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E3 5DE

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
E3 5BZ 45 m
E3 5DF 46 m
E3 5DQ 58 m
E3 5DD 67 m
E3 5DN 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E3 5DE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E3
Postcode sector
E3 5
Latitude
51.530066
Longitude
-0.036759
British National Grid easting
536,277
British National Grid northing
183,066

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
E00021321
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
346
Primary
187
Secondary
48

  1. Olga Primary School

    Community school

    86 m

  2. Chisenhale Primary School

    Community school

    348 m

  3. Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy

    Academy converter

    486 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,735
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,246
  • Anti social behaviour 1,892
  • Shoplifting 1,375
  • Other theft 1,073
  • Theft from the person 995

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
69

33 female, 36 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
3.3
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E3 5 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+
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

117

within 5 km

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84055

    148 m

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    364 m

  • TREDEGAR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84696

    379 m

  • ST. STEPHENS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84034

    471 m

  • HARLEY GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    15 HARLEY GROVE, LONDON, E3 2AT

    ODS code F84044

    667 m

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    673 m

  • WELLINGTON WAY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84118

    949 m

  • RUSTON STREET CLINIC

    RUSTON STREET, BOW, LONDON, E3 2LR

    ODS code F84030

    953 m

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    1.3 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    1.4 km

  • WELL STREET SURGERY

    28 SHORE ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 7TA

    ODS code F84069

    1.5 km

  • THE GREENHOUSE WALK-IN

    19 TUDOR ROAD, LONDON, E9 7SN

    ODS code F84632

    1.6 km

  • ELSDALE STREET SURGERY

    28 ELSDALE STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6QY

    ODS code F84601

    1.7 km

  • ST ANDREWS HEALTH CENTRE

    2 HANNAFORD WALK, BOW, LONDON, E3 3FF

    ODS code Y03023

    1.7 km

  • TROWBRIDGE PRACTICE

    18 MERRIAM AVENUE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 5NE

    ODS code Y00403

    1.8 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.8 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    1.9 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.9 km

  • THE WICK HEALTH CENTRE

    10 KENWORTHY ROAD, LONDON, E9 5TD

    ODS code F84620

    2.0 km

  • LATIMER HEALTH CENTRE

    4 HOMERTON TERRACE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6RT

    ODS code F84719

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 117 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

  • Medway Road (E3)

    BCT · Old Ford

    0.1 miles

  • St Barnabas Church (E3)

    BCT · Globe Town

    0.1 miles

  • Medway Road (E3)

    BCT · Old Ford

    0.1 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
2
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

346 open schools are in scope, including 187 primary and 48 secondary schools. Olga Primary School is the nearest published school at 86 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

14,735 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,227.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,246 events.

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