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E3 5FA

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 5LX 40 m
E3 5LZ 45 m
E3 5QF 47 m
E3 5QD 58 m
E3 5QE 59 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E3 5FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E3
Postcode sector
E3 5
Latitude
51.532461
Longitude
-0.034738
British National Grid easting
536,410
British National Grid northing
183,336

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
E00021316
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 003D · E01004233
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 003 · E02000866

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
341
Primary
184
Secondary
48

  1. Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy

    Academy converter

    210 m

  2. Olga Primary School

    Community school

    215 m

  3. Chisenhale Primary School

    Community school

    297 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13,967
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,893
  • Anti social behaviour 1,695
  • Shoplifting 1,418
  • Theft from the person 1,112
  • Other theft 1,008

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

12 female, 12 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
4.0
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 0.2% 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

119

within 5 km

  • ST. STEPHENS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84034

    248 m

  • TREDEGAR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84696

    264 m

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84055

    412 m

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    611 m

  • RUSTON STREET CLINIC

    RUSTON STREET, BOW, LONDON, E3 2LR

    ODS code F84030

    669 m

  • HARLEY GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    15 HARLEY GROVE, LONDON, E3 2AT

    ODS code F84044

    697 m

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    973 m

  • WELLINGTON WAY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84118

    1.0 km

  • WELL STREET SURGERY

    28 SHORE ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 7TA

    ODS code F84069

    1.5 km

  • TROWBRIDGE PRACTICE

    18 MERRIAM AVENUE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 5NE

    ODS code Y00403

    1.5 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    1.5 km

  • ELSDALE STREET SURGERY

    28 ELSDALE STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6QY

    ODS code F84601

    1.5 km

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    1.6 km

  • THE GREENHOUSE WALK-IN

    19 TUDOR ROAD, LONDON, E9 7SN

    ODS code F84632

    1.6 km

  • ST ANDREWS HEALTH CENTRE

    2 HANNAFORD WALK, BOW, LONDON, E3 3FF

    ODS code Y03023

    1.7 km

  • THE WICK HEALTH CENTRE

    10 KENWORTHY ROAD, LONDON, E9 5TD

    ODS code F84620

    1.7 km

  • THE LEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84105

    1.9 km

  • LATIMER HEALTH CENTRE

    4 HOMERTON TERRACE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6RT

    ODS code F84719

    1.9 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    1.9 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 119 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

  • Ford Road (E3)

    BCT · Old Ford

    0.1 miles

  • Medway Road (E3)

    BCT · Old Ford

    0.1 miles

  • Ford Road (E3)

    BCT · Old Ford

    0.1 miles

  • Medway Road (E3)

    BCT · Old Ford

    0.1 miles

  • Alice Lane

    BCT · Old Ford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 003D, 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

8,733 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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
3
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

341 open schools are in scope, including 184 primary and 48 secondary schools. Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy is the nearest published school at 210 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

13,967 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,163.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,893 events.

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