E3 2NX Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced June 2005. Ward: Bow East. Region: London.
Streets
- Dace Road, Hackney: 86 addresses
- Unnamed street near Dace Road, Old Ford: 1 address
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 D (44% of about 1,630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Fish Island (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- PDZ8.1 (Bridgewater Road), and PDZ8.4 (Warton Road)., permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 79 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 78 homes the Environment Agency counts, 78 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 87 addresses are between 5 m and 6 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 730 m |
| Stratford International 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Stratford (London) 51 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Pudding Mill Lane DLR Station | 720 m |
| Bow Church DLR Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bow Road Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Fish Island Old Ford | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 6.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Car Parking Near London Stadium | 180 m |
| EV charging points | 25 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 31.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ruston Street Clinic | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Parnell Chemist | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 520 m |
| Hospital | Mile End Hospital Cdc | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Bow Road Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,330 m² | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 87 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | Bromley Recreation Ground 5,140 m² | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Pudding Mill Allotments 9,730 m² | 900 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 90 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 87 | 87 |
None of the postcode's 87 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 86% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 64% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 4% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 81% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Dace Road.