Estate agents in E1
E1 is a postcode district in Tower Hamlets, with 334 homes sold in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 according to HM Land Registry. The median price paid over that period was £450,000.
How estate agents in E1 compare
E1 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 332 sales in E1 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £450,000.
27.8% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 6.9 years and sold for a median of 1.9% less than they paid.
The median price was £536,000 in 2016 and £463,750 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in E1
Median sale price in E1: £450,000
| All homes | 332 sales, median £450,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 1 sale |
| Semi-detached | 2 sales |
| Terraced | 27 sales, median £770,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 302 sales, median £440,000 |
We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.
Across Tower Hamlets the average price was £460,521 in June 2026, down 12.4% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £536,000 (610 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £580,000 (517 sales) |
| 2018 | £570,000 (476 sales) |
| 2019 | £663,850 (678 sales) |
| 2020 | £545,000 (461 sales) |
| 2021 | £512,500 (597 sales) |
| 2022 | £500,000 (603 sales) |
| 2023 | £520,000 (501 sales) |
| 2024 | £475,000 (415 sales) |
| 2025 | £463,750 (402 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
The nearest railway stations are Shadwell at about 0.4 miles from the centre of E1 and Bethnal Green at about 0.5 miles, with Shoreditch High Street and London Fenchurch Street both about 0.8 miles away. Underground stops include Whitechapel at about 0.2 miles, Aldgate East at about 0.5 miles and Aldgate at about 0.7 miles. Shadwell also has a light rail stop, about 0.4 miles away. The A13, A11, A107, A1203 and A1202 pass through or beside the district. The nearest motorway junctions are M11 junction 4 (Charlie Brown's) at about 7 miles and M1 junction 1 (Staples Corner) at about 8 miles. London City Airport is about 5 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 17 miles. Central London is about 3 miles from the district.
Schools in and near E1
E1 has 39 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, with Kobi Nazrul Primary School and Bigland Green Primary School the nearest at about 0.2 miles. Bigland Green's ungraded Ofsted inspection of 20 Mar 2024 found that the school remains Outstanding. For secondary education, Wapping High School (free school) and Mulberry School for Girls (girls only, sixth form, academy) are each about 0.1 miles away. Mulberry was rated Outstanding by Ofsted at its inspection of 23 Apr 2024. Swanlea School (sixth form) is about 0.3 miles away. Independent schools include Daffodil Preparatory School and Madani Secondary Girls' School (girls only), each about 0.1 miles away. Brick Lane School, a special school, is about 0.7 miles away. Workers' Educational Association and Queen Mary University of London are each about 1 mile away.
Living in E1
E1 is an urban postcode district in Tower Hamlets, home to about 69,500 residents. For shopping there are more than 800 shops, around 120 convenience stores and at least 14 supermarkets, with Nilsa Supermarket about 0.2 miles from the centre. Watney Market is about 0.2 miles away, one of at least 9 markets. Food and drink includes more than 240 restaurants, more than 170 cafés, more than 160 takeaways and around 65 pubs, with The Griff Inn Bar & Kitchen about 0.1 miles away. For health there are at least 18 doctors' surgeries, 16 pharmacies and 22 dentists and Royal London Hospital, which has an emergency department, is about 0.1 miles away. Philpot Street Post Office is about 0.1 miles away and there are at least 6 libraries. Named parks number around 38, with Ford Square Gardens about 0.2 miles away. Bethnal Green Nature Reserve is about 0.9 miles away.
A short history of E1
The gate at Bishopsgate dates from Roman times and marked the start of Ermine Street. Its name is traditionally linked to Earconwald, a 7th century Bishop of London. Aldgate is recorded in 1052 as Æst geat and had become Alegate by 1108, though the meaning of the name remains uncertain. In 1108 Matilda, wife of Henry I, founded Holy Trinity Priory just inside the gate. Jews settled to the north of it from 1181 until their expulsion in 1290. Bethlem Royal Hospital stood in Bishopsgate Without from 1247 to 1633. Around 1597 the merchant Sir Paul Pindar built a house there. Huguenot weavers settled in the 1600s. Bishopsgate was demolished in 1760. Remains of the Roman wall and the Aldgate gate survive and the area has 348 listed buildings including seven at Grade I.
Landscape and geography in E1
The centre of E1 stands about 17 metres (56 feet) above sea level. The tidal River Thames is about 0.8 miles from the centre, the Grand Union Canal is about 1.1 miles away and the tidal River Lea is about 2.2 miles. The open coast is about 24 miles distant. Among the nearby lakes and reservoirs are Thames Link at about 0.8 miles, Surrey Water at about 0.9 miles and Canada Water at about 1.2 miles. Hampstead Heath reaches 136 metres (446 feet) and lies about 6 miles off, as does Shooters Hill at 132 metres (433 feet). The Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, now called a National Landscape, is about 14 miles from the area. Epping Forest is about 5 miles distant. Main Marsh is about 2.6 miles from the centre and Walthamstow Marshes about 3 miles.
