Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 9.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£473,000
Median property price
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Annual change
London
Region
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for E3 2HT
Postcode
E3 2HT
Coordinates
51.5343, -0.0284
Grid reference
TQ368835
Easting
536,845
Northing
183,551
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGXMC+PJ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Tower Hamlets
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Tower Hamlets
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
5303
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5303 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · E3 2HT
HM Land Registry · Tower Hamlets
Average price
£473,000
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Median price: £473,000
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near E3 2HT
England & WalesCrime trends · near E3 2HT
Counts are for Bow East electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
48
YoY +20%
614426
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
39
YoY stable
624018
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
15
YoY —
20123
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
14
YoY +40%
24144
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
1680
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.36.6%
Bangladeshi29.1%
Other White9.7%
African6.3%
Caribbean3.4%
+ 8 other groups · 14.9%
Religion
Muslim35.2%
Christian28.5%
No religion27.3%
Not answered6.8%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
35–4920.8%
25–3420.0%
50–6417.1%
20–248.7%
10–156.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Other24.2%
Any member 66+11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.8%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent9.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.9%
+ 8 other households · 35.5%
Administrative Information
Tower Hamlets
Local Authority
Council AreaStratford and Bow E14001525
Constituency
E14001525Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
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 EnglandNorth 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 001A E01004222
E01004222MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 001 E02000864
E02000864LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tower Hamlets 001A E01004222
E01004222MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 001 E02000864
E02000864Urban: 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
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode E3 2HT 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: 5303
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004222 and MSOA E02000864 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode E3 2HT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near E3 2HT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 63%
Attainment 8
30.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
67%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 64%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–19FSM 56%
Attainment 8
54.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
71%
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 50%
Attainment 8
45.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
73%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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