— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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4,572 people · median £530,000 · Tower Hamlets
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £530,000, down 3.3% over five years. That's about 7.5× local earnings — around the 9.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 · 29 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£530,000
5-year change-3.3%
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 ownership19%
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
£7,964 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 E1 6 31 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Street | £324,975 | 696 | +10.3% |
| Avantgarde Place | £540,000 | 346 | -28.1% |
| Folgate Street | £235,000 | 307 | -42.3% |
| Quaker Street | £320,500 | 116 | -27.9% |
| Calvin Street | £380,000 | 111 | — |
| Wheler Street | £350,000 | 87 | — |
| Lamb Street | £232,475 | 84 | — |
| Brick Lane | £180,000 | 79 | — |
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 E1 6 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 E1 6 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 9 23 Wheler Street | Flat | 2 | C | £489,000 | Sep 2026 |
| Flat 3 110, Brick Lane | Flat | 3 | C | £710,000 | Sep 2026 |
| Flat 50 Exchange Building 132 Commercial Street | Flat | 4+ | B | £850,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 9 54 Folgate Street | Flat | 2 | C | £632,500 | Aug 2026 |
| Apartment 5 Courtyard Apartments 3 Avantgarde Place | Flat | 1 | C | £450,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 5 Wesley Court 22b Hanbury Street | Flat | 1 | D | £540,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 2 157 Commercial Street | Flat | 3 | B | £907,500 | Jul 2026 |
| The Cube Unit 155 Commercial Street | Other | — | — | £7,019,255 | Jul 2026 |
| Apartment 77 Avantgarde Tower 1 Avantgarde Place | Flat | 1 | B | £530,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Apartment 57 Avantgarde Tower 1 Avantgarde Place | Flat | 3 | B | £626,000 | Jun 2026 |
50 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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