Area Information for Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4BE

Bow Common Lane in Tower Hamlets is in the London region of England. The postcode is within the Mile End ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Poplar and Limehouse. This page combines information for the address Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4BE, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of E3 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Tower Hamlets
Ward Mile End
Constituency Poplar and Limehouse * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region London
Country England

Housing Summary

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is flats, with the most common tenure being private rental. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Mile End), and the Metropolitan Police Service force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed near Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4BE.

Nearby Services

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4BE is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4BE:

Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4GD
Belton Way, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4BA
St. Pauls Way, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4FT
Belton Way, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4BF
Shelmerdine Close, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4AN
Belton Way, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4BB

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about E3 as a whole.

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House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This

The area containing Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London consists predominantly of flats, which is common in inner cities, student neighbourhoods and poorer suburban settings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 11
Semi-Detached 4
Terraced 5
Flat (Purpose-Built) 153
Flat (Converted) 0
Total 173
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London contains a higher-than-average level of social housing - 31% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just under 17.5%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 9
Owned with Mortgage 21
Shared Ownership 14
Rented: From Council 30
Rented: Other Social 24
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 70
Rented: Other 5
Rent Free 0
Total 173

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 42
Two People 47
Three People 25
Four People 32
Five People 14
Six People 10
Seven People 3
8+ People 0
Total 173

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of household compositions, as detailed below. No single type accounts for more than 50% of the households.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 42
Family Household 81
Other Household 47
Total 170

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 59
Deprived In One Dimension 74
Deprived In Two Dimensions 31
Deprived In Three Dimensions 9
Deprived In Four Dimensions 1
Total 174

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Poplar and Limehouse constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 53% male.

Gender
Male 261
Female 229
Total 490

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 35
5-9 25
10-14 30
15-19 21
20-24 60
25-29 60
30-34 69
35-39 46
40-44 39
45-49 38
50-54 26
55-59 9
60-64 6
65-69 10
70-74 5
75-79 4
80-84 6
85+ 2
Total 491

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode E3 4BE does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 230
Married 126
Separated 9
Divorced 19
Widowed 13
Total 397

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 258
Good 161
Fair 41
Bad 20
Very Bad 9
Total 489

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 160
Apprenticeship 6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 46
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 31
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 40
No GCSEs or Equivalent 90
Other 18
Total 391

Ethnic Group Embed This

Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 39% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 191
Mixed Ethnicity 16
Indian 3
Pakistani 7
Bangladeshi 187
Chinese 11
Other Asian 18
Black African 17
Black Caribbean 13
Other Black/African/Caribbean 3
Other 21
Total 487

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

In this area (Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London), only 43% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, so the majority of the residents of this area were not born in the UK.

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 209
European Union 98
Rest of Europe 13
Africa 15
Middle East and Asia 115
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 38
Total 488

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

In this area (Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London), only 43% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, with 22% of the residents residing in the UK for 10 years or more.

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 209
10+ Years 107
5-10 Years 62
2-5 Years 81
Less Than 2 Years 31
Total 490

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to E3 4BE.

Passport(s) Held
None 35
United Kingdom 273
Republic of Ireland 8
European Union 119
Rest of Europe 1
African Countries 4
Middle East or Asia 38
North America or Caribbean 2
Central and South America 7
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 1

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 155
Christian 88
Buddhist 7
Hindu 4
Jewish 0
Muslim 207
Sikh 0
Other Religion 2
Not Stated 26
Total 489

Economic Activity Embed This

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 138
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 52
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 43
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 8
Unemployed 16
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 41
Retired 25
Looking After Home or Family 37
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 15
Other 20
Total 395

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 16
Professional Occupations 49
Associate Professional Occupations 45
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 23
Skilled Trades Occupations 16
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 29
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 21
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 20
Elementary Occupations 31
Total 250

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 41
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 85
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 37
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 45
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 16
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 38
Semi-Routine Occupation 49
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 49
Full-time Student 36
Total 396

Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4BE is within the Mile End policing neighbourhood, under the Metropolitan Police Service force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near Bow Common Lane
Neighbourhood Team Address Mile End
Force Website: https://www.met.police.uk/

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Below are the details of the closest services to Tower Hamlets. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for E3 4BE.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4BE. The nearest railway station is Limehouse, approximately 0.8 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Limehouse 0.8 miles
West Ham 1.4 miles
Whitechapel 1.5 miles
Shadwell 1.5 miles
Bethnal Green 1.6 miles
Cambridge Heath 1.7 miles
Hackney Wick 1.7 miles
Wapping 1.8 miles
Stratford (London) 1.8 miles
Rotherhithe 1.8 miles
Canada Water 1.9 miles
Stratford International 1.9 miles
Canary Wharf (Elizabeth line) 2 miles
Homerton 2 miles
London Fields 2.1 miles
Surrey Quays 2.1 miles
Shoreditch High Street 2.2 miles
Maryland 2.2 miles
Custom House (Elizabeth line) 2.3 miles
Hackney Central 2.3 miles

Nearest Tube/DLR Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest Tube and Docklands Light Railway stations to Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4BE. The nearest DLR station is Devons Road, approximately 640 yards away.

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4BE. The nearest is St Paul's Way Trust School, approximately 110 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
St Paul's Way Trust School (All Through) 110 yards
    
Stebon Primary School 350 yards
    
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation 380 yards
    
The Clara Grant Primary School 450 yards
    
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School 640 yards
    
Wellington Primary School 770 yards
    
Manorfield Primary School 850 yards
    
Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School half a mile
    
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School 0.5 miles
    
Bygrove Primary School 0.5 miles
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4BE. The nearest is St Paul's Way Trust School, approximately 110 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
St Paul's Way Trust School (All Through) 110 yards
    
Central Foundation Girls' School 0.6 miles
    
Langdon Park Community School 0.6 miles
    
Bow School 0.7 miles
    
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College 0.8 miles
    
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School 0.9 miles
    
Harris Science Academy East London 0.9 miles
    
Mulberry UTC 1.1 miles
    
Morpeth School 1.1 miles
    
Bishop Challoner Catholic School 1.2 miles
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4BE. The nearest is Wellington Way Health Centre, approximately 800 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4BE. The nearest is Damira Docklands Dental Practice, approximately 610 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4BE. The nearest is Mile End Hospital, approximately 0.9 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Bow Common Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E3 4BE. The nearest is NEIL GORDON OPTICIANS, approximately 720 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
NEIL GORDON OPTICIANS 720 yards
BELSON & SONS half a mile
EYEWORLD OPTICS 0.6 miles
In Focus Optics 0.9 miles
EYE EMPORIUM 1 mile
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care 1 mile
DAVID CLULOW 1 mile
VISION EXPRESS 1.1 miles
DAVID CLULOW 1.2 miles
Eyes London 1.2 miles

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.