E3 2NX 11 m
E3 2YQ 50 m
E3 2PB 87 m
E3 2EA 88 m
E3 2NW 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E3 2NL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 January 2004
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E3
Postcode sector
E3 2
Latitude
51.537209
Longitude
-0.021916
British National Grid easting
537,285
British National Grid northing
183,888

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Tower Hamlets · E09000030
Electoral ward
Bow East · E05009319
Parish or community
E43000220
Westminster constituency
Stratford and Bow · E14001525
Output area
E00184070
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 004E · E01032764
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 004 · E02000867

Postcode source versions

Explore E3

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Crown Wharf Ironworks, Dace Road, London, E3 2NL 27 July 2022 £267,300

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
331
Primary
181
Secondary
49
  1. Mulberry UTC

    University technical college

    461 m
  2. Bobby Moore Academy

    Free schools

    564 m
  3. Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy

    Academy converter

    826 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,774
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,302
  • Shoplifting 1,954
  • Theft from the person 1,858
  • Other theft 1,484
  • Anti social behaviour 1,402

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

119

within 5 km straight-line

  • RUSTON STREET CLINIC

    RUSTON STREET, BOW, LONDON, E3 2LR

    ODS code F84030

    387 m

  • ST. STEPHENS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84034

    832 m

  • TREDEGAR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84696

    952 m

  • TROWBRIDGE PRACTICE

    18 MERRIAM AVENUE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 5NE

    ODS code Y00403

    1.0 km

  • HARLEY GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    15 HARLEY GROVE, LONDON, E3 2AT

    ODS code F84044

    1.1 km

  • WELLINGTON WAY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84118

    1.3 km

  • CARPENTERS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84749

    1.3 km

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84055

    1.4 km

  • ST ANDREWS HEALTH CENTRE

    2 HANNAFORD WALK, BOW, LONDON, E3 3FF

    ODS code Y03023

    1.6 km

  • LIBERTY BRIDGE ROAD PRACTICE

    LUDWIG GUTTMAN CENTRE, 40 LIBERTY BRIDGE ROAD, STRATFORD, LONDON, E20 1AS

    ODS code Y04273

    1.6 km

  • THE WICK HEALTH CENTRE

    10 KENWORTHY ROAD, LONDON, E9 5TD

    ODS code F84620

    1.6 km

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    1.6 km

  • KINGSMEAD HEALTHCARE

    4 KINGSMEAD WAY, LONDON, E9 5QG

    ODS code F84015

    1.9 km

  • THE LEA SURGERY

    ALFRED HEALTH CENTRE, 186 HOMERTON HIGH STREET, LONDON, E9 6AG

    ODS code F84105

    1.9 km

  • ABBEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    28A ABBEY ROAD, LONDON, E15 3LT

    ODS code F84111

    1.9 km

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    2.0 km

  • ELSDALE STREET SURGERY

    28 ELSDALE STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6QY

    ODS code F84601

    2.0 km

  • GYNAECOLOGY SERVICES

    50C ROMFORD ROAD, LONDON, E15 4BZ

    ODS code Y03433

    2.0 km

  • PATIENT FIRST SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

    50C ROMFORD ROAD, LONDON, E15 4BZ

    ODS code Y03434

    2.0 km

  • STRATFORD VILLAGE SURGERY

    50C ROMFORD ROAD, STRATFORD, LONDON, E15 4BZ

    ODS code F84009

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 119 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Fish Island

    BCT · Old Ford

    0.1 miles
  • Fish Island

    BCT · Old Ford

    0.1 miles
  • Autumn Street

    BCT · Old Ford

    0.2 miles
  • Monier Road

    BCT · Old Ford

    0.2 miles
  • Autumn Street

    BCT · Old Ford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 004E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,087 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £267,300 from 1 recorded sale in E3 2NL. 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

331 open schools are in scope, including 181 primary and 49 secondary schools. Mulberry UTC is the nearest published school at 461 m.

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

Recorded crime

14,774 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,231.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,302 events.

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