E3 4ED Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bromley South. Region: London.
Streets
- Campbell Road, Bow: 41 addresses
- Unnamed street near Campbell Road, Bromley: 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 (38% of about 550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- THE WIDOW'S SON PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Glaucus Street/Violet Road, permissioned (330 m)
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (470 m)
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (470 m)
- Stroudley Walk Market Stroudley Walk, permissioned (520 m)
- Land at Clockhouse and Access House, Imperial Street, Bromley-by-Bow, pending decision (650 m)
- Ailsa Street, pending decision (910 m)
- Ailsa Street, pending decision (910 m)
- 42-44 Thomas Road, permissioned (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 5 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 8 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 | 1.8 km |
| Canary Wharf 16 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Limehouse 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Devons Road DLR Station | 80 m |
| Bromley-by-Bow Underground Station | 560 m | |
| Bow Church DLR Station | 610 m | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Devons Road Station | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 7.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | Bloc Space - Hackney Wick - Car Park 2 (Bloc Riverbank) | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 510 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 31.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Andrews Health Centre | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Greenlight Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Poplar Dental & Medical Clinic | 730 m |
| Hospital | Mile End Hospital Cdc | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Bow Road Police Station | 680 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 14 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,700 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park 12 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 22 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,090 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bromley Recreation Ground 5,140 m² | 580 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Reeves Road Allotments 3,270 m² | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 14 parks and gardens, 23 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) | 16.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 28 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 41 |
42 of the postcode's 42 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 27% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 37% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 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 Campbell Road.