Pop. 324,597 28.90% owner occupied Median age 31.0 4.2 mi to city centre 3.7 mi to LCY 13.4 mi to BQH 18.5 mi to LHR 26.1 mi to LGW 27.7 mi to STN

Tower Hamlets

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Nearby City Of London 2.4 mi Hackney 2.8 mi Newham 3.0 mi Southwark 3.7 mi Islington 3.9 mi Greenwich 4.7 mi

Data is sourced live from public government databases and is provided for general information only. It does not constitute professional real estate, legal, or safety advice.

Safety & Crime

Metropolitan Police Service

Total incidents
37,148
2025
↑ 32% above city median
City median: 28,088
Violent crime
12,964
35% of total
Property crime
18,107
49% of total

Year by year

2026
15,129
2025
37,148

Source: Metropolitan Police Service · 2025–2026 · Data available to May 2026

Reported incidents only. Does not reflect overall safety. Higher or lower than the city median is not a rating or recommendation.

10 nearby
Ben Jonson Primary School
LA · Primary · Ofsted: Good
0.2 mi
away
Halley Primary School
LA · Primary · Ofsted: Good
0.2 mi
away
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy
LA · Primary · Ofsted: Outstanding
0.2 mi
away
Beatrice Tate School
LA · Special · Ofsted: Outstanding
0.3 mi
away
St Paul with St Luke CofE Primary School
LA · Primary · Ofsted: Good
0.3 mi
away
Queen Mary University of London
LA · Special
0.3 mi
away
Cayley Primary School
LA · Primary · Ofsted: Good
0.4 mi
away
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
LA · Secondary · Ofsted: Good
0.4 mi
away
St Paul's Way Trust School
LA · All-through · Ofsted: Good
0.4 mi
away
Stebon Primary School
LA · Primary · Ofsted: Outstanding
0.4 mi
away
School locations sourced from open city data · Distances measured from centre of community · Proximity only. Not a quality rating or recommendation.

2024 assessments
2024 assessed values by property type
All Residential
219 properties
£520,073
Average assessed value
Flat / Maisonette
UK House Price Index 2024
£501,868
Average assessed value
Terraced
UK House Price Index 2024
£760,112
Average assessed value
Semi-Detached
UK House Price Index 2024
£741,745
Average assessed value
Detached
UK House Price Index 2024
£1,013,527
Average assessed value
Source: UK House Price Index (Land Registry) 2024 - Average assessed value shown across all residential zoning types. Assessed values are used for property tax purposes and do not represent market value or sale price. Not a substitute for a professional appraisal.

Business types
Retail 381
Restaurants & Food 216
Cafes & Coffee 91
Health & Wellness 53
Personal Services 49
Estate Agents 33
Pubs & Bars 23
Financial Services 10
Source: · Active businesses within 2km

36 nearby
Hospitals and Clinics

Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate. Data may be incomplete.

School Health
0.5 mi
Family Nurse Partnership & Health Visiting
0.6 mi
CAMHS Tower Hamlets
0.6 mi
Tower Hamlets Stop Tobacco Service
0.7 mi
London Physiotherapy and Wellness
0.9 mi
Doctors and Dentists
Damira Dental Studios
0.1 mi
Smile Dental Care
0.3 mi
Harford Health Centre
0.3 mi
Chemists
Sinclairs Pharmacy
0.3 mi
Lincoln Pharmacy
0.4 mi
Forward Pharmacy
0.4 mi
Supermarkets
Bangla Bazar Cash & Carry
0.5 mi
Stroudley Walk Grocery
0.8 mi
China Ark
0.9 mi
Gyms and Recreation
Mile End Park Leisure Centre
260 ft
Short Breaks Urban Gym
300 ft
Revolution Karting
0.2 mi
Cafes and Coffee
Majesty Lounge
0.1 mi
Forno Ragged Café
0.2 mi
Delizia
0.2 mi
Bow Brew Cafe
0.3 mi
Ocean View Cafe
0.3 mi
Parks
Cowslip Meadow
0.1 mi
Blackberry Meadow
0.2 mi
Pear Tree Meadow
0.2 mi
Primrose Meadow
0.2 mi
Scrapyard Meadow
0.3 mi
Libraries
Idea Store, Bow
0.9 mi
Idea Store
1.3 mi
The Rotherhithe Picture Research Library
1.6 mi
Fire Stations
Poplar Fire Station
1.0 mi
Bethnal Green Fire Station
1.0 mi
Shadwell Fire Station
1.2 mi
Police Stations
Stratford Police Station
2.0 mi
City of London Police
2.6 mi
Overseas Visitors Records Office
3.1 mi
Source: open_data · Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate · Data may be incomplete or change over time

46 bus stops within 0.5 mi
35 Underground/Overground stations within 1.9 mi
Underground/Overground Stations
Mile End
Central, District, Hammersmith & City
0.4 mi
Bow Road
District, Hammersmith & City
0.6 mi
Limehouse
DLR
0.6 mi
Stepney Green
District, Hammersmith & City
0.6 mi
Devons Road
DLR
0.7 mi
Nearest Bus Stops
Eric Street (Stop ME)
260 ft
Eric Street (Stop MC)
0.1 mi
Mile End Park Leisure Centre (Stop MF)
0.1 mi
Eric Street (Stop ML)
0.1 mi
Eric Street (Stop MN)
0.1 mi
Source: City transit open data · Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate.

Major Parks

Name Area Distance
Weaver's Fields 6 ha 1.3 mi
Well Street Common 9 ha 1.6 mi
Haggerston Park 9 ha 1.7 mi
London Fields 12 ha 1.9 mi
Southwark Park 26 ha 2.0 mi

Source: municipal open data.

Nearby Facilities

Name Type Distance
Old Ford Water Recycling Plant Wastewater Treatment 1.3 mi
Hackney Marshes Water Treatment Plant Wastewater Treatment 2.2 mi
Humberstone Road Pumping Station Wastewater Treatment 3.0 mi

Straight-line distances. Source: municipal open data.

The following MPs represent constituencies within this borough

Sadiq Khan
MAYOR OF LONDON
Greater London · Labour
Neil Coyle
MP FOR BERMONDSEY AND OLD SOUTHWARK
Bermondsey and Old Southwark · Labour
Rushanara Ali
MP FOR BETHNAL GREEN AND STEPNEY
Bethnal Green and Stepney · Labour
Dame Meg Hillier
MP FOR HACKNEY SOUTH AND SHOREDITCH
Hackney South and Shoreditch · Labour (Co-op)
Vicky Foxcroft
MP FOR LEWISHAM NORTH
Lewisham North · Labour
Apsana Begum
MP FOR POPLAR AND LIMEHOUSE
Poplar and Limehouse · Labour
Uma Kumaran
MP FOR STRATFORD AND BOW
Stratford and Bow · Labour
Source: UK Parliament Members API
Community quality data unavailable.

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