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12,746 people · median £480,000 · Tower Hamlets
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Tower Hamlets Council · Aspire (directly-elected mayor) 33/45 seats · 73% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£480,000 median 13th cheapest of 21 neighbourhoods
among 21 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets
A typical home here sells for £480,000, down 12% over five years. That's about 7.5× local earnings — around the 9.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 26 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£480,000
5-year change-12%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.5× · five-year average 9.1×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Tower Hamlets23.7%
Of the homes across Tower Hamlets that sold again within five years, 23.7% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than London (18%).
By property type
Flats23.7%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new30.9%
Bought second-hand19.4%
Overall
Typical resale gain+15% · ~9-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (6,707 resale pairs) across Tower Hamlets — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership24%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£1,838
London Borough of Tower Hamlets£1,327
Greater London Authority£511
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,225
Band B£1,429
Band C£1,634
Band D (baseline)£1,838
Band E£2,246
Band F£2,655
Band G£3,063
Band H£3,676
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£5,270 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Shadwell 56 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wapping Wall | £420,000 | 525 | -19.6% |
| The Highway | £330,000 | 364 | +1% |
| Milk Yard | £220,000 | 325 | +5.8% |
| Cable Street | £225,250 | 294 | -2.4% |
| Wapping High Street | £340,000 | 261 | -14.5% |
| New Crane Place | £310,000 | 244 | +1.9% |
| Morton Close | £207,500 | 178 | — |
| Devonport Street | £239,950 | 157 | — |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Tower Hamlets how Shadwell compares · from Tower Hamlets
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: East Smithfield +27.5%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Smithfield | £806,300 | +27.5% | 324 |
| Canary Wharf | £635,000 | +14.9% | 270 |
| Bethnal Green | £500,000 | +11.6% | 288 |
| Globe Town | £475,000 | +6.1% | 232 |
| Hughesfield Estate | £485,000 | +5.3% | 94 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Shadwell — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 Morton Close | Flat | 2 | D | £362,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 19 Reservoir Studios 547 Cable Street | Flat | 2 | D | £415,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 90 11, New Crane Place | Flat | 2 | D | £435,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 36 DEVONPORT STREET | Flat | 3 | D | £400,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 47 61 Wapping Wall | Flat | 3 | D | £605,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 109 Solander Gardens | Flat | 3 | D | £400,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 85 Kelday Heights 2 Spencer Way | Flat | 3 | C | £550,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 6 Bill Faust House 20 Tarling Street | Flat | 2 | B | £275,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 216 Riverside Mansions Milk Yard | Flat | 3 | D | £500,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 205 Riverside Mansions Milk Yard | Flat | 3 | D | £495,000 | May 2026 |
122 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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