325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Tower Hamlets

Council · E09000030

Ward
St Dunstan's
Council
Tower Hamlets
Region
London
Country
England
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney
Police
Metropolitan Police

House prices

£3.0m£1.5m£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £1.0m -7.6% +845% 2.4×
Semi-detached £822k -7.2% +928% 2.9×
Terraced £845k -0.9% +943% 3.4×
Flat £470k -2.1% +634% +96%

Median sale prices in Tower Hamlets from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College 0.4 mi Non-sel 47.5 49%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £2,387
1 bed £1,939
2 bed £2,353
3 bed £2,673
4+ bed £3,297

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 3,427
Violence & sexual offences 884
Burglary 165
Anti-social behaviour 660

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE GP practice 0.3 mi
THE LIMEHOUSE PRACTICE GP practice 0.5 mi
THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD GP practice 0.8 mi
TOWER HAMLETS MEMORY CLINIC GP practice 0.9 mi
XX PLACE HEALTH CENTRE GP practice 0.9 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Limehouse Metro/tram 0.3 mi
Limehouse Rail Station Rail station 0.4 mi
Limehouse DLR Station Metro/tram 0.4 mi
Limehouse DLR Station Metro/tram 0.4 mi
Limehouse DLR Station Metro/tram 0.4 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Tube stations

StationDistance
Stepney Green 0.8 mi
Mile End 0.8 mi
Bow Road 1.4 mi
Whitechapel 1.3 mi
Canary Wharf 1.5 mi

Tube station data from Transport for London. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 96.1%
Gigabit 83.9%
Full fibre (FTTP) 75.8%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 99.9%
Indoor voice (all) 99.9%
5G outdoor (any) —

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Tower Hamlets
average (lo–hi)
Overall31% (6–90)
Income23% (0–100)
Employment43% (9–100)
Education56% (16–98)
Health36% (6–84)
Crime34% (3–100)
Housing & services21% (1–78)
Living environment25% (0–92)

Your MP

Rushanara Ali MP

Labour

Bethnal Green and Stepney

rushanara.ali.mp@parliament.uk

http://www.rushanaraali.org/

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Whitehorse Open Space Park 0.3 mi
York Square Gardens Park 0.3 mi
Mile End Park Leisure Centre Sports facility 0.4 mi
Mile End Park Leisure Centre Sports facility 0.3 mi
Mile End Park Leisure Centre Sports facility 0.3 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
9-15, Flamborough Street E1 II 0.2 mi
Queen's Head Public House II 0.2 mi
Durham Villa II 0.3 mi
683-691, Commercial Road E14 II 0.2 mi
Drinking Fountain (under Railway Bridge at Junction with Lowell Street) II 0.2 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 22,380
Total registered 24,956
Dormant 401
New (last year) 4,115
New (last 5 years) 13,064

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 9
PM10 17
NO₂ 23
NOₓ 35

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 2
Fatal 0
Serious 0
Killed/serious 0
Pedestrian 1
Cyclist 2

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 520,100,000
Cars & taxis 371,200,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
The Serpentine - Hyde Park 7.3 mi
Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond) 7.8 mi
Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) 8.1 mi
Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond) 8.1 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 310,306

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 17.4%
Aged 16–64 76.9%
Aged 65+ 5.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

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White 39.4%
Asian 44.4%
Black 7.3%
Mixed 5.0%
Other 3.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

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Owner-occupied 25.7%
Social rented 35.9%
Private rented 38.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 0.9%
Semi-detached 2.3%
Terraced 8.8%
Flat / maisonette 84.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 66.4%
1 car or van 28.7%
2+ cars or vans 4.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 67.4%
Unemployed 6.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

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No qualifications 16.2%
Degree or above 50.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 60.4%
Smoking prevalence 14.2%
Infant mortality 4.0

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.