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E3 5AH

POSTCODE

E3 5AH is a postcode in Bow West.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.5282, -0.0324
OS grid TQ365828 (536,584, 182,869)
IMD England
5/10
#14838
Crime · Jun '26
High · 17.6 per 1k
MoM +28% vs May '26
Plus Code
9C3XGXH9+72
Around average
IMD England
High · 17.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£942,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
London
Region
Live
Status
Around average
IMD England
High · 17.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£942,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
London
Region
Live
Status

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Coordinates & Location for E3 5AH

England
Country
Tower Hamlets
Local Authority
Bow West
Ward
London
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
E3 5AH
Coordinates
51.5282, -0.0324
Grid reference
TQ365828
Easting
536,584
Northing
182,869
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGXH9+72
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.
14838
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14838 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 & Wales
Property sales · E3 5AH
HM Land Registry · Tower Hamlets
Average price
£942,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £942,000
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Police Recorded Crime near E3 5AH

England & Wales
Crime trends · near E3 5AH

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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
64
YoY stable
705233
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
44
YoY +38%
734823
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY —
19124
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
15
YoY —
19112
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1680
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
32
YoY +68%
36215
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · asb rising

241
incidents · Jun '26

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,952
White Brit.56.8%
Other White11.9%
Bangladeshi7.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.3%
African2.5%
+ 8 other groups · 17.9%

Religion

Total residents: 1,946
No religion44.3%
Christian34.4%
Muslim11.5%
Not answered6.1%
Sikh1.4%
+ other · 2.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,941
25–3424.3%
35–4920.9%
50–6414.2%
20–2413.0%
65–746.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.9%

Households

Total households: 813
Other21.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over19.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.0%
+ 8 other households · 31.4%

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 003A E01004228
E01004228
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 003 E02000866
E02000866
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tower Hamlets 003A E01004228
E01004228
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

5:39 AM6:09 PM
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 from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode E3 5AH 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: 14838
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004228 and MSOA E02000866 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode E3 5AH 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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