Bethnal Green West Area Guide | £493k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

Bethnal Green West

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
20,805
Households
7,798
Crimes · Jun '26
High · 12.1 per 1k
7,798
Households
Bangladeshi · 37%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 41%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
High · 12.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£493,333
Median property price
441
Postcodes
7,798
Households
Bangladeshi · 37%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 41%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
High · 12.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£493,333
Median property price
441
Postcodes

Sold prices in Bethnal Green West

England & Wales
Property sales · Bethnal Green West
HM Land Registry · Bethnal Green West
Average price
£520,994
YoY: +0.3%
Median price: £506,218
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 5 sales · avg £563,200
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£655k£527k£399k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Bethnal Green West

England & Wales
Crime trends · Bethnal Green West

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
51
YoY -16%
685133
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
48
YoY -9%
754820
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
13
YoY +8%
16103
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
10
YoY —
20123
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
49
YoY +53%
54317
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

3 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · vehicle crime rising

252
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Bethnal Green West

High flood risk in part of this area

2 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Tower Hamlets.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Tower Hamlets

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Bethnal Green West

GPs make up most of the mapped places

72 GPs · 13 Museums · 12 Libraries · 107 in all

  • GPs72
  • Museums13
  • Libraries12
  • Universities6
  • Hospitals4

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Bethnal Green West

Coordinates51.5295, -0.0592
Postcodes
441
Population (Census)
20,805
Households (Census)
7,798
Recorded crime · Jun '26
High · 12.1 per 1k

Demographics in Bethnal Green West

Ethnicity

Total residents: 20,793
Bangladeshi37.4%
White Brit.25.7%
Other White13.7%
African3.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.2%
+ 9 other groups · 16.2%

Religion

Total residents: 20,802
Muslim41.2%
No religion30.9%
Christian18.0%
Not answered7.0%
+ other · 2.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 20,805
25–3428.3%
35–4922.5%
50–6410.9%
20–2410.5%
10–156.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 21.3%

Households

Total households: 7,798
Other27.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children5.6%
+ 8 other households · 27.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bethnal Green West

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.70 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.70 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Bethnal Green West