Around average
IMD England
Around average · 7.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for E3 3PB
Postcode
E3 3PB
Coordinates
51.5205, -0.0171
Grid reference
TQ376820
Easting
537,666
Northing
182,043
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGXCM+64
User Type
Large 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.
14041
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14041 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 3PB
England & WalesCrime trends · near E3 3PB
This large-user / landmark postcode reports Bromley South electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
26
YoY stable
453321
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
33
YoY +22%
462912
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
22
YoY —
22122
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Bangladeshi36.1%
White Brit.20.0%
Other White16.1%
African4.6%
Chinese4.2%
+ 9 other groups · 18.9%
Religion
Muslim43.2%
No religion28.4%
Christian18.4%
Not answered5.5%
Hindu2.0%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
25–3436.7%
35–4924.3%
20–248.8%
10–157.0%
≤46.8%
+ 3 other age groups · 16.4%
Households
Other32.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children15.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.8%
+ 5 other households · 18.7%
Administrative Information
Tower Hamlets
Local Authority
Council AreaPoplar and Limehouse E14001430
Constituency
E14001430Metropolitan 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 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 012F E01035671
E01035671MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 012 E02000875
E02000875LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tower Hamlets 012C E01004242
E01004242MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 012 E02000875
E02000875Urban: 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
July 1990
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> PresentJuly 1990 — Introduced
Postcode E3 3PB 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: 14041
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035671 and MSOA E02000875 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode E3 3PB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near E3 3PB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
64%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–18FSM 55%
Attainment 8
51.8
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 94%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 57%
Attainment 8
43.2
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 64%
Attainment 8
43.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
75%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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