E3 3NE Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced July 2005. Ward: Bromley North. 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 (41% of about 790 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
- Land at Clockhouse and Access House, Imperial Street, Bromley-by-Bow, pending decision (130 m)
- Stroudley Walk Market Stroudley Walk, permissioned (380 m)
- Glaucus Street/Violet Road, permissioned (710 m)
- Ailsa Street, pending decision (870 m)
- Ailsa Street, pending decision (870 m)
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (1.0 km)
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 12 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 10 m above sea level.
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 | West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Stratford (London) 51 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Canary Wharf 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bromley-by-Bow Underground Station | 70 m |
| Devons Road DLR Station | 460 m | |
| Bow Church DLR Station | 660 m | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Bromley-By-Bow Bromley By Bow | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 7.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Bloc Space - Hackney Wick - Car Park 2 (Bloc Riverbank) | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 550 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 31.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Andrews Health Centre | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Greenlight Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Poplar Dental & Medical Clinic | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Mile End Hospital Cdc | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Bow Road Police Station | 830 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Prospect Park 3,960 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Three Mills Green 2.9 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 13 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bromley Recreation Ground 5,140 m² | 180 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Reeves Road Allotments 3,270 m² | 390 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 5.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tide Mill (Known As the House Mill), a listed building (Grade I), 390 m north-east. 79 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tide Mill (Known As the House Mill) | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m north-east |
| Church of St Mary Stratford Bow | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m north-west |
| The Widow's Son Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m south-west |
| Bromley Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m south |
| Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| The Novo Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km west |
| Parnell Road Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Three Colt Bridge, Gunmaker's Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 4.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Prescott Channel | Lake or reservoir | 660 m north-east |
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 1.0 km north-east |
| Limehouse Cut | Tidal water | 1.0 km south-west |
| Blackwall Point | Wetland | 2.4 km south-east |
| Ashburton Wood | Wood | 2.8 km south-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 3.3 km south-west |
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) | 16.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 31 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 44 |
33 of the postcode's 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 28% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 32% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.