E3 4QL Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mile End. 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 (33% of about 600 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Tower Hamlets Cemetery. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: 23 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- ST CLEMENTS HOSPITAL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (560 m)
- Bow Common Gas Works, pending decision (560 m)
- Stroudley Walk Market Stroudley Walk, permissioned (910 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 1 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 42 addresses are between 12 m and 13 m above sea level (13 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 | Limehouse 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Cambridge Heath 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bethnal Green 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Mile End Underground Station | 270 m |
| Bow Road Underground Station | 390 m | |
| Bow Church DLR Station | 690 m | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Coborn Road Mile End | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 6.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Bloc Space - Hackney Wick - Car Park 2 (Bloc Riverbank) | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wellington Way Health Centre | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Forward Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 195 Bow Common Lane (Dental Practice) | 410 m |
| Hospital | Mile End Hospital Cdc | 870 m |
| Police station | Bow Road Police Station | 540 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 14 within 800 m; nearest Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park 12 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mile End Park 14 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 16 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,290 m² | 650 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ackroyd Drive Allotments 1,690 m² | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 14 parks and gardens, 39 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 26, Tredegar Square, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m north-west. 111 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 26, Tredegar Square | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m north-west |
| Phoenix School | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m north-east |
| The Novo Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 660 m west |
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m south |
| The Widow's Son Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m east |
| Three Colt Bridge, Gunmaker's Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Parnell Road Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km north-west |
| Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Limehouse Cut | Tidal water | 1.1 km south-east |
| Limehouse Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south |
| Prescott Channel | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km east |
| Cuckold's Point | Wetland | 2.2 km south |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 2.8 km south |
| Wick Field | Wood | 2.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 42 |
27 of the postcode's 42 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 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 56% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 28% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.