E3 3NU Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced April 2012. Ward: Bromley South. Region: London.
Streets
- Yeo Street, London: 65 addresses
- Glaucus Street, London: 1 address
- Sharman Way, Bow Common: 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 C (29% of about 1,180 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: 6 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Glaucus Street/Violet Road, permissioned (40 m)
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (560 m)
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (560 m)
- Ailsa Street, pending decision (670 m)
- Ailsa Street, pending decision (670 m)
- 42-44 Thomas Road, permissioned (750 m)
- Chrisp Street Town Centre, pending decision (780 m)
- Chrisp Street Town Centre, pending decision (780 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 63 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 6 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 | Canary Wharf 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Limehouse 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| West Ham 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Devons Road DLR Station | 370 m |
| Langdon Park DLR Station | 510 m | |
| Bromley-by-Bow Underground Station | 740 m | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Cranwell Close Bromley | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 7.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | Canada Square Parking | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 31.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Andrews Health Centre | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lincoln Pharmacy | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Poplar Dental & Medical Clinic | 360 m |
| Hospital | Mile End Hospital Cdc | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Bow Road Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 17 within 800 m; nearest Brock Place Gardens 1,830 m² | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park 12 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 31 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | Bromley Recreation Ground 5,140 m² | 880 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Reeves Road Allotments 3,270 m² | 550 m |
Within 800 m: 17 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.0 | 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 | 61 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 67 |
66 of the postcode's 67 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 5% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 57% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 29% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 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) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Yeo Street.