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4,537 people · median £826,650 · Tower Hamlets
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £826,650, up 41.5% over five years. That's about 7.5× local earnings — around the 9.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 28 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£826,650
5-year change+41.5%
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 ownership36%
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
£9,612 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 E1W 2 40 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wapping High Street | £313,250 | 614 | +32.6% |
| Asher Way | £276,250 | 440 | -22.7% |
| Wapping Lane | £285,000 | 422 | +1.4% |
| Merino Gardens | £1,152,600 | 320 | — |
| Gauging Square | £1,192,400 | 169 | — |
| Waterman Way | £252,500 | 162 | +12% |
| The Highway | £226,000 | 161 | — |
| Vaughan Way | £980,000 | 149 | — |
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 E1W 2 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 E1W 2 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Discovery Walk | Flat | 4+ | C | £565,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 13 78, Wapping High Street | Flat | 1 | D | £334,500 | Jun 2026 |
| 64 Spirit Quay | Flat | 1 | D | £328,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 39 Pierhead Wharf 69 Wapping High Street | Flat | 2 | C | £630,000 | May 2026 |
| Apartment 301 Admiralty House 150, Vaughan Way | Flat | 3 | B | £853,000 | May 2026 |
| 67 Discovery Walk | Flat | 1 | D | £290,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 73 1, Emery Way | Flat | 2 | B | £271,670 | May 2026 |
| Flat 5 Fenner House Watts Street | Flat | 3 | C | £450,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 5 Park Lodge 65, Wapping Lane | Flat | 1 | C | £450,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 21 Torrington Place | Terraced | 3 | D | £760,000 | Apr 2026 |
148 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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