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House prices in Tower Hamlets

London · 1,931 sales registered so far in the 12 months to May 2026 · HM Land Registry data

Average house price in Tower Hamlets

The average (median) house price in Tower Hamlets, London was £475,000 in the 12 months to May 2026, from 1,931 sales registered so far — 8.8% down on the year before and 13.6% down on five years ago. Flats homes were the most common sale at a median £450,000; semi-detached £756,500; terraced £832,000. Homes with a recorded floor area sold for about £709 per square foot (£7,632/m²), based on 4,395 of 4,999 sales over two years.

Median sold price
£475,000
12 months to May 2026
Half of sales were above this price, half below
Change on a year ago
−8.8%
median vs the previous 12 months
Shown only when both years have 30+ sales
Price per sq ft
£709
typical range £595–£880
From 4,395 of 4,999 sales with an EPC floor area (2 years)
Sales registered so far
1,931
12 months to May 2026
Recent months are still being registered; counts are never compared year on year
vs London
−10%
London median £525,000
Difference between the two medians

Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered) Tower Hamlets = the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, by the ONS boundary

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House prices in Tower Hamlets by property type

TypeSalesMedian price£/sq ftTypical sizeChange (1y)
Semi-detached12£756,500£886 888 sq ftn < 30
Terraced251£832,000£814 1,055 sq ft−0.1%
Flats1,664£450,000£656 700 sq ft−9.5%

Tower Hamlets house price trend

£400k£450k£500k£550k£600kQ4 2021: £532,500 · 727 salesQ1 2022: £536,000 · 805 salesQ2 2022: £540,000 · 798 salesQ3 2022: £525,000 · 1,197 salesQ4 2022: £500,000 · 863 salesQ1 2023: £491,000 · 594 salesQ2 2023: £490,000 · 429 salesQ3 2023: £540,000 · 871 salesQ4 2023: £510,000 · 661 salesQ1 2024: £470,000 · 530 salesQ2 2024: £525,000 · 687 salesQ3 2024: £525,000 · 871 salesQ4 2024: £540,000 · 805 salesQ1 2025: £495,000 · 913 salesQ2 2025: £500,000 · 387 salesQ3 2025: £500,000 · 577 salesQ4 2025: £465,000 · 500 sales (provisional)Q1 2026: £450,000 · 426 sales (provisional)Q2 2026: £450,000 · 337 sales (provisional)Q3 2026: £487,500 · 66 sales (provisional)Q4 2021Q4 2022Q4 2023Q4 2024Q4 2025Q3 2026
Tower Hamlets median London median sales per period still being registered
Tower Hamlets: median sold price £532,500 in Q4 2021 to £500,000 in Q3 2025
PeriodMedian sold priceSales
Q4 2021£532,500727
Q1 2022£536,000805
Q2 2022£540,000798
Q3 2022£525,0001197
Q4 2022£500,000863
Q1 2023£491,000594
Q2 2023£490,000429
Q3 2023£540,000871
Q4 2023£510,000661
Q1 2024£470,000530
Q2 2024£525,000687
Q3 2024£525,000871
Q4 2024£540,000805
Q1 2025£495,000913
Q2 2025£500,000387
Q3 2025£500,000577
Q4 2025£465,000500
Q1 2026£450,000426
Q2 2026£450,000337
Q3 2026£487,50066

Median of completed sales per period, not seasonally adjusted; the latest months are still being registered.

UK House Price Index (mix-adjusted) for Tower Hamlets: £456,898, −13.1% on the year (June 2026) — why this differs from our median.

What homes in Tower Hamlets sold for

£255k–£355k
£355k–£455k
£455k–£555k
£555k–£655k
£655k–£755k
£755k–£855k
£855k–£955k
£955k+

Most homes in Tower Hamlets sold for £255k–£555k (65% of sales).

