Tower Hamlets
London borough · 169 neighbourhoods
A playground or nursery close by.
Areas
34 areasAgainst London: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is London's middle.
- Bow West · E35 neighbourhoods£9,600 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Canary Wharf · E144 neighbourhoods£9,090 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- St George in the East & Wapping North · E1W5 neighbourhoods£8,960 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Spitalfields · E15 neighbourhoods£8,840 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Columbia Road · E23 neighbourhoods£8,830 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Bethnal Green North West · E24 neighbourhoods£8,770 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Tower Hill & Wapping South · E1W3 neighbourhoods£8,270 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Brick Lane North · E25 neighbourhoods£7,970 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Aldgate · E17 neighbourhoods£7,910 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Bethnal Green South · E14 neighbourhoods£7,750 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £7,100 per m² · typical London neighbourhood £6,400
- By type
- Flat £416k · Terraced £781k · Semi £805k
- 1-year change
- −8.4%
- Neighbourhoods
- 169
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the borough's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of London's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 113 per 1,000 a year · London 98.1
- Among boroughs
- More crime than 74%
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the borough's own figure; London pools every borough's crimes and residents.
Schools
84 state schools- Primary
- 66
- Secondary
- 18
- Outstanding
- 12
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 35% of boroughs
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among London's primaries.
- Station walk
- 6 min median · typical walk
- Cycle lanes
- 24 km lanes · in the borough
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the borough (TfL Cycling Infrastructure Database). Powered by TfL Open Data.
- Green space
- 33% green · typical neighbourhood
- Noise
- 62% over 55 dB
- Air
- NO₂ 25 µg/m³
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £69,500 a year · typical London neighbourhood £73,500
- Social renting
- 39% of homes · typical London neighbourhood 17%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 43% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 5% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of London's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the borough's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Tower Hamlets safe?
Police recorded about 113 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, higher than London as a whole (98.1). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Tower Hamlets?
Homes sold for a typical £7,190 per m² in the year to August 2026, higher than London as a whole (£6,380 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £505,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Tower Hamlets?
There are 66 state primary and 18 state secondary schools inside Tower Hamlets's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Tower Hamlets a deprived area?
43% of Tower Hamlets's 169 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 5% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.