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On St Leonards Street, in Bromley-by-Bow East
What it's like at E3 3BT: every home that has sold on St Leonards Street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on St Leonards Street; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
10 of the 38 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| Flat F, 50, St Leonards StreetFlat | Oct 2004 | £230,000 | 65 m² | £3,538/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat B, 50, St Leonards StreetFlat | Sept 2016 | £290,000 | 48 m² | £6,042/m² | 2 |
| Flat E, 50, St Leonards StreetFlat · company-owned | Jun 2007 | £167,000 | 43 m² | £3,884/m² | 2 |
| Flat D, 50, St Leonards StreetFlat | Sept 2004 | £195,000 | 47 m² | £4,149/m² | 1 |
| Flat C, 50, St Leonards StreetFlat | May 2005 | £235,000 | 66 m² | £3,561/m² | 1 |
| Flat G, 50, St Leonards StreetFlat | Nov 2004 | £230,000 | 68 m² | £3,382/m² | 1 |
| Flat I, 50, St Leonards StreetFlat | Nov 2014 | £210,000 | 44 m² | £4,773/m² | 2 |
| Flat H, 50, St Leonards StreetFlat | Sept 2014 | £222,200 | 37 m² | £6,005/m² | 1 |
| 50a, St Leonards StreetOther | Jun 2015 | £57,500 | – | – | 1 |
| Bromley By Bow Health Centre, St Leonards StreetOther · company-owned | Nov 2022 | £3,420,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Bromley-by-Bow Underground station, a few minutes' walk (200 m). The nearest rail station is West Ham, 1.3 km away, with 11.1m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Grace Street, 50 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 488, D8); 101 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 27% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 8 km away as the crow flies.
65% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Old Palace Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 75% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Agnes RC Primary School (0.3 km), with 9 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Bow School, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 43.2 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School (2.3 km) and Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (2.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Woodford County High School (9.4 km) and Ilford County High School (9.7 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 150 m away, with Bromley By Bow Food Store closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bromley by Bow Health Centre (50 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Billy Barber is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal London Hospital, 3.1 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 61% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Artfix Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Galvaniser's PH the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 164 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 12 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (90%).
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
It's growing: about 746 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Bromley Recreation Ground, 50 m away; for exercise, The Gym (200 m).
56 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Arch At Bromley-By-Bow Health Centre | II | 80 m |
| Kingsley Hall | II | 140 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
Stratford and Bow constituency: Uma Kumaran MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 11,634 (26.8%), turnout 54%. Vote shares: Labour 44%, Green Party 17%, Workers Party of Britain 8%, Conservative 7%.
96 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near E3 3BT →
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond), 11 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 22.6 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 5.0 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 31 km.
Most households own their home, 30% rent privately.
It's young: 28% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 42% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Ravensbourne University London, 3.0 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" St Leonards Street in the last 12 months.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 36 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 26 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 10 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 28.2% | 36.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 17.0% | 22.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 54.8% | 39.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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