Bruce Road, London, E3 3HR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E3 3HR is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50%	51.5%	1.5%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	50%	48.5%	-1.5%	49.0%	-0.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around E3 3HR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	33.1%	48.6%	15.5%	37.9%	10.7%
Married: Opposite sex	50.4%	36.4%	-14.0%	44.2%	-7.8%
Separated	4.2%	3.2%	-1.0%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	5.3%	5.9%	0.6%	9.1%	-3.2%
Widowed	7%	5.9%	-1.1%	6.1%	-0.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47.1%	39.8%	-7.3%	48.4%	-8.6%
Good health	27.4%	39.5%	12.1%	33.6%	5.9%
Fair health	15.5%	12.7%	-2.8%	12.7%	0.0%
Bad health	7.8%	5.9%	-1.9%	4.0%	1.9%
Very bad health	2.2%	2.2%	0.0%	1.2%	1.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around E3 3HR this area, 29.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	32.4%	29.6%	-2.8%	18.2%	11.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.4%	11.1%	-3.3%	9.6%	1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.7%	9.5%	-3.2%	13.4%	-3.9%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	2%	0.6%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.1%	15%	6.9%	16.9%	-1.9%
Degree or Similar	15.5%	27.3%	11.8%	33.8%	-6.5%
Other	15.5%	5.5%	-10.0%	2.8%	2.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 15.1% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	69.9%	62.2%	-7.7%	1.1%	61.1%
Chinese	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	1.9%	3.1%	1.2%	3.1%	0.0%
Pakistani	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	2.4%	3.7%	1.3%	1.6%	2.1%
Black African	6.3%	8%	1.7%	2.5%	5.5%
Black Caribbean	2.4%	1.8%	-0.6%	1.0%	0.8%
Other Black	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	0.6%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	10%	15.1%	5.1%	81.4%	-66.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	52.9%	53.6%	0.7%	83.2%	-29.6%
European Union	3.2%	8%	4.8%	6.1%	1.9%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	4.9%	4.6%	-0.3%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	36.4%	32.2%	-4.2%	5.6%	26.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	1.2%	-0.7%	1.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.7%	53.6%	0.9%	83.2%	-29.6%
10+ Years	4.9%	31%	26.1%	9.8%	21.2%
5-10 Years	3.6%	5%	1.4%	2.9%	2.1%
2-5 Years	6.8%	8.7%	1.9%	2.2%	6.5%
Less than 2 years	32%	1.9%	-30.1%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.7%	76.7%	-2.0%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	6.2%	0.6%	5.6%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	6.8%	1.2%	5.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	6.5%	13.5%	-7.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10.5%	37.2%	-26.7%
Christian	13.5%	46.2%	-32.7%
Buddhist	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Muslim	65.2%	6.5%	58.7%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Bruce Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bruce Road was 97.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 36.7% lower than the Bromley North average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Bruce Road has the 20th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bromley North and the 250th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 36.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 67% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,900

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E3 3HR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bruce Road are based on 218 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Tower Hamlets.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Bruce Road, London, E3 3HR

Estimated Average Property Prices for E3 3HR

Average Price
£294,782

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£294,782

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bruce Road

Average Price
£398,265

Semi-Detached
£619,531

Terraced
£508,304

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£304,232

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bruce Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 21 Limscott House Bruce Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£207,000	2023-01-17	£198,513
Flat 31 Limscott House Bruce Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£226,176	2021-11-24	£202,335
Flat 39 Limscott House Bruce Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£270,000	2021-08-06	£240,195
Flat 3 Limscott House Bruce Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£270,000	2018-12-14	£276,045
Flat 16 Limscott House Bruce Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£340,000	2017-12-11	£327,369