Sold house prices in Tower Hamlets

SoldAddressTypePriceFloor area£/sq ftvs last sale
29 Jul 2026Flat 805, Dryden Building, 37, Commercial Road E1 1LF Flats · Leasehold£336,000732 sq ft £459
24 Jul 2026Flat 130, Beacon Point, 12, Dowells Street SE10 9GD Flats · Leasehold£485,000700 sq ft £693+0% (2022)
23 Jul 202612, Kedleston Walk E2 9RP Flats · Leasehold£601,000775 sq ft £775
23 Jul 2026Flat 26, Dundee Wharf, 100, Three Colt Street E14 8AX Flats · Leasehold£500,000872 sq ft £573
20 Jul 2026164, Pigott Street E14 7DW Flats · Leasehold£425,000936 sq ft £454
17 Jul 202673, Ellesmere Road E3 5QU Terraced£885,0001,001 sq ft £884
17 Jul 202661, Barnfield Place E14 9YB Semi-detached£790,0001,044 sq ft £757−1% (2023)
17 Jul 2026Flat 13, Harold House, Mace Street E2 0SS Flats · Leasehold£300,000398 sq ft £753+10% (2021)
16 Jul 202647b, Gore Road E9 7HN Flats · Leasehold£900,000936 sq ft £961
15 Jul 2026Flat 4, 6, King Edward'S Road E9 7SF Flats · Leasehold£725,000689 sq ft £1,052
15 Jul 2026Apartment 807, Hampton Tower, 75, Marsh Wall E14 9WS Flats · Leasehold£625,000678 sq ft £922−18% (2022)
15 Jul 2026Flat 103, Guardian Apartments, 20, Kevtar Garden E3 4US Flats · Leasehold£615,000764 sq ft £805
15 Jul 2026Apartment 507, Hampton Tower, 75, Marsh Wall E14 9WS Flats · Leasehold£600,000678 sq ft £885−7% (2021)
15 Jul 2026Flat 702, Rendel House, 20, Goodluck Hope Walk E14 0XG Flats · Leasehold£550,000 −22% (2021)
15 Jul 2026Flat 602, Ingot Tower, 28, Ursula Gould Way E14 7FY Flats · Leasehold£450,000797 sq ft £565
15 Jul 2026Flat 20, Doughty Court, Prusom Street E1W 3RT Flats · Leasehold£310,000818 sq ft £379
15 Jul 2026Flat 15 Park East Building, Bow Quarter, 60, Fairfield Road E3 2UT Flats · Leasehold£240,000
14 Jul 20264, Hereford Road E3 2FR Terraced£710,0001,389 sq ft £511
14 Jul 2026Flat 11, 6, Trinity Mews E1 3BT Flats · Leasehold£465,000560 sq ft £831+0% (2021)
13 Jul 202664, Nelson Gardens E2 7AA Flats · Leasehold£575,000861 sq ft £668
13 Jul 2026Flat 202, Guardian Apartments, 20, Kevtar Garden E3 4US Flats · Leasehold£375,000549 sq ft £683
10 Jul 20266, Ridgdale Street E3 2TW Terraced£832,5001,098 sq ft £758
10 Jul 20268, Union Drive E1 4PG Terraced£775,0001,119 sq ft £692
10 Jul 202613, Dunelm Street E1 0QQ Terraced£770,000947 sq ft £813+10% (2022)
10 Jul 2026Flat 3, Longman House, Mace Street E2 0QT Flats · Leasehold£557,500861 sq ft £647

The most recent registered sales. Full histories, including every sale since 1995, are on the street pages.

Streets in Tower Hamlets

Most expensive streets

  1. Princelet Street E1 £1,970,000· 15 sales
  2. Southborough Road E9 £1,525,000· 12 sales
  3. Sharon Gardens E9 £1,450,000· 9 sales
  4. Star Place E1W £1,305,000· 24 sales
  5. Fremont Street E9 £1,300,000· 13 sales
  6. Wapping Wall E1W £1,300,000· 8 sales
  7. Clinton Road E3 £1,235,000· 5 sales
  8. Quilter Street E2 £1,219,650· 10 sales

