E3 postcode area

The E3 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Newham, Tower Hamlets. Area Scores range from 8 to 42 across them.

In summary

The strongest of the E3 district's neighbourhoods is Mill Meads (43 out of 100, #3,933 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Poplar Central (9). 11 of the 13 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £338,500 in Bromley-by-Bow East to £715,000 in Bow West — a 2.1× gap within the E3 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Newham and Tower Hamlets — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Mill MeadsNewham 3,93343 £360,000
Bow WestTower Hamlets 4,30337 £715,000
Bow SouthTower Hamlets 4,70731 £425,000
Canning Town South & Bow CreekNewham 4,86529 £454,806
Mile End WestTower Hamlets 5,13225 £525,000
Bow North & Fish IslandTower Hamlets 5,36622 £500,000
Mile End East & Burdett EstateTower Hamlets 5,55719 £485,000
Canning Town NorthNewham 5,66017 £495,000
Poplar LeasideTower Hamlets 5,80415 £480,960
Bromley-by-Bow WestTower Hamlets 5,87314 £400,000
Bromley-by-Bow EastTower Hamlets 5,96213 £338,500
Limehouse North & Stepney EastTower Hamlets 6,00312 £450,000
Poplar CentralTower Hamlets 6,2579 £370,000

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around E3.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.