E3 5EP
The median sold price for the postcode E3 5EP is around £425,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 218 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around E3 5EP (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £317,500 – £925,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across E3 5, last 24 months.
- Flat£475,000(156 sales)
- Terraced£1,049,000(77 sales)
- Semi-detachedToo few sales(2 sales)
- DetachedToo few sales(1 sale)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
E3 5EP median £425,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £485,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: about the same as the typical Tower Hamlets neighbourhood
- Crime: 2.0× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Tower Hamlets and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 0% of premises in E3 5EP, compared with 86.9% across Tower Hamlets and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 81.6% of premises across Tower Hamlets (England: 77.9%).
Ofcom lists no gigabit-capable network at this postcode, although 86.9% of premises across Tower Hamlets have one. Ofcom data can lag recent upgrades, and neighbouring postcodes can differ.
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Tower Hamlets | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 81.6% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 0% | 86.9% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 96.3% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 56% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Tower Hamlets: more deprived than 21% of its 169 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income4of 10
- Employment5of 10
- Crime4of 10
- Living environment2of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band E (39%). Average Band D in Tower Hamlets is £1,837.78 for 2026/27.
That is 23% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band E in Tower Hamlets: £2,246.18 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 870 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A–
- Band B10%
- Band C31%
- Band D17%
- Band E39%
- Band F2%
- Band G–
- Band H–
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Malmesbury Primary School0.2 miles (240 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, June 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Malmesbury Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Olga Primary School0.2 miles (400 m)Ofsted report card, January 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy0.4 miles (610 m)Ofsted, November 2022: OutstandingOfsted reports for Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Central Foundation Girls' School0.2 miles (310 m)Ofsted report card, January 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Post-16 provision Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Strong standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Mulberry UTC0.5 miles (870 m)Ofsted, March 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Good
- Morpeth School0.6 miles (1.0 km)Ofsted, March 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Morpeth School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to E3 5EP is Mile End Underground Station, 0.2 miles (310 m) away in a straight line. There are 22 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.2 miles (310 m)Mile End Underground Station
- 0.3 miles (560 m)Bow Road Underground Station
- 0.5 miles (840 m)Bow Church DLR Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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