8,032
Households
Bangladeshi · 38%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 43%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 8.9 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£555,000
Median property price
523
Postcodes
Sold prices in Whitechapel
England & WalesProperty sales · Whitechapel
HM Land Registry · Whitechapel
Average price
£571,210
YoY: -5.7%
Median price: £555,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 4 sales · avg £536,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£730k£555k£380k
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 Whitechapel
England & WalesCrime trends · Whitechapel
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
56
YoY +14%
574226
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
44
YoY -46%
815732
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY —
28175
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
1691
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Flood risk in Whitechapel
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
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You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.
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Schools in Whitechapel
Open schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
72%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 43%
Attainment 8
46.9
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
SecondaryIndependentBoys · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
55.7
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 46%
Attainment 8
48.0
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Amenities in Whitechapel
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 Whitechapel
Coordinates51.5149, -0.0639
Postcodes
523
Population (Census)
20,550
Households (Census)
8,032
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 8.9 per 1k
Demographics in Whitechapel
Ethnicity
Bangladeshi37.6%
Other White16.9%
White Brit.16.4%
Chinese5.0%
Indian3.8%
+ 8 other groups · 20.4%
Religion
Muslim42.8%
No religion26.5%
Christian18.4%
Not answered7.5%
Hindu2.5%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
25–3430.2%
35–4920.4%
20–2414.9%
50–648.2%
≤45.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 20.4%
Households
Other30.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over16.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.8%
+ 7 other households · 22.1%
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Whitechapel
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.34 (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 3.34 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Postcode Districts in Whitechapel
Postcodes in Whitechapel
E1 0BJE1 0EUE1 0EXE1 0EYE1 0EZE1 1AAE1 1ABE1 1AEE1 1AFE1 1AGE1 1AJE1 1ALE1 1ANE1 1ASE1 1AWE1 1AYE1 1AZE1 1BAE1 1BBE1 1BFE1 1BJE1 1BNE1 1BXE1 1DDE1 1DFE1 1DHE1 1EEE1 1EGE1 1EHE1 1EJE1 1ENE1 1EPE1 1EQE1 1ERE1 1ESE1 1ETE1 1EUE1 1EWE1 1EYE1 1EZE1 1FAE1 1FBE1 1FDE1 1FEE1 1FFE1 1FGE1 1FHE1 1FJE1 1FLE1 1FNE1 1FPE1 1FQE1 1FRE1 1FSE1 1FTE1 1FXE1 1FYE1 1GUE1 1GWE1 1HAE1 1HDE1 1HEE1 1HHE1 1HJE1 1HLE1 1HPE1 1HQE1 1HRE1 1HSE1 1HUE1 1HXE1 1JEE1 1JGE1 1JHE1 1JNE1 1JPE1 1JQE1 1JRE1 1JSE1 1JTE1 1JUE1 1JWE1 1JXE1 1LAE1 1LBE1 1LDE1 1LFE1 1LGE1 1LLE1 1LNE1 1LPE1 1LQE1 1LRE1 1LSE1 1LTE1 1LUE1 1LXE1 1LYE1 1LZE1 1NAE1 1NBE1 1NEE1 1NGE1 1NHE1 1NLE1 1NTE1 1NUE1 1NYE1 1NZE1 1PAE1 1PBE1 1PDE1 1PEE1 1PFE1 1PGE1 1PJE1 1PPE1 1PQE1 1PRE1 1PS