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Ames Cottages

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8 recorded sales · median £335,000 · Tower Hamlets

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Tower Hamlets Council · Aspire (directly-elected mayor) 33/45 seats · 73% · OCD 2026

Overview Cost Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

60/100

Mixed

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£335k

median price

14.7

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£335k

median sold price

7.5 yrs

of local pay to buy

5 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

128

schools total

14.7

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

1,177

ASB — most

24.3

NO₂ · WHO 10

28.4%

in a flood zone

1,773

green spaces

9.3

PM2.5 · WHO 5

1,338

eat & drink

316

shops

73.4%

gigabit

106

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

Not enough history to chart yet.

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Tower Hamlets, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-05

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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Could Ames Cottages be a good investment? Yields & returns →

What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £335,000. That's about 7.5× local earnings — around the 9.1× five-year average.

Sold price history

Not enough history to chart yet.

Median sold price · median of all 8 sales£335,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.5× · five-year average 9.1×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership23%

Owned outright

With a mortgage

15%

Private rented

38%

Social rented

36%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£1,838

Your band:

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

Neighbourhood prices in Tower Hamlets how Ames Cottages 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
Shoreditch	£545,000	+2.9%	188
Limehouse	£440,000	+1.8%	456
Mile End	£515,000	+0%	240
Whitechapel	£490,000	+0%	246
Stepney	£440,000	-2.3%	242
Bow	£437,000	-2.5%	382
St John's Estate	£435,000	-5.5%	134
Wapping	£475,000	-8.8%	146
Pepys Estate	£430,000	-9.3%	34
Blackwall	£479,750	-10.6%	512
Fish Island	£505,000	-11.1%	228
Manchester Estate	£450,000	-11.8%	118
Shadwell	£480,000	-12%	122
Three Mills	£337,000	-16.9%	122
Isle of Dogs	£463,000	-20.3%	198
Poplar	£372,500	-23.2%	332

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 Ames Cottages — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
8 Ames Cottages Hearnshaw Street	Terraced	—	—	£630,000	Jun 2020
4 Ames Cottages Hearnshaw Street	Terraced	—	—	£600,000	Sep 2018
9 AMES COTTAGES HEARNSHAW STREET LONDON	Terraced	—	—	£335,000	Aug 2014
7 AMES COTTAGES	Terraced	—	—	£70,000	Mar 2011
9 AMES COTTAGES HEARNSHAW STREET LONDON	Terraced	—	—	£335,000	May 2010
4 Ames Cottages Hearnshaw Street	Terraced	—	—	£335,000	Nov 2006
4 Ames Cottages Hearnshaw Street	Terraced	—	—	£320,000	Sep 2006
3 Ames Cottages Hearnshaw Street	Terraced	—	—	£70,000	Mar 1997

Show all sales ↓

8 recent sales — 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

How safe is it? from Tower Hamlets

Crime runs at 14.7 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month14.7

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Tower Hamlets

Anti-social behaviour

1,177

Violence & sexual offences

1,106

Shoplifting

395

Other theft

348

Theft from the person

339

Public order

244

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Tower Hamlets district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Tower Hamlets

Population310,306

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 4/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 4 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

2.8/10

Employment

4.8/10

Education & skills

6.2/10

Health & disability

4.0/10

Crime

3.9/10

Housing & services

2.7/10

Living environment

3.0/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Tower Hamlets — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+61%

Unemployment · economically active residents8.9%

Degree-level (Level 4+)50%

Good or very good health85%

Own their home23%

Median age30.8

Born outside the UK47%

See the full Tower Hamlets report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 7 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

7 of 7 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 7 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Cayley Primary School	Primary	—	0.0 km
Halley Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.2 km
Global Kids day care	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.2 km
Tower Project Complex Needs	Nursery	—	0.3 km
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College	Secondary	Inspected '26 — see report	0.4 km
Sir William Burrough Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.4 km
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School	Secondary	Inspected '26 — see report	0.4 km
Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.5 km
Wise Mind Tuition Centre	Nursery	—	0.5 km
Ben Jonson Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	0.5 km
New Birth Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.5 km
Little Limehouse	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.6 km
Marion Richardson Primary School	Primary	Outstanding ('24)	0.6 km
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation	Primary	—	0.6 km
Matchbox Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.7 km
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy	Primary	Outstanding ('23)	0.7 km
St Paul's Way Centre	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.8 km
Puddle Jumpers Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.8 km
Mazahirul Uloom London School	Secondary	—	0.8 km
Stebon Primary School	Primary	Outstanding ('23)	0.8 km
Cyril Jackson Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.9 km
Bishop Challoner Catholic School	Secondary	Good ('21)	0.9 km
Global Kids Day Care - Mile End Branch	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.9 km
Tutorbase Mile End	Nursery	—	0.9 km
Little Miracles Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.0 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS

