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Tower Hamlets

WARD
Avg IMD
Among the most deprived
Population
5,206
Households
2,302
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 4.2 per 1k
2,302
Households
White Brit. · 82%
Ethnicity
No religion · 49%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£181,500
Median property price
96
Postcodes
2,302
Households
White Brit. · 82%
Ethnicity
No religion · 49%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£181,500
Median property price
96
Postcodes

Sold prices in Tower Hamlets

England & Wales
Property sales · Tower Hamlets
HM Land Registry · Tower Hamlets
Average price
£181,683
YoY: +2.3%
Median price: £179,611
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2 sales · avg £183,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£240k£192k£145k
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
11
YoY —
18125
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY -70%
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving

22
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Tower Hamlets

High flood risk in part of this area

1 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 Kent.

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

Dover is the district council. School applications go through Kent.

Apply for a primary place via Kent

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 Tower Hamlets

Museums make up most of the mapped places

17 Museums · 11 GPs · 7 Libraries · 37 in all

  • Museums17
  • GPs11
  • Libraries7
  • Hospitals2

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

Overview of Tower Hamlets

Coordinates51.1289, 1.3008
Postcodes
96
Population (Census)
5,206
Households (Census)
2,302
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 4.2 per 1k

Demographics in Tower Hamlets

Ethnicity

Total residents: 5,197
White Brit.81.6%
Other White7.6%
Other Asian2.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
Roma1.2%
+ other · 6.0%

Religion

Total residents: 5,186
No religion49.2%
Christian42.3%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim1.7%
+ other · 1.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 5,206
35–4920.6%
50–6417.5%
25–3415.7%
10–158.3%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%

Households

Total households: 2,302
Other24.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.7%
Any member 66+10.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.1%
+ 9 other households · 34.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Tower Hamlets

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.89 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.89 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Tower Hamlets