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E3 5BE

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E2 0TB 104 m
E2 0TD 104 m
E2 0FG 116 m
E1 4GT 120 m
E3 5BH 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E3 5BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E3
Postcode sector
E3 5
Latitude
51.527705
Longitude
-0.039672
British National Grid easting
536,082
British National Grid northing
182,798

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
E00021304
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 003B · E01004230
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 003 · E02000866

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
348
Primary
188
Secondary
47

  1. Olga Primary School

    Community school

    416 m

  2. Queen Mary University of London

    Higher education institutions

    535 m

  3. Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy

    Free schools

    569 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
15,676
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,642
  • Anti social behaviour 2,098
  • Shoplifting 1,292
  • Other theft 1,164
  • Public order 1,019

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
E3 5 residents
14,773

Age bands in E3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

2,536 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.7%

2,004 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.9%

5,997 residents

Age 45 to 64
20%

2,934 residents

Age 65 and over
8.1%

1,189 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+
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%
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

113

within 5 km

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    222 m

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84055

    239 m

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    343 m

  • TREDEGAR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84696

    679 m

  • ST. STEPHENS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84034

    792 m

  • HARLEY GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    15 HARLEY GROVE, LONDON, E3 2AT

    ODS code F84044

    828 m

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    1.0 km

  • WELLINGTON WAY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84118

    1.1 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    1.2 km

  • RUSTON STREET CLINIC

    RUSTON STREET, BOW, LONDON, E3 2LR

    ODS code F84030

    1.3 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.5 km

  • WELL STREET SURGERY

    28 SHORE ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 7TA

    ODS code F84069

    1.6 km

  • THE GREENHOUSE WALK-IN

    19 TUDOR ROAD, LONDON, E9 7SN

    ODS code F84632

    1.6 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.7 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    1.7 km

  • ST ANDREWS HEALTH CENTRE

    2 HANNAFORD WALK, BOW, LONDON, E3 3FF

    ODS code Y03023

    1.8 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    1.8 km

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.8 km

  • ELSDALE STREET SURGERY

    28 ELSDALE STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6QY

    ODS code F84601

    1.8 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 113 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

  • Arbery Road

    BCT · Globe Town

    0.1 miles

  • Arbery Road

    BCT · Globe Town

    0.1 miles

  • Lichfield Road

    BCT · Mile End

    0.1 miles

  • Lichfield Road

    BCT · Mile End

    0.1 miles

  • St Barnabas Church (E3)

    BCT · Globe Town

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 003B, 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

9,721 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
1
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

348 open schools are in scope, including 188 primary and 47 secondary schools. Olga Primary School is the nearest published school at 416 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

15,676 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,306.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,642 events.

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