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E1 8

7,075 people · median £587,500 · 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 postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £587,500, down 13.8% over five years. That's about 7.5× local earnings — around the 9.1× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 52 sales
£265k£433k£601k£769k£937k2010201720252013 +23%−40%£565,000
Median sold price£587,500
5-year change-13.8%
Price per square metre£9,528 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£0k£242k£483k£725k£966k1995201020251997 +46%−40%£565,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Flat
£573k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.5× · five-year average 9.1×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership19%

Owned outright
8%
With a mortgage
11%
Private rented
57%
Social rented
22%
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

£9,528 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 E1 8 35 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Prescot Street£225,000383-10.1%
Alie Street£658,000379+9.1%
Leman Street£585,000363+48%
Times Square£440,000225+20%
Royal Mint Street£615,000223-17.6%
Cartwright Street£166,000220-11%
Ensign Street£250,000220+45.6%
Piazza Walk£888,000218+24%
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 8 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 E1 8 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
52 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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