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Southwater Close

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29 recorded sales · median £175,000 · Tower Hamlets

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Tower Hamlets Council · Aspire (directly-elected mayor) 33/45 seats · 73% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

60/100

Mixed

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£175k

median price

13.7

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£175k

median sold price

7.5 yrs

of local pay to buy

5 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

128

schools total

13.7

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

1,153

Violence — most

24.3

NO₂ · WHO 10

28.4%

in a flood zone

1,773

green spaces

9.3

PM2.5 · WHO 5

1,341

eat & drink

319

shops

73.4%

gigabit

108

gyms & leisure

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

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£118,500 in 2001 → £194,375 in 2013

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Tower Hamlets, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £175,000. That's about 7.5× local earnings — around the 9.1× five-year average.

Sold price history

2013 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 29 sales£175,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.5× · five-year average 9.1×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership23%

Owned outright

With a mortgage

15%

Private rented

38%

Social rented

36%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£1,838

Your band:

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

Neighbourhood prices in Tower Hamlets how Southwater Close 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
Shoreditch	£545,000	+2.9%	188
Limehouse	£440,000	+1.8%	456
Mile End	£515,000	+0%	240
Whitechapel	£490,000	+0%	246
Stepney	£440,000	-2.3%	242
Bow	£437,000	-2.5%	382
St John's Estate	£435,000	-5.5%	134
Wapping	£475,000	-8.8%	146
Pepys Estate	£430,000	-9.3%	34
Blackwall	£479,750	-10.6%	512
Fish Island	£505,000	-11.1%	228
Manchester Estate	£450,000	-11.8%	118
Shadwell	£480,000	-12%	122
Three Mills	£337,000	-16.9%	122
Isle of Dogs	£463,000	-20.3%	198
Poplar	£372,500	-23.2%	332

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 Southwater Close — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
40 Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£420,000	Apr 2025
4, Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£270,000	Dec 2021
26 Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£310,000	Jan 2021
23, Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£380,000	Mar 2020
31 Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£445,000	Jan 2017
17, Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£220,000	Apr 2013
14 Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£168,750	Jan 2013
4, Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£250,000	Sep 2012
31 Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£250,000	Feb 2012
24, Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£250,000	Feb 2011
2 SOUTHWATER CLOSE	Flat	—	—	£193,700	Jun 2010
11 SOUTHWATER CLOSE LONDON	Flat	—	—	£250,000	Aug 2007
33 Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£205,000	Mar 2007
10, Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£186,000	May 2006
27 Southwater Close	Terraced	—	—	£190,000	Oct 2005
14 Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£170,000	Aug 2005
33 Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£175,000	Apr 2005
11 SOUTHWATER CLOSE LONDON	Flat	—	—	£190,000	May 2004
22, Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£162,500	Feb 2004
40 Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£170,000	Dec 2003
3, Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£170,000	Mar 2003
11 SOUTHWATER CLOSE LONDON	Flat	—	—	£160,000	Aug 2002
1, Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£135,000	Mar 2002
10, Southwater Close	Flat	—	—	£135,000	Oct 2001

Show all sales ↓

24 recent sales — 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

How safe is it? from Tower Hamlets

Crime runs at 13.7 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month13.7

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Tower Hamlets

Violence & sexual offences

1,153

Anti-social behaviour

958

Shoplifting

418

Other theft

345

Theft from the person

236

Public order

231

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Tower Hamlets district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Tower Hamlets

Population310,306

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 4/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 4 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

2.8/10

Employment

4.8/10

Education & skills

6.2/10

Health & disability

4.0/10

Crime

3.9/10

Housing & services

2.7/10

Living environment

3.0/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Tower Hamlets — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+61%

Unemployment · economically active residents8.9%

Degree-level (Level 4+)50%

Good or very good health85%

Own their home23%

Median age30.8

Born outside the UK47%

See the full Tower Hamlets report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 6 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

6 of 6 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 6 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.1 km
Little Limehouse	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.1 km
Sir William Burrough Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.2 km
Matchbox Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.2 km
Puddle Jumpers Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.3 km
Global Kids day care	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.3 km
Cyril Jackson Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.4 km
Little Miracles Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.4 km
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation	Primary	—	0.5 km
Stebon Primary School	Primary	Outstanding ('23)	0.5 km
Tower Project Complex Needs	Nursery	—	0.5 km
St Paul's Way Centre	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.5 km
Iqra Preschool	Nursery	—	0.6 km
Iqra Preschool	Nursery	—	0.6 km
Halley Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.6 km
Cayley Primary School	Primary	—	0.6 km
Burdett Playgroup	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.7 km
St Paul's Way Trust School	All-through	Good ('22)	0.7 km
Mayflower Primary School	Primary	—	0.8 km
Alas Tutors Limited	Nursery	—	0.8 km
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School	Primary	Outstanding ('24)	0.8 km
Wise Mind Tuition Centre	Nursery	—	0.9 km
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School	Primary	—	0.9 km
St Francis Family Centre	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.9 km
Bygrove Primary School	Primary	Outstanding ('23)	0.9 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.3 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS

