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About

Columbia Road in Tower Hamlets is centred on a narrow street that becomes a market place each Sunday. The road is closed to traffic for the flower market, where stalls and traders fill the carriageway and move stock on wheelbarrows and handcarts. Shopfronts and terraces line the street year-round, housing florists, small cafés, antique dealers and workshops that open onto the pavement. The market’s presence shapes the pattern of the week: early morning set-up by traders, steady footfall through the morning, and clearance by mid-afternoon when the street returns to its normal use.

Away from market hours the area has a mix of residential terraces and small businesses, including galleries and craft studios that use former shop units and upper floors. Plant crates and buckets of long-stemmed blooms are a common sight on Sundays, and the market’s rhythm supports a cluster of specialist suppliers and stallholders who return weekly. The combination of a weekly market and permanent local services gives Columbia Road a clear, repeated pattern of use that residents and visitors recognise.

Area overview

On average Columbia Road has high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 114 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 43.9% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Columbia Road is £60,816 per year. There are 3 schools in Columbia Road: 2 primary (1 Outstanding and 1 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). On average most houses in area has good public transport connectivity. Columbia Road is home to around 5,931 people, with a population density of about 18,453.6 per km2.

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
114
Deprivation level
8/10
Income level
1/10
Social housing
43.9%
Connectivity
8/10

Area Profile

Columbia Road Population
5,931
Population density
18,453.6 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Anti-social behaviour
50.75(+90%)
Violence and sexual offences
31.53(+4%)
Theft from the person
20.74(+98%)
Other theft
12.81(+10%)
Burglary
9.27(+67%)
London average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
1,945
32.79%
Bangladeshi
1,637
27.6%
Other White
908
15.31%
African
318
5.36%
Other
173
2.92%
Total population: 5,931

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
2,513
51.43%
No qualifications
820
16.78%
Level 3 (A level)
588
12.03%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
392
8.02%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
336
6.88%
Total 16+ residents: 4,886

Housing

Housing tenure

Social rents from council
687
27.22%
Private landlord or letting agency
664
26.31%
Other social rented
448
17.75%
Owns with a mortgage
324
12.84%
Owns outright
302
11.97%
Total households: 2,524

Property prices in Columbia Road

Based on 30 recent sales, the median property price is £517,500 in Columbia Road area, with individual transactions ranging from £260,000 up to £1,323,575.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Columbia Road 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 Columbia Road over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Flats22£487,500
Terraced8£985,000

10 years median price trend in Columbia Road

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

All postcodes in Columbia Road

E27FA

Weavers

E27PG

Weavers

E27JH

Navarre Street

E27RP

Blackbird Yard

E27NB

Austin Street

E27ND

Virginia Road

E27LE

Swanfield Street

E27JU

Arnold Circus

E27QG

Ravenscroft Street

E27PH

Columbia Road

E27SF

Shipton Street

E27RX

Shipton Street

E27NQ

Virginia Road

E27QX

Diss Street

E27SB

Horatio Street

E27JE

Boundary Street

E27PS

Weavers

E27QS

Weavers

E27RH

Ezra Street

E27DG

Bethnal Green Road

E27DZ

Tabernacle Gardens

E27JS

Weavers

E27NF

Virginia Road

E27PB

Bakers Rents

E27PE

Pelter Street

E27BX

Wimbolt Street

E27NA

Weavers

E27QZ

Diss Street

E27AX

Hackney Road

E27BT

Quilter Street

E27BY

Baxendale Street

E27QL

Hackney Road

E27RU

Shipton Street

E27SH

Ravenscroft Street

E27SW

Ropley Street

E27RZ

Shipton Street

E27BJ

Barnet Grove

E27SR

Weavers

E27BN

Wellington Row

E27ED

Brick Lane

E27NS

Hackney Road

E26DL

Bethnal Green Road

E27BP

Durant Street

E27DQ

Ion Square

E27SN

Ropley Street

E27DY

Alder Wynd

E27JP

Calvert Avenue

E27PQ

Old Market Square

E27RJ

Providence Yard

E27LY

Gascoigne Place

E27PP

Columbia Road

E27NG

Virginia Road

E27LA

Palissy Street

E27ES

Weavers

E27LR

Chambord Street

E27PW

Baroness Road

E27EB

Brick Lane

E27EE

Brick Lane

E27QB

Columbia Road

E27NN

Columbia Road

E27PF

Pelter Street

E27RL

Columbia Road

E27QJ

Ravenscroft Street

E27DX

Columbia Road

E27QH

Ravenscroft Street

E27BU

Elwin Street

E27RW

Weavers

E26NP

Gosset Street

E27BB

Wellington Row

E27LF

Sunbury Workshops

E27PL

Baroness Road

E27LP

Chambord Street

E27SD

Horatio Street

E27EG

Shacklewell Street

E27DS

Swanfield Street

E27QU

Strout's Place

E27QY

Diss Street

E27RD

Hassard Street

E27SJ

Hackney Road

E27LX

Gascoigne Place

E27QQ

Ravenscroft Street

E27SG

Cadell Close

E27LL

Chambord Street

E27NE

Virginia Road

E27PD

Hackney Road

E27DL

Redchurch Street

E27EQ

Equity Square

E27JR

Arnold Circus

E27NP

Columbia Road

E27JL

Calvert Avenue

E27EU

Montclare Street

E27LZ

Virginia Road

E27PJ

Columbia Road

E27NT

Godfrey Place

E27RG

Columbia Road

E27JX

Arnold Circus

E27RA

Vaughan Estate

E27DA

Warner Place

E27RY

Ropley Street

E27SA

Horatio Street

Data Sources

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