12 of 13 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Sinclairs	Pharmacy	—	0.2 km
Harford Health Centre	GP	Good ('20)	0.2 km
Smile Dental Care Tower Hamlets	Dentist	—	0.2 km
Greenlight Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.2 km
Salmon Lane Dental Care	Dentist	—	0.4 km
Mymeds Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.4 km
Medichem Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.7 km
195 Bow Common Lane (Dental Practice)	Dentist	—	0.7 km
E14 Dental Centre	Dentist	—	0.8 km
Nash Chemist	Pharmacy	—	0.8 km
Dental Surgery (Burdett Road)	Dentist	—	0.8 km
Mile End Dental Practice	Dentist	—	0.8 km
The Limehouse Practice	GP	Good ('16)	0.8 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	0.9 km
The Jubilee Street Practice Ltd	GP	—	0.9 km
Lincoln Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.0 km
St.Paul'S Way Medical Ctr	GP	—	1.0 km
Xx Place Health Centre	GP	Good ('23)	1.0 km
Sda Dental Studio	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Sda Dental Studio	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Chrischem Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Jaypharm	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Forward Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
City Square Medical Group	GP	—	1.2 km
Dmb Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Ali'S Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Abbey Dental	Dentist	—	1.4 km
East Side Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Whitechapel Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Regionchoice Ltd	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Albion Health Centre	GP	—	1.4 km
Wellington Way Health Centre	GP	Good ('24)	1.4 km
Platinum Dental Care Ltd	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Bupa Dental Care (Columbus Courtyard)	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Mayors Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Suttons Wharf Health Centre	GP	Requires improvement ('24)	1.5 km
Harley Grove Medical Ctr.	GP	Good ('19)	1.5 km
The Second Floor Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Aldgate House Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.5 km
The Grove Road Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	1.5 km
Poplar Dental & Medical Clinic	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Britannia Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
2Nd Floor Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Massingham	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Wapping Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Parcel Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Chrisp Street Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Chrisp Street (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Lansbury Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.6 km
The Chrisp Street Hth Ctr	GP	Good ('16)	1.7 km
Chapel Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
New Road Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Surrey Docks Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Care Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Tredegar Practice	GP	—	1.7 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
The Wapping Group Practice	GP	Good ('18)	1.8 km
Tower Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
St Andrews Health Centre	GP	—	1.9 km
Greenlight Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
Gough Walk Practice	GP	—	1.9 km
St. Stephens Health Centre	GP	Good ('22)	1.9 km
Kamsons Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
Albion Street Group Practice	GP	Good ('19)	1.9 km
The Barkantine Practice	GP	—	1.9 km
The Blithehale Med.Ctr.	GP	—	2.1 km
The Mission Practice	GP	Good ('16)	2.1 km
Goodman'S Field Health Centre	GP	—	2.1 km
Bethnal Green Health Ctr.	GP	—	2.2 km
The Spitalfields Practice	GP	—	2.2 km
Aberfeldy Practice	GP	Good ('16)	2.3 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Tower Hamlets

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 5 min from Bethnal Green Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Limehouse Rail Station	0.3 mi	—	no direct train
Shadwell Rail Station	0.9 mi	—	no direct train
Whitechapel Rail Station	1.0 mi	—	no direct train
Whitechapel	1.0 mi	—	no direct train
Bethnal Green Rail Station	1.1 mi	London Liverpool Street	5 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Bethnal Green Rail Station (5 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Work from home

50%

Public transport

24%

Walk or cycle

14%

Drive

10%

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging20 points

Per 10,000 residents0.6

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Tower Hamlets

Air quality

NO₂

24.3

— WHO guide

PM2.5

9.3

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1001.1%

Flood zone28.4% of postcodes

Radonup to 1–3% of homes

Historic landfill54 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings903

Conservation areas54

Green belt0%

Green spaces1,773

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Tower Hamlets

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	1,338	89% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	316	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	106	—
Green spaces & parks	1,773	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

73.4%

Superfast

92.5%

Ultrafast

75%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Tower Hamlets

Figures for the wider Tower Hamlets — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate8.9%

In work (employment rate)61.4%

Companies registered here55,280

New incorporations (12m)10,163

Property companies (SPVs)5,683

See the full Tower Hamlets report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district