12 of 13 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Salmon Lane Dental Care	Dentist	—	0.2 km
Mymeds Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.2 km
E14 Dental Centre	Dentist	—	0.2 km
Nash Chemist	Pharmacy	—	0.2 km
Dental Surgery (Burdett Road)	Dentist	—	0.2 km
The Limehouse Practice	GP	Good ('16)	0.3 km
Sda Dental Studio	Dentist	—	0.5 km
Sda Dental Studio	Dentist	—	0.5 km
Lincoln Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.6 km
Harford Health Centre	GP	Good ('20)	0.7 km
Smile Dental Care Tower Hamlets	Dentist	—	0.7 km
Greenlight Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.7 km
Sinclairs	Pharmacy	—	0.8 km
195 Bow Common Lane (Dental Practice)	Dentist	—	0.8 km
Platinum Dental Care Ltd	Dentist	—	0.9 km
Bupa Dental Care (Columbus Courtyard)	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Poplar Dental & Medical Clinic	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Chrisp Street Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Chrisp Street (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Lansbury Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
The Chrisp Street Hth Ctr	GP	Good ('16)	1.1 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Medichem Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Bupa Health And Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Chrischem Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Gough Walk Practice	GP	—	1.3 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Forward Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
All Saints Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.3 km
The Jubilee Street Practice Ltd	GP	—	1.4 km
Mile End Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Wellington Way Health Centre	GP	Good ('24)	1.4 km
Smilepod Canada Place	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Smilepod Jubilee Place	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Surrey Docks Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Xx Place Health Centre	GP	Good ('23)	1.5 km
The Barkantine Practice	GP	—	1.5 km
Barkantine Health Centre	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Barkantine Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Mayors Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Britannia Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Waterside Dental Health	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Harley Grove Medical Ctr.	GP	Good ('19)	1.6 km
St Andrews Health Centre	GP	—	1.6 km
Greenlight Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Jaypharm	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
City Square Medical Group	GP	—	1.7 km
Kamsons Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Aberfeldy Practice	GP	Good ('16)	1.8 km
Britannia Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Ali'S Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Dmb Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.8 km
The Grove Road Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	1.9 km
Suttons Wharf Health Centre	GP	Requires improvement ('24)	1.9 km
Tredegar Practice	GP	—	1.9 km
Abbey Dental	Dentist	—	1.9 km
East Side Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.9 km
Whitechapel Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.9 km
Regionchoice Ltd	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Albion Health Centre	GP	—	2.0 km
Wapping Dental Centre	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Albion Street Group Practice	GP	Good ('19)	2.0 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Massingham	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
St. Stephens Health Centre	GP	Good ('22)	2.1 km
The Wapping Group Practice	GP	Good ('18)	2.1 km
Roserton Street Surgery	GP	—	2.2 km
Island Health	GP	—	2.4 km
Ruston Street Clinic	GP	Good ('16)	2.5 km
Docklands Medical Centre	GP	—	2.6 km
Goodman'S Field Health Centre	GP	—	2.6 km
The Blithehale Med.Ctr.	GP	—	2.6 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Tower Hamlets

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 5 min from Limehouse Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Limehouse Rail Station	0.4 mi	London Fenchurch Street	5 min
Canary Wharf	0.7 mi	—	no direct train
Shadwell Rail Station	1.1 mi	—	no direct train
Wapping Rail Station	1.3 mi	—	no direct train
Rotherhithe Rail Station	1.3 mi	—	no direct train

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Limehouse Rail Station (5 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Work from home

50%

Public transport

24%

Walk or cycle

14%

Drive

10%

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging20 points

Per 10,000 residents0.6

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Tower Hamlets

Air quality

NO₂

24.3

— WHO guide

PM2.5

9.3

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1001.1%

Flood zone28.4% of postcodes

Radonup to 1–3% of homes

Historic landfill81 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings903

Conservation areas54

Green belt0%

Green spaces1,773

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Tower Hamlets

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	1,341	88% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	319	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	108	—
Green spaces & parks	1,773	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

73.4%

Superfast

92.5%

Ultrafast

75%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Tower Hamlets

Figures for the wider Tower Hamlets — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate8.9%

In work (employment rate)61.4%

Companies registered here55,280

New incorporations (12m)10,163

Property companies (SPVs)5,683

See the full Tower Hamlets report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district