HORNBEAM SQUARE, E3 5GN House Prices & Local Information

E3 5GN is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Hornbeam Square, 0.3km from Ford, Old in Tower Hamlets. Administratively it sits within Bow East ward and the Bethnal Green and Bow constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, E3 5GN is a busy family neighbourhood — lots of children, diverse backgrounds. During the day, ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. A balanced community with an average age of 37 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 83% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 60% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Tower Hamlets.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 63 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Prices average £462k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for E3 5GN are sourced from Output Area E00021271 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.