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East Smithfield

6,445 people · median £806,300 · Tower Hamlets

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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

2025 · 197 sales
£303k£541k£779k£1m£1.3m2010201720252022 +43%−47%£824,640
Median sold price£806,300
5-year change+27.5%
Price per square metre£9,670 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£0k£323k£646k£968k£1.3m1995201020252022 +43%−47%£824,640
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Flat
£803k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.5× · five-year average 9.1×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership29%

Owned outright
12%
With a mortgage
17%
Private rented
57%
Social rented
12%
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 £3,782.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in East Smithfield 49 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
St Katharines Way£364,500416+0%
Thomas More Street£320,000396-27.6%
Prescot Street£225,000383-10.1%
Star Place£470,000331+4.3%
Wapping High Street£550,000325+15.5%
Merino Gardens£1,168,115302
Royal Mint Street£615,000223-17.6%
Ensign Street£250,000220+45.6%
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%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
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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