Is Tower Hamlets a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Tower Hamlets, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 5,930 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Tower Hamlets, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 5,930 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Tower Hamlets sold for £447,796 in the latest House Price Index, down 14.4% on a year earlier. Across Tower Hamlets, police record 146 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Tower Hamlets, the nearest primary school is Cayley Primary School, 110 m away, about a 1 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Harford Health Centre, 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk.
Limehouse station is 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk; Limehouse (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk; the nearest park, Whitehorse Open Space, is 40 m away, about a 1 minute walk.
Across Tower Hamlets, police record 146 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Tower Hamlets sold for £447,796 in the latest House Price Index, down 14.4% on a year earlier. By type: detached £889,618, semi-detached £666,730, terraced £690,210, flats £430,120. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Cayley Primary School, 110 m away, about a 1 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Limehouse is 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk, and Limehouse (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £60,549 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.