Estate agents in E1W

E1W is a postcode district in Tower Hamlets with about 12,691 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 196 standard sales there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 at a median price paid of £550,000.

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House prices in E1W

Median sale price in E1W: £550,000

Homes sold in E1W, August 2025 to July 2026
All homes196 sales, median £550,000
Terraced9 sales, median £1,050,000
Flats and maisonettes187 sales, median £530,000

Across Tower Hamlets the average price was £451,939 in May 2026, down 13.0% on a year earlier.

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 station is Shadwell at about 0.1 miles, then Wapping at about 0.6 miles, London Fenchurch Street at about 0.8 miles and Bethnal Green at about 0.8 miles. Light rail stops are at Shadwell (about 0.2 miles) and Tower Gateway (about 0.6 miles). The Underground stops at Whitechapel and Aldgate East are each about 0.5 miles away. The A13, A1203, A1202, A1210 and A11 pass through or beside the area. 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 away in a straight line.

A short history of E1W

Wapping was long thought to take its name from an Anglo-Saxon settlement of Waeppa's people, but later study favours a derivation from a word for marsh. It belonged to Stepney as both manor and parish. Efforts to drain the marsh and secure a river wall succeeded by 1600 and houses spread along the wall to give a long narrow settlement. By the 17th century it was split into two hamlets. In 1617 a chapel for St John the Baptist was erected and Wapping became a parish in 1694. Execution Dock was where pirates were hanged and a Marine Police Force was formed in 1798. St Katharine Docks, named after a 12th century hospital, were built from 1827 to a design by Thomas Telford and opened on 25 October 1828, after about 1,250 houses were demolished. Wartime bombing damaged both Wapping and St Katharine Docks. St Katharine Docks closed in 1968. The area has 307 listed buildings, including the Grade I Church of St George in the East.

Sport and leisure

Mulberry Leisure Centre, John Orwell Sports Centre and Whitechapel Sports Centre are the main sports centres, with John Orwell listing badminton, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, netball and soccer. Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre covers kayaking, sailing, climbing, rowing and canoeing and Tower Hamlets Canoe Club is also based nearby. City Bouldering offers climbing. St George's Swimming Pools is now closed. Fisher Football Club and Repton Boxing Club are among the clubs and Progress Running Club is also listed. Parks include Altab Ali Park, King Edward Memorial Park, Mayflower Park, Potters Fields Park and Stepney Green Park, alongside a number of smaller gardens and open spaces. Several tennis courts, basketball courts and football pitches are also mapped.

Common questions

What is the median price paid for a home in E1W?
The median price paid in E1W over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £550,000. For terraced houses the median price paid was £1,050,000 (9 sales) and for flats it was £530,000 (187 sales).
How many homes were sold in E1W in the last year?
HM Land Registry recorded 196 standard sales in E1W in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026.
What are the transport links in E1W?
The nearest railway station is Shadwell at about 0.1 miles from the centre, followed by Wapping at about 0.6 miles and London Fenchurch Street at about 0.8 miles. Shadwell light rail stop is about 0.2 miles away and central London is about 3 miles away in a straight line.
What schools are near E1W?
There are 41 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, with Bigland Green Primary School the nearest at about 0.1 miles. The nearest secondary school is Mulberry School for Girls at about 0.1 miles and Wapping High School is about 0.2 miles away.
How many estate agent branches are there in E1W?
There are 15 estate agent sales branches with an office in the E1W postcode district.

Areas near E1W

E1W is in Tower Hamlets.

Estate agents near E1W

  1. Ample Properties & FinanceTower Hamlets E1 2LX0.1 miles
  2. City RealtorTower Hamlets E1 0BH0.1 miles
  3. Kenneth Lloyds LimitedTower Hamlets E1 2JT0.1 miles
  4. Claremont EstatesTower Hamlets E1 2BJ0.3 miles
  5. EweMove Estate & Lettings Agents In Wapping & BowTower Hamlets E1W 3BA0.4 miles
  6. Johns&CoTower Hamlets E1W 3AS0.4 miles
  7. Hawk & Eagle Property ConsultantsTower Hamlets E1 0LB0.4 miles
  8. Atkinson McLeod WappingTower Hamlets E1 8EY0.4 miles
  9. ludlowthompson City / DocklandsTower Hamlets E1 8JN0.4 miles
  10. Prime Land PropertyTower Hamlets E1 1JE0.4 miles

Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of E1W.

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