People and homes in E1
Census 2021 figures show about 78,000 usual residents in E1, with 17% aged under 15, 77% aged 15 to 64 and 6% aged 65 and over, against 18% aged 65 and over in England. The 2021 Census counted about 27,800 households, with 32% being one-person households, compared with 30% in England. At the 2021 Census, 88% of households lived in flats, maisonettes or apartments, against 22% in England. The 2021 Census also found that 19% of households owned their home, 39% rented socially and 40% rented privately. Valuation Office Agency figures for March 2026 list about 37,830 homes, with band C the most common at 27%. Environment Agency data from June 2026 show no residential properties at high, medium or low risk of flooding and these flood figures cover rivers and the sea only.
Economy and jobs in E1
Of about 349,000 jobs located in the wider Tower Hamlets council area in 2024 financial and insurance made up 20.9% and professional, scientific and technical 18.4%. Company records from October 2026 give Freedom Press (publishing) a headquarters in Whitechapel and Caslon Foundry (type foundry) one in Spitalfields. Broadgate Estate, Devonshire Square Estate and Princes Court Business Centre lie within about 1.2 miles of the centre. The employment rate of residents aged 16 to 64 across the wider council area was 72.3% in the 12 months July 2025 to June 2026, below the United Kingdom's 75.5%. The September 2026 claimant count across the wider council area was 6.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 (United Kingdom 3.9%). Median gross pay of full-time employees working in the wider council area was £66,686 a year in 2025.
Notable people from E1
Several people linked with E1 were born in the district. Mary Wollstonecraft (1759 to 1797), an English writer and intellectual, was born in Spitalfields. Shadwell was the birthplace of Walter Pater (1839 to 1894), an English writer, critic and essayist. Arnold Wesker (1932 to 2016), a British dramatist, was born in Stepney. James Parkinson (1755 to 1824), an English surgeon, apothecary, geologist, paleontologist and political activist, was born in Shoreditch. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836 to 1917), an English physician and feminist, was born in Whitechapel. Ashley Cole (born 1980), an English association football player and Terence Stamp (1938 to 2025), a British actor, were both born in Stepney. Ella Purnell (born 1996), a British actress, was also born in Whitechapel.
Sport and leisure
Mulberry Leisure Centre, John Orwell Sports Centre and Whitechapel Sports Centre are among the sports centres, with John Orwell listed for badminton, soccer, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, tennis and netball. Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre covers kayaking, sailing, climbing, rowing and canoeing. Tower Hamlets Canoe Club, Repton Boxing Club and Progress Running Club are among the named clubs. BethWall Climbing Centre and City Bouldering are also climbing venues. A number of pitches and courts are mapped for soccer, basketball and tennis. Altab Ali Park, King Edward Memorial Park, Stepney Green Park and Allen Gardens are among the named parks and a number of children's playgrounds are mapped.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in E1?
- The median price paid in E1 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £450,000. Terraced houses had a median price paid of £770,000 (28 sales) and flats £440,000 (304 sales) over the same period.
- How many homes were sold in E1 in the last year?
- In the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 there were 334 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry in E1.
- What transport is near E1?
- The nearest railway stations are Shadwell at about 0.4 miles and Bethnal Green at about 0.5 miles. Whitechapel underground stop is about 0.2 miles from the centre and central London is about 3 miles away in a straight line.
- How many primary schools are near E1?
- There are 39 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre. The nearest are Kobi Nazrul Primary School and Bigland Green Primary School at about 0.2 miles each.
- How many estate agent branches are in E1?
- There are 36 estate agent sales branches with an office in the E1 postcode district.
Areas near E1
E1 is in Tower Hamlets.
Estate agents near E1
- Claremont EstatesTower Hamlets E1 2BJ0.1 miles
- Kenneth Lloyds LimitedTower Hamlets E1 2JT0.1 miles
- Prime Land PropertyTower Hamlets E1 1JE0.2 miles
- Ample Properties & FinanceTower Hamlets E1 2LX0.2 miles
- Falcon Estate AgentsTower Hamlets E1 5NF0.3 miles
- Capital Heights Estate AgentsTower Hamlets E1 1DU0.3 miles
- Salik & CoTower Hamlets E1 6SA0.3 miles
- City RealtorTower Hamlets E1 0BH0.4 miles
- Clarke & Lloyds Property ConsultantTower Hamlets E1 5NJ0.4 miles
- Knight Frank Aldgate Estate AgentsTower Hamlets E1 8PS0.4 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of E1.