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7,982 people · median £475,000 · Tower Hamlets

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What does it cost? This neighbourhood

dearestcheapest
£475,000 median 10th cheapest of 21 neighbourhoods
among 21 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets

A typical home here sells for £475,000, down 8.8% over five years. That's about 7.5× local earnings — around the 9.1× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 85 sales
£276k£377k£479k£581k£682k2010201720252015 +35%−27%£520,000
Median sold price£475,000
5-year change-8.8%
Price per square metre£6,421 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£40k£207k£374k£541k£707k1995201020252015 +35%−27%£520,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Terraced
£1.1m
Flat
£440k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.5× · five-year average 9.1×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership29%

Owned outright
12%
With a mortgage
17%
Private rented
45%
Social rented
24%
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

£6,421 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 £3,782.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in Wapping 48 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Wapping High Street£340,0001,043-15.1%
Wapping Lane£285,000420-4.5%
Cobblestone Square£391,000369+14.5%
Asher Way£270,000369-3.2%
Knighten Street£319,000202-16.7%
Waterman Way£252,500162+11.5%
Cable Street£246,500124+2.9%
Brewhouse Lane£298,500120-1.5%
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 Wapping compares · from Tower Hamlets

Fastest 5-yr growth: East Smithfield +27.5%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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 Wapping — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
146 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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