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26,928 people · median £490,000 · 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
£490,000 median 15th cheapest of 21 neighbourhoods
among 21 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets
A typical home here sells for £490,000, up 0% over five years. That's about 7.5× local earnings — around the 9.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 50 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£490,000
5-year change+0%
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 ownership17%
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
£8,153 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 Whitechapel 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Road | £225,000 | 683 | -25.3% |
| Plumbers Row | £255,000 | 350 | +3.5% |
| Alie Street | £699,750 | 321 | -6.8% |
| Commercial Street | £500,000 | 247 | +26.6% |
| Christian Street | £287,503 | 229 | — |
| Cendal Crescent | £582,825 | 224 | -9.4% |
| Piazza Walk | £888,000 | 218 | +23.9% |
| Gowers Walk | £249,974 | 208 | +1.7% |
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 Whitechapel 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 Whitechapel — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLAT 805 DRYDEN BUILDING 37 COMMERCIAL ROAD | Flat | 2 | E | £336,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 4 Tilney House 67 Princelet Street | Flat | 3 | B | £775,000 | Jul 2026 |
| FLAT 11 HUDSON BUILDING 11 CHICKSAND STREET | Flat | 3 | C | £500,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Apartment 1404 Crawford Building 112 Whitechapel High Street | Flat | 1 | B | £425,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 5 Mayo House Lindley Street | Flat | 2 | D | £135,370 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 36 Damien Court Damien Street | Flat | 3 | C | £625,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 11 Merchant House 39 Goulston Street | Flat | 1 | C | £365,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Apartment 104 Cashmere House 37 Leman Street | Flat | 2 | C | £515,399 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 205 Colefax Building 23, Plumbers Row | Flat | 1 | C | £325,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 702 Vega House 17, Hemming Street | Flat | 2 | B | £445,000 | Jun 2026 |
246 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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