Around average
IMD England
High · 17.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£993,750
Median property price
—
Annual change
London
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for E3 5AP
Postcode
E3 5AP
Coordinates
51.5267, -0.0335
Grid reference
TQ365826
Easting
536,512
Northing
182,696
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGXG8+MH
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.
14122
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14122 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 & WalesProperty sales · E3 5AP
HM Land Registry · Tower Hamlets
Average price
£993,750
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £993,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '24 – Mar '25Mar '25: 1 sales · avg £462,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.5m£994k£463k
Oct '24Mar '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near E3 5AP
England & WalesCrime trends · near E3 5AP
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
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.43.3%
Bangladeshi24.9%
Other White12.6%
Indian2.8%
White & Asian2.6%
+ 6 other groups · 13.8%
Religion
No religion40.2%
Muslim26.6%
Christian23.3%
Not answered5.1%
Jewish1.2%
+ 3 other religions · 3.6%
Age groups
25–3427.2%
35–4921.6%
50–6411.9%
20–248.9%
5–97.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.2%
Households
Other19.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over18.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
+ 8 other households · 28.4%
Administrative Information
Tower Hamlets
Local Authority
Council AreaStratford and Bow E14001525
Constituency
E14001525Metropolitan 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 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 003C E01004232
E01004232MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 003 E02000866
E02000866LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tower Hamlets 003C E01004232
E01004232MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tower Hamlets 003 E02000866
E02000866Urban: 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 5AP 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: 14122
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004232 and MSOA E02000866 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode E3 5AP 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 5AP
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
67%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–19FSM 56%
Attainment 8
54.3
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 76%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
61%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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