AREA REPORT · TOWER HAMLETS E1W

E1W.

Tower Hamlets

E1W is an outcode in Tower Hamlets, covering the neighbourhoods of Tower Hill & Wapping South, St George in the East & Wapping North, Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe and Shadwell North. Over the last 12 months 148 properties changed hands — a median of £654k for flats (£9,483/sqm) and £960k for houses (£10,353/sqm). Housing stock peaks at EPC band C.

Recorded dwellings
7,084
residential addresses we hold records for
Across
3
sectors — see breakdown below
Sales
12 month
3 year
Flats
139
579
Houses
9
31
Recorded transactions across the area.
Median sale price
12 month
3 year
Flats
£654k
n = 139
£677k
n = 579
Houses
£960k
n = 9
£960k
n = 31
Median sale price across the window.
Median £/sqm
12 month
3 year
Flats
£9,483
n = 139
£9,504
n = 569
Houses
£10,353
n = 9
£9,221
n = 31
Typical price per square metre, where floor area is available.
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PRICE MATRIX
Sales by window, type, and floor area.
Headline price
Mean
Houses
Buoyant
+12.5% vs 12m
+12.5% vs 3y
£600k£1.20m£960k£960k£1.08m3Yn=3112Mn=96Mn=3
Flats
Correcting
−24.9% vs 12m
−27.5% vs 3y
£430k£860k£677k£654k£491k3Yn=57912Mn=1396Mn=35
Bar height = median sale price. Tick = mean. Trend word reads the joint state of the 6m-vs-12m and 6m-vs-3y tiers.
Size-normalised — £ per sqm
Mean
Houses
Correcting
−19.8% vs 12m
−9.9% vs 3y
£0£5,500£11,000£9,221£10,353£8,3083Yn=3112Mn=96Mn=3
Flats
Sliding
−7.6% vs 12m
−7.8% vs 3y
£0£6,000£12,000£9,504£9,483£8,7613Yn=56912Mn=1396Mn=35
From EPC-matched floor area. Hatched bars mark windows where fewer than 60% of sales matched a certificate.
Show numbers
Houses · 6m
Avg £
£1.05m
n=3
Median £
£1.08m
n=3
Avg £/sqm
£8,146
n=3
Median £/sqm
£8,308
n=3
Houses · 12m
Avg £
£940k
n=9
Median £
£960k
n=9
Avg £/sqm
£9,912
n=9
Median £/sqm
£10,353
n=9
Houses · 3y
Avg £
£944k
n=31
Median £
£960k
n=31
Avg £/sqm
£9,320
n=31
Median £/sqm
£9,221
n=31
Flats · 6m
Avg £
£610k
n=35
Median £
£491k
n=35
Avg £/sqm
£8,952
n=35
Median £/sqm
£8,761
n=35
Flats · 12m
Avg £
£734k
n=139
Median £
£654k
n=139
Avg £/sqm
£10,506
n=139
Median £/sqm
£9,483
n=139
Flats · 3y
Avg £
£812k
n=579
Median £
£677k
n=579
Avg £/sqm
£10,610
n=569
Median £/sqm
£9,504
n=569
PRICE + VOLUME · 25Y
Medians and monthly sales, 2001–present.
£153k£547k£941k20052010201520202025Median house · 12m smoothedMedian flat · 12m smoothedSales volume (monthly)
EPC · 25Y
Certificates issued, by band.
Median EPC score
75
Median potential
81
050210042010201520202025
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
COUNCIL TAX
Band distribution.
Column width shows the number of properties in each council tax band. Colour shows the composition within that band.
Flats/maisonettes
Other/unknown
Band A
103
Flats/maisonettes
Band B
1,340
Flats/maisonettes
Band C
1,488
Flats/maisonettes
Terraced
Band D
2,234
Flats/maisonettes
Terraced
Band E
2,104
Flats/maisonettes
Terraced
Band F
2,080
Flats/maisonettes
Band G
1,370
Flats/maisonettes
Band H
326
Band I
0
Flats/maisonettes
Terraced houses
Detached houses
Other/unknown
Property type totals
Flats/maisonettes
9,964
90%
Terraced houses
1,031
9.3%
Detached houses
23
<1%
Other/unknown
68
<1%
AMENITIES
Transport access and schools.
Counts of public transport stop points and schools inside the outcode (or within ~100m of the boundary). Drill into a sector for the full stop-by-stop list.
Rail stations
1
Metro & tram
0
Bus & coach
0
Bus stops
40
Schools
6
SECTORS
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COVERAGE
Neighbourhoods and wards.
Neighbourhoods (MSOA)
4 · click column to sort
Tower Hill & Wapping South
4,432
5,350
St George in the East & Wapping North
4,479
3,769
Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe
1,305
1,253
Shadwell North
609
245
Wards
3 · click column to sort
St Katharine's & Wapping
9,450
9,975
Shadwell
1,178
416
Whitechapel
197
226
NEARBY OUTCODES
Nearby outcodes.
FAQ

E1W property data — common questions

What is the average house price in Tower Hamlets (E1W)?
Over the last 12 months the median house sale price in E1W (Tower Hamlets) was £960k, with an average of £940k, from 9 recorded sales (HM Land Registry).
How much do flats cost in E1W?
The median flat sale price in E1W over the last 12 months was £654k (about £9,483 per square metre), from 139 recorded sales.
What is the price per square metre in E1W?
Typical sale prices per square metre in E1W are £10,353 for houses and £9,483 for flats, where floor area is recorded on the energy certificate.
What EPC rating do homes in E1W have?
Homes in E1W most commonly hold EPC band C, with a median current energy-efficiency score of 75 (a potential of 81 after improvements).
How many properties sold in E1W in the last year?
148 properties were sold in E1W over the last 12 months, and 610 over the last three years (HM Land Registry Price Paid data).
REFRESHED 11 JUN 2026 ·DATA & SOURCES