Local servicesHospitalMile End Hospital Cdcunder a mileGP surgeryMile End Hospital - Bcss Inpatient Unit106 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyChrischem Pharmacy79 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi151 schools88 primary, 27 secondary, 2 all-through, 15 independent, 11 special, 5 nursery, 2 sixth form, 1 otherPrimarySolebay Primary - A Paradigm Academyages 3-11, 170 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOlga Primary Schoolages 3-11, 490 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMorpeth Schoolages 11-18, 1,512 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNew City College1.6 miUniversityQueen Mary University of Londonunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY4.3 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR19 miRailway stationCambridge Heath (London)Bethnal Greenunder a mileUndergroundMile End Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale4.4 miFerryCanary Wharf Pier1.5 miBus stops170 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the E3 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:42 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
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People10,646 residentsin the Bow West census areaMedian age 33.14,152 households34% of homes owner-occupied13% owned outright34% social rented, 31% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 5,794 in work, 9% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 15%, health and social work 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 52% work from home, 11% go by car, 21% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle86% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages55% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 83%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C627 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October21 days of air frost, 28 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 87 haMile End Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haMile End Millennium Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haStepney Greenplaying field · under a mile · 4 haMile End Park Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 8 haAckroyd Drive Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202039 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202549 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 23 · PM2.5 9.8 · PM10 16 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2, PM2.5 and PM10Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,196 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 19 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
