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E3 Bow West — Family Area Report

Bow West · Tower Hamlets

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Tower Hamlets£1,997/yr
Family densityHigh · 28–34%29.9% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

E3 is the London postcode area covering Bow West in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 34 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Liverpool Street in 18 min on the morning rush. 29.9% of households here have dependent children — high.

What borough is E3 in?

E3 is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Its representative postcode sits in the Bow West ward. On our family-life index, E3 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density45
Commute70

Schools

34 within 1 mile

There are 34 schools within a mile of E3 — 13 primary and 4 secondary among the top matches. Wellington Primary School is the top-rated near-neighbour, 226m away with a Outstanding (pre-2024 Ofsted) inspection.

  • Phoenix School

    Special · 533 pupils

    152m

  • Wellington Primary School

    Primary · 396 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    226m

  • Central Foundation Girls' School

    Secondary · 1526 pupils

    Strong standard
    269m

  • Phoenix Autism Trust

    Special

    319m

  • Malmesbury Primary School

    Primary · 453 pupils

    333m

  • St Agnes RC Primary School

    Primary · 214 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    436m

  • Beatrice Tate School

    Special · 134 pupils

    Expected standard
    603m

  • Childrens House Nursery School

    Nursery · 145 pupils

    619m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

E3 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here in May 2026.

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    7
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    7

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Excellent · Under 25 min
    Waterloo
    33 min
    via District & Central & Waterloo & City
    King's Cross
    32 min
    via Hammersmith & City
    Liverpool StreetFastest
    18 min
    via Hammersmith & City & Central
    Canary Wharf
    21 min
    via DLR + 1 bus
    Paddington
    42 min
    via District & Elizabeth line
    Victoria
    36 min
    via District

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Liverpool Street in 18 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode E3. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    E3 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about Bow West, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    What London borough is E3 in?
    E3 is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Its representative postcode falls in the Bow West ward. E3 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is E3 a good area for families?
    E3 (Bow West, Tower Hamlets) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in E3?
    There are 34 schools within a mile of E3, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. E3 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is E3?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in E3 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, E3 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from E3 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from E3 is Liverpool Street in about 18 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in E3?
    29.9% of households in E3's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as high (28–34%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near E3

    The closest postcodes to E3 we cover are E9 (Hackney Wick, ~2.1km), E15 (Stratford, ~2.4km), E14 (Canary Wharf, ~2.5km) and E2 (Bethnal Green West, ~2.6km). Families weighing E3 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

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