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About

Aldgate sits at the historic eastern edge of the City of London, marked by the former gate itself. The area is a functional junction where the financial district meets the residential borough of Tower Hamlets, characterised by modern office developments alongside older brick buildings.

A key landmark is the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, which operated for centuries until recently. The area's layered history is visible in the surviving sections of the Roman London wall near the underground station.

Area overview

On average Aldgate has high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 121 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 23.3% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Aldgate is £77,943 per year. There are 12 schools in Aldgate: 3 primary (0 Outstanding and 3 Good) and 2 secondary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good). On average most houses in area has excellent public transport connectivity. Aldgate is home to around 12,769 people, with a population density of about 23,407.9 per km2.

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
121
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
6/10
Social housing
23.3%
Connectivity
10/10

Area Profile

Aldgate Population
12,769
Population density
23,407.9 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Anti-social behaviour
57.8(+117%)
Violence and sexual offences
38.61(+27%)
Other theft
15.51(+33%)
Shoplifting
15.04(+49%)
Theft from the person
10.89(+4%)
London average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Bangladeshi
4,639
36.34%
Other White
2,338
18.32%
British
1,888
14.79%
Chinese
804
6.3%
Indian
523
4.1%
Total population: 12,764

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
6,005
55.51%
Level 3 (A level)
1,475
13.64%
No qualifications
1,349
12.47%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
826
7.64%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
586
5.42%
Total 16+ residents: 10,817

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
2,676
52.33%
Other social rented
918
17.95%
Owns with a mortgage
469
9.17%
Social rents from council
372
7.27%
Owns outright
339
6.63%
Total households: 5,114

Property prices in Aldgate

Based on 58 recent sales, the median property price is £555,000 in Aldgate area, with individual transactions ranging from £220,000 up to £1,500,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Aldgate in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Aldgate over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Flats54£547,500
Terraced4£1,095,000

10 years median price trend in Aldgate

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Aldgate.

All postcodes in Aldgate

E11AJ

Commercial Road

E11FX

Whitechapel

E11HJ

New Road

E11HR

Parfett Street

E11PX

Commercial Road

E18EE

Braham Street

E11HL

Myrdle Street

E11RR

Pinchin Street

E18GE

Times Square

E18NY

Whitechapel

E18PW

Piazza Walk

E11JE

Whitechapel Road

E11PD

Pinchin Street

E11PE

Ellen Street

E11PS

Fairclough Street

E18QL

Buckle Street

E11AL

New Road

E11FN

Fieldgate Street

E11QL

Cannon Street Road

E18BB

Prescot Street

E18ZF

Stable Walk

E11EZ

Plumbers Row

E11PQ

Amazon Street

E11AY

Christian Street

E18DL

North Tenter Street

E18DN

East Tenter Street

E18PZ

Alie Street

E11QD

Christian Street

E18GD

Times Square

E18HQ

Whitechapel

E11FY

Fieldgate Street

E12AS

Turner Street

E18QD

Alie Street

E11HD

Adler Street

E11LS

Back Church Lane

E11RU

Christian Street

E17AS

New Drum Street

E18QF

Chaucer Gardens

E18NJ

Buckle Street

E18NZ

Whitechapel

E18QP

Chaucer Gardens

E11ES

Fieldgate Street

E11JS

Romford Street

E12AW

Varden Street

E18FA

Leman Street

E11AS

Mears Close

E11EG

Adler Street

E11AE

Plumbers Row

E11ER

Coke Street

E11EU

Myrdle Street

E11LQ

Back Church Lane

E12AB

Ashfield Street

E12AN

Walden Street

E18AF

Whitechapel

E18NQ

Whitechapel

E18PY

Back Church Lane

E18RZ

Conant Mews

E11BF

Martineau Square

E11NE

Boyd Street

E17AT

New Drum Street

E18AA

Mansell Street

E18BS

Gowers Walk

E18EB

Alie Street

E18PR

Prescot Street

E11LU

Back Church Lane

E18ZJ

Piazza Walk

E18ZS

Buckle Street

E11GW

Fieldgate Street

E18EJ

Leman Street

E18PT

Leman Street

E18RL

Prescot Street

E17QU

Whitechapel

E18BP

Hooper Street

E18DE

Alie Street

E18PB

Hooper Street

E18PD

Whitechapel

E11FH

Back Church Lane

E11JP

Settles Street

E11PY

Umberston Street

E12RD

Walden Street

E12AJ

Ashfield Street

E11JR

Parfett Street

E18QJ

Buckle Street

E18QS

Whitechapel High Street

E18QT

North Tenter Street

E11RS

Christian Street

E11RN

Batty Street

E12LX

Cannon Street Road

E11FF

Fieldgate Street

E11PZ

Umberston Street

E12EF

Walden Street

E11JT

Romford Street

E11LX

Back Church Lane

E11PA

Christian Street

E17PF

Whitechapel

E11BX

Plumbers Row

E11ET

Fieldgate Street

E11EW

Whitechapel Road

E11JG

Whitechapel Road

E11LF

Commercial Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/01/2026.