On average Tower Hamlets has high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 115 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 11% below the London average of 130 per 1,000. Approximately 34.1% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Tower Hamlets is £73,017 per year. There are 84 schools in Tower Hamlets: 67 primary (21 Outstanding and 41 Good) and 17 secondary (2 Outstanding and 13 Good). On average most houses in the area have good public transport connectivity. Tower Hamlets is home to around 310,306 people, with a population density of about 15,702.9 per km².
Based on 2,046 recent sales, the median property price is £475,000 (about £683 per square foot) in Tower Hamlets area, with individual transactions ranging from £91,973 up to £4,950,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 3 | £1,150,000 | £1,047 |
| Terraced | 201 | £835,000 | £792 |
| Semi-Detached | 10 | £775,000 | £878 |
| Flats | 1,832 | £450,000 | £669 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £1,220,000 | £470,000 | £755,000 | £800,000 |
| 2017 | £1,387,500 | £480,000 | £910,000 | £822,500 |
| 2018 | £1,070,000 | £470,000 | £730,000 | £752,500 |
| 2019 | £2,900,000 | £493,800 | £800,000 | £760,000 |
| 2020 | £830,000 | £521,565 | £717,500 | £780,000 |
| 2021 | £1,112,500 | £550,000 | £813,500 | £800,000 |
| 2022 | £1,200,000 | £499,200 | £828,500 | £840,000 |
| 2023 | — | £485,000 | £795,000 | £822,500 |
| 2024 | £1,127,500 | £495,000 | £886,000 | £850,000 |
| 2025 | £1,150,000 | £480,000 | £770,000 | £845,000 |
| 2026 | — | £435,000 | £752,500 | £815,250 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £669 | £691 | £740 | £727 |
| 2017 | £1,177 | £737 | £701 | £735 |
| 2018 | £600 | £720 | £588 | £708 |
| 2019 | £3,412 | £733 | £689 | £726 |
| 2020 | £701 | £804 | £716 | £745 |
| 2021 | £1,879 | £788 | £743 | £773 |
| 2022 | £1,082 | £761 | £851 | £783 |
| 2023 | — | £722 | £792 | £795 |
| 2024 | £829 | £728 | £749 | £759 |
| 2025 | £1,047 | £707 | £886 | £792 |
| 2026 | — | £650 | £818 | £770 |
Annual council tax rates for Tower Hamlets district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Members of Parliament for the constituencies covering Tower Hamlets.
Rushanara Ali
Bethnal Green and Stepney - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Meg Hillier
Hackney South and Shoreditch - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Apsana Begum
Poplar and Limehouse - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Uma Kumaran
Stratford and Bow - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Tower Hamlets records about 115 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a high crime rate for England: it scores 8 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 20 wards of Tower Hamlets, Island Gardens has the lowest crime rate, with about 67 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Tower Hamlets average is 115 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Tower Hamlets is £475,000 (about £683 per square foot) based on 2,046 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Tower Hamlets has 67 primary schools (21 rated Outstanding, 41 Good) and 17 secondary schools (2 rated Outstanding, 13 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
Tower Hamlets scores 7 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Tower Hamlets sits around rank 10,396 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Tower Hamlets is around £73,017 per year, and 34% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Tower Hamlets spans 4 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Bethnal Green and Stepney: Rushanara Ali (Labour Party), Hackney South and Shoreditch: Meg Hillier (Labour and Co-operative Party), Poplar and Limehouse: Apsana Begum (Labour Party) and Stratford and Bow: Uma Kumaran (Labour Party).
E14 4AD
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E1 1AA
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E14 4AN
Hertsmere Road
E14 5EU
Churchill Place
E14 5BF
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E1 4DG
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Toby Lane
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Blackwall Way
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