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E3 5GY

Bow West · Tower Hamlets · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5BJ 17 m
E3 5HN 19 m
E3 5AE 34 m
E3 5AQ 49 m
E3 5AY 49 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E3 5GY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E3
Postcode sector
E3 5
Latitude
51.526370
Longitude
-0.031872
British National Grid easting
536,627
British National Grid northing
182,664

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
E00021308
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 003C · E01004232
Middle layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 003 · E02000866

Postcode source versions

Explore E3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
338
Primary
185
Secondary
48

  1. Malmesbury Primary School

    Community school

    234 m

  2. Central Foundation Girls' School

    Voluntary aided school

    258 m

  3. Beatrice Tate School

    Community special school

    308 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,865
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,741
  • Anti social behaviour 2,091
  • Other theft 1,202
  • Shoplifting 1,100
  • Vehicle crime 1,033

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
60

39 female, 21 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
10.0
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E3 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

113

within 5 km

  • HARLEY GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    15 HARLEY GROVE, LONDON, E3 2AT

    ODS code F84044

    336 m

  • WELLINGTON WAY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84118

    492 m

  • TREDEGAR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84696

    531 m

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84055

    615 m

  • ST. STEPHENS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84034

    679 m

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    730 m

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    758 m

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    988 m

  • RUSTON STREET CLINIC

    RUSTON STREET, BOW, LONDON, E3 2LR

    ODS code F84030

    1.1 km

  • ST ANDREWS HEALTH CENTRE

    2 HANNAFORD WALK, BOW, LONDON, E3 3FF

    ODS code Y03023

    1.3 km

  • THE LIMEHOUSE PRACTICE

    11 GILL STREET, POPLAR, LONDON, E14 8HQ

    ODS code F84054

    1.7 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    1.8 km

  • THE CHRISP STREET HTH CTR

    100 CHRISP STREET, LONDON, E14 6PG

    ODS code F84062

    1.8 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.9 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    1.9 km

  • WELL STREET SURGERY

    28 SHORE ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 7TA

    ODS code F84069

    2.1 km

  • TROWBRIDGE PRACTICE

    18 MERRIAM AVENUE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 5NE

    ODS code Y00403

    2.1 km

  • THE GREENHOUSE WALK-IN

    19 TUDOR ROAD, LONDON, E9 7SN

    ODS code F84632

    2.1 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    2.1 km

  • ELSDALE STREET SURGERY

    28 ELSDALE STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6QY

    ODS code F84601

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 113 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Mile End

    BCT · Mile End

    0.1 miles

  • Mile End

    BCT · Mile End

    0.1 miles

  • Mile End Underground Station

    PLT · Mile End

    0.1 miles

  • Mile End Underground Station

    PLT · Mile End

    0.1 miles

  • Mile End Underground Station

    PLT · Mile End

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 003C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,122 of 33,755

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

Schools

338 open schools are in scope, including 185 primary and 48 secondary schools. Malmesbury Primary School is the nearest published school at 234 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,865 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,322.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,741 events.

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