What's changing near E3 2SD
Within 2 km, around Bow South in Tower Hamlets. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
2,798new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.3%like-for-like prices in Bow South, 2024 → 2025 (council -1.2%)
+4%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Oct 2026
Oct 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
26 new homes completedflats · Sep 2026
Sept 2026
650 m away - New homes
34 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
650 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Aug 2026
900 m away - New homes
19 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Aug 2026
900 m away - New homes
41 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Aug 2026
850 m away - New homes
13 new homes completed10 flats, 3 houses · Oct 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
650 m away - New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
800 m away - New homes
21 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
800 m away - New homes
22 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
900 m away - New homes
19 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
900 m away - New homes
33 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
Planning applications within 500 m
35applications in the last 12 months
24approved · 6 refused
4still being decided
52net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
419 Ink Court, Unit B2, Wick Lane, E3 2PWS172-419-Wick LaneTower Hamlets PA/26/01660/NC · All Other
Oct 2026
250 m away - Approved
Flat 530 Lexington Building, Bow Quarter, 60 Fairfield Road, London, E3 2UFReplacement of existing damaged uPVC balcony doors with aluminium bi-fold doors on a like-for-like basis, with no alterations to the size, appearance, or external aesthetics of the building and no associated structural works.Tower Hamlets PA/26/01363/NC · All Other
Aug 2026
300 m away - Approved
Flat 530 Lexington Building, Bow Quarter, 60 Fairfield Road, London, E3 2UFReplacement of existing damaged uPVC balcony doors with aluminium bi-fold doors on a like-for-like basis, with no alterations to the size, appearance, or external aesthetics of the building and no associated structural works..Tower Hamlets PA/26/01364/NC · All Other
Aug 2026
300 m away - Approved
2, 2 Jebb Street, London, E3 2TLDemolition of existing disused garage to facilitate the creation of a garden area for the existing dwelling, erection of a timber gate and brick wall and the formation of a new access from the kitchen to the garden.Tower Hamlets PA/26/01114/NC · Householder
Jul 2026
450 m away - Approved
30, 30 Blondin Street, London, E3 2TRApplication for Certificate of Lawfulness in respect of existing use as a licenced HMO (C4)Tower Hamlets PA/26/00950/NC · All Other · 1 homes proposed
Jun 2026
150 m away - Approved
Bow Goods Depot, Wick Lane, London, E3 2TBErection of two, two-storey portacabin buildings
35homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 20 m²
84since energy certificates began (2008)
3in E3 2SD itself
- Extendedcertificate 2024
- Extendedcertificate 2023
- Extendedcertificate 2009
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
2storm overflows within 2 km
0hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
2spill events counted
- Thames Water
N/Ainto Not Applicable2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Thames Water
Abbey Mills Ps Csointo R.Lee (Chanelsea River South)0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
73 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (131 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Westfield Stratford City, Montfichet Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Aug 2023
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Mowlem Junior And Infant School, Mowlem Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
May 2026
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Town Hall Hotel, Patriot Square - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 150 kW
May 2026
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Segro Park Canning, Town Bidder Street, Unit 2 - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jul 2025
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Homerton University Hospital, Homerton Grove - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Feb 2026
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
New Spitalfields Market, Allen House - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Apr 2026
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
University Of East London - 650 Student accommodation & Teaching and learningBeing built · 180 kW
Mar 2026
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
University Of East London, Stratford Cam PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Mar 2024
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Citibank, 25 Canada Square - Office Fit-Out & RefurbishmentApproved, not yet built
3.3 km away - Solar farm
Hedgehog Grove Solar Farm - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 98 MW
Road and street works within 1 km
19 permitted works running now or planned, 10 of them major.
- Major
Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach, LondonOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TFL) · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Major, planned
St Stephens Road, LondonHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Jan 2027
700 m away - Major
St Stephens Road, LondonHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Jan 2027
700 m away - Major, planned
Beachy Road, LondonNew service connection · THAMES WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
700 m away - Major
Marshgate Lane, LondonSection 50 · LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM · Two-way signals
Aug 2026 to Feb 2027
750 m away - Major, planned
High Street, LondonHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
800 m away - Major
High Street, LondonHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Major, planned
Roman Road, LondonUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major, planned
Old Ford Road, LondonHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Jan 2027900 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
4.3 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
5.7 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
6.7 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2014
8.0 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2017
9.5 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
12.6 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
9.4 km away - Transport
Barking Riverside Overground stationNew station and Overground extension, opened July 2022
Jul 2022
9.7 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
10.3 km away - TransportMay 2022
10.8 km away - Transport
Brent Cross West stationNew Thameslink station, opened December 2023
Dec 2023
14.7 km away - Transport
HS2: Old Oak Common stationUnder construction (HS2 and Elizabeth line interchange)
under construction
15.6 km away
Approved8, 8 Cardigan Road, London, E3 5HUReplacement of single glazed timber windows with double glazing, extension of existing rear lightwell, inclusion of an AC unit to rear, alterations to glazing at rear of property and replacement of existing outbuilding with brick outbuilding.Tower Hamlets PA/26/00315/NC · Householder
Feb 2026
350 m away ApprovedFlat 251 Manhattan Building, Bow Quarter, 60 Fairfield Road, London, E3 2UJProposal for internal alterations to remove existing non-load-bearing stud partition within the bedroom to create an open plan layout and relocation of bedroom entrance, infilling the existing doorway and forming a new entrance within the same stud wall.Tower Hamlets PA/26/00236/NC · All Other
Feb 2026
250 m away ApprovedCitius Apartments, 306 Tredegar Road, Fortius Apartments, 308 Tredegar Road, London E3 2PY and Altus Apartments, 714 Wick Lane, E3 2PZApplication for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed replacement of existing combustible cladding materials with non-combustible materials.Tower Hamlets PA/26/00050/NC · All Other
Jan 2026
50 m away Running nearest: King's Yard (biomass, 1.2 km); Bywaters’ Materials Recovery Facility Solar Array (rooftop solar, 1.7 km); Holly Street - Solar PV Panels (rooftop solar, 3.5 km); SELCHP ERF (energy from waste, 5.7 km); Thameside DC (rooftop solar, 5.7 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.