E3 · Tower Hamlets · Zone 2
Renting in Bow
What it costs to rent in Bow (E3), how you get around and what the area is like, from 124 homes to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026 and official data.
- 1 bedroom, median
- £1,925 a month
- 2 bedrooms, median
- £2,500 a month
- Homes to rent
- 124
Rents
What renting in Bow costs
Median asking rents of whole homes listed on nHabit on 23 October 2026. The middle half shows where the central half of rents fall, once 20 or more homes are listed.
1 bedroom
£1,925 a month
38 homes · middle half £1,750 to £2,299 · 10% below London
2 bedrooms
£2,500 a month
58 homes · middle half £2,250 to £2,752 · 9% below London
3 bedrooms
£2,900 a month
13 homes · 23% below London
4+ bedrooms
£3,700 a month
11 homes · 38% below London
| Bedrooms | Median a month | Middle half | Homes | Against London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,925 | £1,750 to £2,299 | 38 | 10% below |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,500 | £2,250 to £2,752 | 58 | 9% below |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,900 | Not enough homes yet | 13 | 23% below |
| 4+ bedrooms | £3,700 | Not enough homes yet | 11 | 38% below |
These figures describe the homes listed, so a large new rental building can move a district's median. How rents move month to month across London is in the London rent report.
Getting around
The stations Bow's homes are nearest to
The nearest station each listing names, and the median walk to it across those homes.
Underground
Bow Road
1 min walk · nearest for 34 homes
Underground
Bromley By Bow
1 min walk · nearest for 25 homes
DLR
Devons Road
5 min walk · nearest for 22 homes
DLR
Bow Church
4 min walk · nearest for 16 homes
Schools
Schools in E3
Open primary and secondary schools with an E3 postcode, from England's schools register. Postcodes are not catchment areas: check each school's admissions before you move.
Primary
10
open schools
5 of the 5 with a graded Ofsted judgement were rated Good or Outstanding.
Secondary
5
open schools
1 of the 1 with a graded Ofsted judgement was rated Good or Outstanding.
Air and water
Air quality and flood risk in E3
Air quality
Fair
- Nitrogen dioxide: 22.8 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 10).
- Fine particles (PM2.5): 9.8 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 5).
Flood risk
Medium surface-water risk
Close to the Environment Agency's Lower River Lee at Stratford flood warning area. Check a particular address on gov.uk before you sign.
Crime
What was reported in August 2026
The kinds of crime police.uk recorded in E3, as shares of the total. We show what is reported rather than how much: raw counts follow how many people pass through an area, not just who lives there.
- Anti-social behaviour23%
- Violence and sexual offences21%
- Shoplifting19%
- Vehicle crime5%
Sources
- Rents, homes and stations: whole homes and studios to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026, as their listings describe them. Asking rents, not the rents finally agreed.
- Crime: police.uk, August 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Air quality: © Crown 2026 copyright Defra via uk-air.defra.gov.uk, licenced under the Open Government Licence (OGL).
- Flood risk: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
- Schools: Get Information about Schools (Department for Education) and Ofsted. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.