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E3 3HR

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E3 3HR area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	52
Looking after home or family	40
Part-Time Employee	38
Student (economically inactive)	23
Retired	21
Other	18
Unemployed	18
Self-Employed	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	24
Human health and social work activities	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Transport and storage	8
Education	8
Other	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Construction	4
Real estate activities	4
Information and communication	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Childrens House Nursery School 92 Bruce Road , Bow E3 3HL	4out of 4	87 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	1,769 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children's Centre Marcus Street , Stratford E15 3JT	3out of 4	2,253 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,261 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,340 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Agnes RC Primary School Rainhill Way , Bow E3 3ER	4out of 4	129 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Palace Primary School St Leonard's Street , Bow E3 3BT	4out of 4	243 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wellington Primary School Wellington Way , Bow E3 4NE	3out of 4	553 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marner Primary School Devas Street , Bow E3 3LL	3out of 4	612 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Clara Grant Primary School Knapp Road , Bow E3 4BU	3out of 4	658 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bow School 44 Twelvetrees Crescent , Bow E3 3QW	3out of 4	727 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Science School The Clock Mill , Three Mill Lane E3 3DU	3out of 4	816 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Girls' School Bow Road , E3 2AE	3out of 4	860 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Mulberry UTC 64 Parnell Road , E3 2RU	- not rated	1,236 yd	University technical college	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Park Community School Bright Street , Poplar E14 0RZ	3out of 4	1,469 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	690 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	1,913 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	2,221 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	3,620 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	4,830 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	1,152 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	1,163 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	2,117 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	2,751 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,346 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ian Mikardo School 60 William Guy Gardens , Talwin Street E3 3LF	4out of 4	382 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Phoenix School 49 Bow Road , E3 2AD	4out of 4	711 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix Autism Trust 2 Paton Close , E3 2QD	- not rated	744 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beatrice Tate School 41 Southern Grove , Mile End E3 4PX	4out of 4	1,073 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queen Mary and Westfield College Mile End Road , E1 4NS	- not rated	1,852 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Stroudley PFC & Grill	6 Stroudley Walk	121 yd
Root 25	116b Bow Road	321 yd
Myra Grill	163 Bow Road	354 yd
Grounded	92 Bow Road	451 yd
Phoenix Upper Cafe	Phoenix Upper School, 2 Paton Close	460 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Galvaniser's PH	2 Devas Street	392 yd
The Bow Bells	Bow Bells Public House, 116 Bow Road	399 yd
Goppa's Kitchen	Bow Bells Public House, 116 Bow Road	399 yd
Widows Son	75 Devons Road	541 yd
The Beehive	104-106 Empson Street	612 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
PFC Espresso	8 Stroudley Walk	121 yd
Bun & Sum	4 Bow Triangle Business Centre, 21 Eleanor Street	540 yd
Ranchos	13 Bow Triangle Business Centre, Eleanor Street	582 yd
Bow School Kitchen	Bow School, 44 Twelvetrees Crescent	591 yd
Chowpatty, Vegan Curries, Desi Videsi, Healthy Wealthy	36 Bow Triangle Business Centre, 21 Eleanor Street	631 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Stores Ltd, Hancock Road	391 yd
Asda Express Bow - Bow Road PFS	127-131 Bow Road	649 yd
Tesco	Unit 1-5 Merchants Quarter, Bow Road	833 yd
Tesco	Caspian Works, Violet Road	998 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ian Mikardo High School WILLIAM GUY GARDENS	tennis courts	243 yd
Marner Primary School DEVAS STREET	artificial grass pitch	496 yd
Bow School Of Maths And Computing (Closed) Paton Close	health and fitness suite	511 yd
Bow School TWELVETREES CRESCENT	tennis courts	592 yd
Linc Centre FERN STREET		721 yd
Phoenix School BOW ROAD		874 yd
Fit4Less (London Caspian Wharf) AEGEAN COURT AEGEAN COURT SEVEN SEA GARDENS	health and fitness suite	897 yd
Central Foundation Girls School 25-33 25-33 BOW ROAD	health and fitness suite	987 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	124.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	400 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	400 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	64.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	400 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of E3 3HR