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E3 4QY

POSTCODE

E3 4QY is a postcode in Bow West.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.5263, -0.0368
OS grid TQ362826 (536,286, 182,648)
IMD England
5/10
#14122
Crime · Aug '26
High · 15.8 per 1k
MoM +4% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3XGXG7+G7
Most deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
IMD England
High · 15.8 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.
14122
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14122 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 4QY
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 4QY

England & Wales
Crime trends · near E3 4QY

Counts are for Bow West 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
34
YoY +10%
654422
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
39
YoY +18%
674216
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY —
17102
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
10
YoY —
1592
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
69
YoY +11%
1519334
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
56
YoY +87%
56315
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · asb rising

217
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,791
White Brit.43.3%
Bangladeshi24.9%
Other White12.6%
Indian2.8%
White & Asian2.6%
+ 6 other groups · 13.8%

Religion

Total residents: 1,791
No religion40.2%
Muslim26.6%
Christian23.3%
Not answered5.1%
Jewish1.2%
+ 3 other religions · 3.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,787
25–3427.1%
35–4921.8%
50–6411.9%
20–248.9%
5–97.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.2%

Households

Total households: 633
One person: other20.1%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over18.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.5%
+ 9 other households · 28.3%

Getting around

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

Stations

  • Mile End Underground Station

    Underground

    255 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Bow Road Underground Station

    Underground

    810 m straight lineabout 10 min

  • Stepney Green Underground Station

    Underground

    840 m straight lineabout 11 min

Bus stops

  • Lichfield Road

    Bus · ->N · north

    86 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Lichfield Road

    Bus · ->S · south

    97 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Mile End

    Bus · Stand J · north

    111 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Mile End Station / Mile End Rd

    Bus · Stop G · north

    118 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Mile End Station / Bow Road

    Bus · Stop H · south

    124 m straight lineabout 2 min

Coordinates & Location for E3 4QY

England
Country
Tower Hamlets
Local Authority
Bow West
Ward
London
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
E3 4QY
Coordinates
51.5263, -0.0368
Grid reference
TQ362826
Easting
536,286
Northing
182,648
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGXG7+G7
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
Stratford and Bow E14001525
Constituency
E14001525
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Bow West
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 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 003C E01004232
E01004232
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 003 E02000866
E02000866
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tower Hamlets 003C E01004232
E01004232
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 003 E02000866
E02000866
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

7:32 AM5:57 PM
7:32 AM
Sunrise
5:57 PM
Sunset
10 hours 25 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:32 AM
Sunset (today)
5:57 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 25 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 4QY 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 E01004232 and MSOA E02000866 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 14122
Present — Active
Postcode E3 4QY 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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