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Tower Hamlets

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
310,265
Households
120,622
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 11.4 per 1k
120,622
Households
Bangladeshi · 35%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 40%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 11.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£476,493
Median property price
£2,385
Median rent
5,933
Postcodes
120,622
Households
Bangladeshi · 35%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 40%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 11.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£476,493
Median property price
£2,385
Median rent
5,933
Postcodes

Sold prices in Tower Hamlets

England & Wales
Property sales · Tower Hamlets
HM Land Registry · Tower Hamlets
Average price
£531,346
YoY: -10.7%
Median price: £547,292
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 75 sales · avg £527,066
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£636k£551k£466k
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 Tower Hamlets

England & Wales
Crime trends · Tower Hamlets

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
919
YoY +10%
919792664
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
818
YoY -14%
1,083813543
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
191
YoY +19%
266195124
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
159
YoY +39%
238172105
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY -99%
160811
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
406
YoY +32%
406271136
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Bicycle Theft
80
YoY -12%
1117946
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · burglary rising

3,541
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Tower Hamlets

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.

Transport in Tower Hamlets

Limehouse is a 6-minute walk from the centre

Rail · Underground · Tram · 502 m

  • Limehouse

    Rail · Underground · Tram

    502 m
  • Stepney Green

    Tram · Underground

    755 m
  • Mile End

    Underground · Tram

    971 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Tower Hamlets

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

Private rents in Tower Hamlets

Median private rent

£2,385/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,964
1 bed
£2,385
2 bed
£2,709
3 bed
£3,335
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Tower Hamlets

Coordinates51.5170, -0.0389
Postcodes
5,933
Population (Census)
310,265
Households (Census)
120,622
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 11.4 per 1k

Demographics in Tower Hamlets

Ethnicity

Total residents: 310,182
Bangladeshi34.6%
White Brit.22.9%
Other White14.6%
African5.0%
Chinese3.3%
+ 10 other groups · 19.6%

Religion

Total residents: 310,290
Muslim39.9%
No religion26.6%
Christian22.3%
Not answered6.9%
Hindu2.0%
+ other · 2.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 310,265
25–3427.5%
35–4922.5%
50–6410.7%
20–2410.3%
10–156.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 22.3%

Households

Total households: 120,622
Other27.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over13.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.2%
+ 8 other households · 28.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Tower Hamlets

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.57 (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 3.57 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).