Most affordable streets

  1. Burcham Street E14 £126,500· 12 sales
  2. Bridle Mews E1 £150,000· 9 sales
  3. Buckle Street E1 £158,750· 9 sales
  4. Chambers Street SE16 £160,750· 27 sales
  5. Mastmaker Road E14 £219,125· 36 sales
  6. Burgess Street E14 £228,500· 8 sales
  7. Giraud Street E14 £228,500· 6 sales
  8. Fern Street E3 £230,000· 11 sales

Most active streets

  1. Fairfield Road E3 25in 12m
  2. Marsh Wall E14 19in 12m
  3. Marsh Wall E22 18in 12m
  4. Palmers Road E2 18in 12m
  5. Rotherhithe Street SE16 17in 12m
  6. Fairmont Avenue E14 17in 12m
  7. Biscayne Avenue E14 17in 12m
  8. Candle Street E1 15in 12m

Medians over five years for streets with at least five sales; "most active" counts the last 12 months.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets

DistrictSales (12m)Median£/sq ftChange (1y)
E14551£470,000£688−13.8%
E3433£440,000£6400.0%
E1312£456,500£689−0.8%
E2223£500,000£760−4.8%
E1W116£527,500£866−25.7%
SE1084£557,500£715−4.7%
E968£537,500£843−13.1%
SE1656£500,000£665−1.7%
SE821£396,000£635
E2218£900,776£1,029
E1516£365,000£564
E1610£330,000£573
EC3N7
E206
EC2A5

For sale in Tower Hamlets now

Homes for sale in Tower Hamlets today ask a median £375,000 (n = 113) vs £475,000 sold — asking is 21% below recent sold prices; £586 vs £709 per sq ft. 0% of Homello's listings here are under offer. Asking ≠ achieved; sold prices reflect deals agreed 4–6 months ago.

Sold prices at developments in Tower Hamlets

  • Iona Tower Apartments · a2dominion
    13 resales · median £438,750· +30% on first sale
  • Goodman's Fields · Berkeley Homes
    6 resales · median £2,545,000· +7% on first sale
  • South Quay Plaza · Berkeley Homes
    5 resales · median £620,000· −13% on first sale
  • Rivermark · Taylor Wimpey
    64 first sales· median £396,124· from 2018
  • Heron Wharf · Berkeley Homes
    64 first sales· median £396,124· from 2018

New-build sales register 6–12 months after completion; "resale" means a later sale at an address whose first recorded sale was a new build.

Areas within Tower Hamlets

House prices near Tower Hamlets

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What's my home worth?

A 90 m² (970 sq ft) home in Tower Hamlets is worth roughly £577k–£853k at the area's typical £595–£880 per square foot — a range, not a valuation.

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Questions about house prices in Tower Hamlets

What is the average house price in Tower Hamlets?

The median sold price in Tower Hamlets, London was £475,000 in the 12 months to May 2026 (1,931 sales registered so far); the mean was £557,454. We quote medians because a few very expensive or very cheap sales pull a mean around. The London median over the same period was £525,000. Portals and the ONS publish different figures because they use different boundaries, windows and adjustments.

How much is a house in Tower Hamlets per square foot?

Homes sold in Tower Hamlets, London over the two years to May 2026 with a recorded floor area achieved a median £709 per square foot (interquartile range £595–£880), from 4,395 sales matched to an Energy Performance Certificate floor area.

Are house prices in Tower Hamlets going up or down?

In the 12 months to May 2026, the median was 8.8% down on the previous 12 months and 13.6% down on five years earlier. These compare completed sales registered so far; the most recent months are still being registered, so the latest figures move as late registrations arrive.

What is the most expensive street in Tower Hamlets?

Of streets with at least five sales in the last five years, Princelet Street (E1) has the highest median sold price at £1,970,000 across 15 sales.

Where does this data come from and how up to date is it?

Every sale is from HM Land Registry's Price Paid Data for England and Wales, which we re-import monthly. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered). Floor areas come from Energy Performance Certificates matched by address.

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Sources and method. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered).Next HM Land Registry release ~28 Sept 2026. Medians unless stated; averages only where 30 or more sales. Category A sales only (standard price-paid transactions), houses and flats.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Floor areas derived from Energy Performance Certificate data © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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