E3 2NS

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 2XU 28 m
E3 2ND 35 m
E3 2XX 41 m
E3 2NH 66 m
E3 2TF 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E3 2NS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E3
Postcode sector
E3 2
Latitude
51.539277
Longitude
-0.022937
British National Grid easting
537,208
British National Grid northing
184,116

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
E00183777
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 001F · E01035658
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 001 · E02000864

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
52, Beachy Road, London, E3 2NS 14 August 2024 £10,500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
330
Primary
182
Secondary
46
  1. Mulberry UTC

    University technical college

    578 m
  2. Mossbourne Riverside Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    670 m
  3. Bobby Moore Academy

    Free schools

    710 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,344
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,225
  • Shoplifting 1,896
  • Theft from the person 1,808
  • Other theft 1,434
  • Anti social behaviour 1,370

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

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+
18.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
18.2%
Gigabit-capable
18.2%
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

124

within 5 km

  • RUSTON STREET CLINIC

    RUSTON STREET, BOW, LONDON, E3 2LR

    ODS code F84030

    451 m

  • TROWBRIDGE PRACTICE

    18 MERRIAM AVENUE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 5NE

    ODS code Y00403

    813 m

  • ST. STEPHENS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84034

    950 m

  • TREDEGAR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84696

    1.1 km

  • HARLEY GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    15 HARLEY GROVE, LONDON, E3 2AT

    ODS code F84044

    1.3 km

  • CARPENTERS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84749

    1.4 km

  • THE WICK HEALTH CENTRE

    10 KENWORTHY ROAD, LONDON, E9 5TD

    ODS code F84620

    1.4 km

  • LIBERTY BRIDGE ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y04273

    1.5 km

  • WELLINGTON WAY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84118

    1.5 km

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84055

    1.5 km

  • KINGSMEAD HEALTHCARE

    4 KINGSMEAD WAY, LONDON, E9 5QG

    ODS code F84015

    1.6 km

  • THE LEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84105

    1.7 km

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    1.7 km

  • ST ANDREWS HEALTH CENTRE

    2 HANNAFORD WALK, BOW, LONDON, E3 3FF

    ODS code Y03023

    1.8 km

  • ELSDALE STREET SURGERY

    28 ELSDALE STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6QY

    ODS code F84601

    1.9 km

  • LATIMER HEALTH CENTRE

    4 HOMERTON TERRACE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6RT

    ODS code F84719

    2.0 km

  • STRATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    121-123 THE GROVE, STRATFORD, LONDON, E15 1EN

    ODS code F84022

    2.0 km

  • GYNAECOLOGY SERVICES

    50C ROMFORD ROAD, LONDON, E15 4BZ

    ODS code Y03433

    2.1 km

  • PATIENT FIRST SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

    50C ROMFORD ROAD, LONDON, E15 4BZ

    ODS code Y03434

    2.1 km

  • STRATFORD VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84009

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 124 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

  • Monier Road

    BCT · Old Ford

    0.0 miles
  • Monier Road

    BCT · Old Ford

    0.0 miles
  • Monier Road

    BCT · Old Ford

    0.1 miles
  • Wansbeck Road

    BCT · Old Ford

    0.1 miles
  • Monier Bridge

    BCT · Hackney Wick

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 001F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,944 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £10,500,000 from 1 recorded sale in E3 2NS. 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

Published establishments

330 open schools are in scope, including 182 primary and 46 secondary schools. Mulberry UTC is the nearest published school at 578 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

14,344 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,195.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,225 events.

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