E3 2ZZ

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 2SG 27 m
E3 2QT 49 m
E3 2SE 49 m
E3 3AH 68 m
E3 2QE 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E3 2ZZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 January 2024
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E3
Postcode sector
E3 2
Latitude
51.528458
Longitude
-0.019182
British National Grid easting
537,501
British National Grid northing
182,920

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
E00167091
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 004I · E01035663
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 004 · E02000867

Postcode source versions

Explore E3

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
161, Bow Road, London, E3 2ZZ 1 May 2019 £5,823
161, Bow Road, London, E3 2ZZ 21 September 2015 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
323
Primary
182
Secondary
49
  1. St Agnes RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    110 m
  2. Childrens House Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    272 m
  3. Old Palace Primary School

    Community school

    361 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,390
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,258
  • Anti social behaviour 1,522
  • Other theft 903
  • Vehicle crime 860
  • Theft from the person 785

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

114

within 5 km straight-line

  • WELLINGTON WAY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84118

    482 m

  • HARLEY GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    15 HARLEY GROVE, LONDON, E3 2AT

    ODS code F84044

    597 m

  • ST ANDREWS HEALTH CENTRE

    2 HANNAFORD WALK, BOW, LONDON, E3 3FF

    ODS code Y03023

    606 m

  • TREDEGAR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84696

    911 m

  • ST. STEPHENS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84034

    943 m

  • RUSTON STREET CLINIC

    RUSTON STREET, BOW, LONDON, E3 2LR

    ODS code F84030

    1.0 km

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84055

    1.4 km

  • CARPENTERS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84749

    1.5 km

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    1.6 km

  • THE CHRISP STREET HTH CTR

    100 CHRISP STREET, LONDON, E14 6PG

    ODS code F84062

    1.6 km

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    1.6 km

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    1.7 km

  • ABBEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    28A ABBEY ROAD, LONDON, E15 3LT

    ODS code F84111

    1.9 km

  • ABERFELDY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84698

    2.0 km

  • TROWBRIDGE PRACTICE

    18 MERRIAM AVENUE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 5NE

    ODS code Y00403

    2.0 km

  • THE LIMEHOUSE PRACTICE

    11 GILL STREET, POPLAR, LONDON, E14 8HQ

    ODS code F84054

    2.0 km

  • GOUGH WALK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84025

    2.1 km

  • STAR LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    121 STAR LANE, CANNING TOWN, LONDON, E16 4QH

    ODS code F84017

    2.3 km

  • LIBERTY BRIDGE ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y04273

    2.3 km

  • GYNAECOLOGY SERVICES

    50C ROMFORD ROAD, LONDON, E15 4BZ

    ODS code Y03433

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 114 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Bow Bus Garage

    BCT · Bow

    0.0 miles
  • Bow Church Station

    BCT · Bow

    0.1 miles
  • Bow Church Station

    BCT · Bow

    0.1 miles
  • Bow Church

    BCT · Bow

    0.1 miles
  • Bow Church DLR Station

    MET · Bow

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 004I, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,652 of 33,755

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

Schools

323 open schools are in scope, including 182 primary and 49 secondary schools. St Agnes RC Primary School is the nearest published school at 110 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,390 published events cover 12 months, averaging 949.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,258 events.

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