Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 8.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for E3 3AH
Postcode
E3 3AH
Coordinates
51.5282, -0.0183
Grid reference
TQ375828
Easting
537,562
Northing
182,889
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGXHJ+7M
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.
5076
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5076 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near E3 3AH
England & WalesCrime trends · near E3 3AH
Counts are for Bromley North 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
50
YoY +39%
573614
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
35
YoY stable
503417
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY -36%
17126
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
7
YoY —
1382
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Bangladeshi35.1%
White Brit.19.0%
Other White11.7%
African9.0%
Chinese3.2%
+ 10 other groups · 22.0%
Religion
Muslim44.2%
Christian25.1%
No religion21.1%
Not answered5.8%
Buddhist1.6%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%
Age groups
35–4925.1%
25–3424.3%
50–648.6%
5–98.5%
10–158.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.0%
Households
Other28.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.5%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.2%
+ 6 other households · 24.8%
Administrative Information
Tower Hamlets
Local Authority
Council AreaStratford and Bow E14001525
Constituency
E14001525Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Bromley North
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 008C E01004237
E01004237MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 008 E02000871
E02000871LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tower Hamlets 008C E01004237
E01004237MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 008 E02000871
E02000871Urban: 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 3AH 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: 5076
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004237 and MSOA E02000871 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode E3 3AH 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 3AH
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
75%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 94%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
71%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 64%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–19FSM 56%
Attainment 8
54.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
80%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
67%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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