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E3 3LW

POSTCODE

E3 3LW is a postcode in Bromley South.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.5228, -0.0117
OS grid TQ380823 (538,039, 182,300)
IMD England
2/10
#6218
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 10.9 per 1k
MoM +13% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3XGXFQ+48
Most deprived 10⁠–⁠20%
IMD England
Around average · 10.9 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£465,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 1,823 sales
-10.6%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
London
Region

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.
6218
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6218 out of 33,755 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 & Wales
Property sales · E3 3LW
HM Land Registry · Tower Hamlets
Average price
£536,783
Median price: £465,000
Median -10.6% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,823 sales
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Police Recorded Crime near E3 3LW

England & Wales
Crime trends · near E3 3LW

Counts are for Bromley South electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
43
YoY +54%
523721
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
42
YoY +27%
463115
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY —
22133
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
1581
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
51
YoY stable
634526
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving · violent crime rising

152
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,994
Bangladeshi49.2%
White Brit.11.4%
Other White9.6%
African8.5%
Caribbean5.0%
+ 9 other groups · 16.2%

Religion

Total residents: 1,994
Muslim55.1%
Christian20.5%
No religion16.1%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 2.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,993
25–3427.1%
35–4922.3%
50–649.6%
10–158.9%
20–248.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.1%

Households

Total households: 687
One person: other21.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.2%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.2%
+ 8 other households · 31.0%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Bromley-By-Bow

    Underground

    220 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Devons Road Station

    DLR

    402 m straight lineabout 5 min

  • Bow Church Station

    DLR

    852 m straight lineabout 11 min

Bus stops

  • Bromley-By-Bow

    Bus · Stop BH · west

    68 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Coventry Cross Estate

    Bus · Stop BD · north

    103 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Twelvetrees Crescent

    Bus · Stop BB · south

    103 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Bromley-By-Bow

    Bus · Stop BN · east

    109 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Bromley-By-Bow

    Bus · Stop BE · north

    163 m straight lineabout 2 min

Coordinates & Location for E3 3LW

England
Country
Tower Hamlets
Local Authority
Bromley South
Ward
London
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
E3 3LW
Coordinates
51.5228, -0.0117
Grid reference
TQ380823
Easting
538,039
Northing
182,300
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGXFQ+48
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

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Administrative Information

Tower Hamlets
Local Authority
Council Area
Poplar and Limehouse E14001430
Constituency
E14001430
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Bromley South
Constituency code
E14001430
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 England
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 008H E01035667
E01035667
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 008 E02000871
E02000871
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tower Hamlets 008D E01004238
E01004238
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 008 E02000871
E02000871
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

7:28 AM6:01 PM
7:28 AM
Sunrise
6:01 PM
Sunset
10 hours 33 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:28 AM
Sunset (today)
6:01 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 33 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode E3 3LW 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035667 and MSOA E02000871 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 6218
Present — Active
Postcode E3 3LW 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

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