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E3 5SW

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 5SN 32 m
E3 5SS 34 m
E3 5SL 50 m
E3 5SP 56 m
E3 5SA 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E3 5SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E3
Postcode sector
E3 5
Latitude
51.532260
Longitude
-0.042100
British National Grid easting
535,900
British National Grid northing
183,300

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
E00021296
Lower layer super output area
Tower Hamlets 003E · E01004234
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
361
Primary
191
Secondary
51

  1. Chisenhale Primary School

    Community school

    227 m

  2. Gatehouse School

    Other independent school

    318 m

  3. Olga Primary School

    Community school

    439 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,016
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,559
  • Anti social behaviour 2,033
  • Shoplifting 1,443
  • Other theft 1,215
  • Theft from the person 1,151

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

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

  • SUTTONS WHARF HEALTH CENTRE

    26 PALMERS ROAD, LONDON, E2 0FA

    ODS code F84123

    342 m

  • THE GROVE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84055

    356 m

  • TREDEGAR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84696

    741 m

  • ST. STEPHENS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84034

    759 m

  • XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    BANCROFT ROAD, LONDON, E1 4DG

    ODS code F84122

    802 m

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    1.0 km

  • WELL STREET SURGERY

    28 SHORE ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 7TA

    ODS code F84069

    1.1 km

  • HARLEY GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    15 HARLEY GROVE, LONDON, E3 2AT

    ODS code F84044

    1.1 km

  • RUSTON STREET CLINIC

    RUSTON STREET, BOW, LONDON, E3 2LR

    ODS code F84030

    1.1 km

  • THE GREENHOUSE WALK-IN

    19 TUDOR ROAD, LONDON, E9 7SN

    ODS code F84632

    1.2 km

  • ELSDALE STREET SURGERY

    28 ELSDALE STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6QY

    ODS code F84601

    1.3 km

  • WELLINGTON WAY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84118

    1.4 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    1.4 km

  • HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    115 HARFORD STREET, LONDON, E1 4FG

    ODS code F84087

    1.6 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.6 km

  • LATIMER HEALTH CENTRE

    4 HOMERTON TERRACE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6RT

    ODS code F84719

    1.7 km

  • TROWBRIDGE PRACTICE

    18 MERRIAM AVENUE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 5NE

    ODS code Y00403

    1.7 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.7 km

  • THE LEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84105

    1.8 km

  • THE WICK HEALTH CENTRE

    10 KENWORTHY ROAD, LONDON, E9 5TD

    ODS code F84620

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 114 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Old Ford Road Globe Town

    BCT · Globe Town

    0.0 miles

  • Roman Road

    BCT · Globe Town

    0.1 miles

  • Victoria Park

    BCT · Globe Town

    0.1 miles

  • Haverfield Green / Grove Road

    BCT · Globe Town

    0.1 miles

  • Roman Road / Grove Road

    BCT · Globe Town

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tower Hamlets 003E, 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

16,434 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

361 open schools are in scope, including 191 primary and 51 secondary schools. Chisenhale Primary School is the nearest published school at 227 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,016 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,334.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,559 events.

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