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6,445 people · median £806,300 · 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
£806,300 median 21st cheapest of 21 neighbourhoods
among 21 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets
A typical home here sells for £806,300, up 27.5% over five years. That's about 7.5× local earnings — around the 9.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 39 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£806,300
5-year change+27.5%
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 Hamlets24.3%
Of the homes across Tower Hamlets that sold again within five years, 24.3% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than London (18.4%).
By property type
Flats24.3%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new31.6%
Bought second-hand19.9%
Overall
Typical resale gain+14.9% · ~9.1-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (6,940 resale pairs) across Tower Hamlets — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership29%
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
£9,670 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 East Smithfield 49 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Katharines Way | £365,000 | 419 | -9.2% |
| Thomas More Street | £320,000 | 396 | +0.3% |
| Prescot Street | £225,000 | 385 | -10.1% |
| Star Place | £470,000 | 332 | -3.8% |
| Wapping High Street | £552,500 | 330 | +3.1% |
| Merino Gardens | £1,148,600 | 329 | — |
| Royal Mint Street | £615,000 | 223 | -25.6% |
| Ensign Street | £250,000 | 222 | +70.3% |
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 East Smithfield 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 East Smithfield — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 68 Cinnabar Wharf East 28 Wapping High Street | Flat | 3 | D | £640,000 | Sep 2026 |
| Flat 20 Tower Bridge Wharf 86 St. Katharines Way | Flat | 4+ | C | £1,525,000 | Sep 2026 |
| Flat 34 Halcyon Wharf 5 Wapping High Street | Flat | 3 | B | £850,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 73 Cinnabar Wharf East 28, Wapping High Street | Flat | 3 | C | £696,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 146 1 Prescot Street | Flat | 3 | D | £725,000 | Aug 2026 |
| FLAT 30 ROYAL TOWER LODGE 40 CARTWRIGHT STREET | Flat | 2 | C | £395,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 82 Matilda House St. Katharines Way | Flat | 2 | C | £470,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 26 Christopher Court, 97 Leman Street | Flat | — | — | £440,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 3 18, Ensign Street | Flat | 4+ | D | £860,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 1 Mews Street | Terraced | 4+ | C | £1,921,580 | Jul 2026 |
324 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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