🔍
— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
Home › Tower HamletsLimehouse · neighbourhood

Limehouse

27,485 people · median £440,000 · Tower Hamlets

Good for schools
Tower Hamlets Council · Aspire (directly-elected mayor)   33/45 seats · 73% · OCD 2026
65/100
Mixed
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£440k
median price
+1.8%
5-year growth
96%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
£440k
median sold price
7.5 yrs
of local pay to buy
+1.8%
5-year change
£830k
typical terraced
5 min
London — fastest
28
rail stations
96%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
0
grammar schools
128
schools total
22.9
NO₂ · WHO 10
13.9%
in a flood zone
1,773
green spaces
9.4
PM2.5 · WHO 5
1,341
eat & drink
319
shops
79.7%
gigabit
108
gyms & leisure

Tiles show neighbourhood’s own prices and crime; schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend +1.8%

£345k£397k£448k£500k20142025£442,250
£360,000 in 2014 → £442,250 in 2025 · 456 sales in 12 months
In Tower Hamlets:
6th cheapest of 21 neighbourhoods

The neighbourhood at a glance each strip is where Limehouse sits on the Tower Hamlets range — click through for the full section

Below this neighbourhood: the map places Limehouse among Tower Hamlets's neighbourhoods — go finer to individual streets and their sold-price history.

The area in short neighbourhood AI summary

Limehouse is a London neighbourhood with a population of 27,485. The median property price is £440,000, with 456 sales in the past 12 months. Terraced homes have a median price of £830,000, while flats average £432,500. Prices have risen 1.8% over five years.

Read the full area story →

About 25% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived. The area has elevated nitrogen dioxide levels (annual mean 22.9) and moderate particulate matter (9.4). Flood risk affects 13.9% of properties. Broadband is well-provisioned: 97.6% have superfast coverage and 79.7% have gigabit access. Planning is active, with 30 conservation areas and 81 listed buildings under Tower Hamlets council. The median age is 32.4, with the largest cohort aged 25–44 at 44.0%. Just 24.3% of homes are owner-occupied, while 37.3% are socially rented and 35.5% privately rented. Among residents aged 16+, 49.0% hold Level 4+ qualifications.

Generated at data-refresh time from this report's own figures — never invented at request time. · as of 2026-08-01T07:56:12Z

What's happening here

Loading local news…

Local voices

Loading local notes…

Display name optional · moderated before anything shows · read all local notes
All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-05
Affordability2025
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024
Environment2026
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01

One short email when this area’s prices, crime and schools figures update. No accounts, no spam, one-click unsubscribe. Privacy.

Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…