Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
7452
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7452 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near E3 2HB
Crime trends · near E3 2HB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
34
YoY -41%
ASB
30
YoY -25%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY -57%
Burglary
14
YoY +40%
Criminal damage
8
YoY -20%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Theft From The Person
26
YoY +117%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · theft from the person up sharply · burglary rising
163
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,580
White Brit.32.5%
Bangladeshi30.2%
Other White8.8%
African4.6%
Caribbean3.6%
+ 9 other groups · 20.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,575
Muslim34.1%
No religion29.2%
Christian27.8%
Not answered6.4%
+ other · 2.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,579
25–3423.9%
35–4921.9%
50–6413.4%
20–249.3%
10–157.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.9%
Households
Total households: 590
Other22.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over12.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.5%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.3%
+ 9 other households · 36.6%
Administrative Information
Tower Hamlets
Local Authority
Council Area
Stratford and Bow E14001525
Constituency
E14001525
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bow East
Constituency code
E14001525
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Tower Hamlets, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Tower Hamlets
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
North East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Tower Hamlets
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East London ICB - A3A8R
Cancer Alliance
North East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Tower Hamlets 001G E01035659
E01035659
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 001 E02000864
E02000864
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tower Hamlets 001C E01004224
E01004224
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 001 E02000864
E02000864
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:11 AM
Sunrise
7:41 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:11 AM
Sunset (today)
7:41 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1981
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> Present
June 1981 — Introduced
Postcode E3 2HB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 7452
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035659 and MSOA E02000864 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode E3 2HB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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