E3 2EP Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bow East. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Tower Hamlets in 2026-27: Band D £1,838 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,225 | £1,429 | £1,634 | £1,838 | £2,246 | £2,655 | £3,063 | £3,676 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (49% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Stroudley Walk Market Stroudley Walk, permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 11 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 50% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hackney Wick 4.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Cambridge Heath 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Stratford International 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bow Road Underground Station | 470 m |
| Bow Church DLR Station | 590 m | |
| Mile End Underground Station | 740 m | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Shetland Road Bow | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 6.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Bloc Space - Hackney Wick - Car Park 2 (Bloc Riverbank) | 650 m |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 550 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tredegar Practice | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bell Pharmacy Bow | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest M C Lewis & Associates LTD | 270 m |
| Hospital | Mile End Hospital Cdc | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Bow Road Police Station | 450 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,340 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mile End Park 14 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 15 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | Bromley Recreation Ground 5,140 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Reeves Road Allotments 3,270 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 33 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Phoenix School, a listed building (Grade II*), 380 m south. 109 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix School | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south |
| 26, Tredegar Square | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m south-west |
| Three Colt Bridge, Gunmaker's Lane | Scheduled monument | 720 m north-west |
| Three Colts Bridge at Tq 364837 | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary Stratford Bow | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m east |
| Parnell Road Bridge | Scheduled monument | 840 m north |
| Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-west |
| The Novo Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-west |
| Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 4.2 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Prescott Channel | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km east |
| Limehouse Cut | Tidal water | 1.6 km south |
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 1.9 km east |
| Wick Field | Wood | 2.2 km north |
| Cuckold's Point | Wetland | 2.9 km south |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 3.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 21 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 34 |
29 of the postcode's 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.