Estate agents in E2
E2 is a postcode district in Tower Hamlets and HM Land Registry recorded 318 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. The median price paid over that period was £500,000.
How estate agents in E2 compare
E2 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 321 sales in E2 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £500,000.
36.2% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 6.4 years and sold for a median of 7.4% more than they paid.
The median price was £500,000 in 2016 and £520,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in E2
Median sale price in E2: £500,000
| All homes | 321 sales, median £500,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 1 sale |
| Terraced | 34 sales, median £870,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 286 sales, median £474,000 |
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 | £500,000 (510 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £530,000 (487 sales) |
| 2018 | £470,000 (311 sales) |
| 2019 | £480,000 (284 sales) |
| 2020 | £580,000 (334 sales) |
| 2021 | £530,000 (503 sales) |
| 2022 | £535,000 (359 sales) |
| 2023 | £527,500 (303 sales) |
| 2024 | £500,000 (369 sales) |
| 2025 | £520,000 (383 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
Cambridge Heath station is about 0.2 miles from the centre of E2, with Bethnal Green about 0.5 miles away, Hoxton about 0.6 miles and Shoreditch High Street about 0.7 miles. Underground stops nearby are Bethnal Green at about 0.4 miles, Whitechapel at about 0.7 miles, Stepney Green at about 0.9 miles and Aldgate East at about 1.1 miles. The A1208, A1209, A107, A106 and A10 pass through or beside the district. The nearest motorway junctions are M11 junction 4 (Charlie Brown's) at about 6 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 E2 in a straight line.
Schools in and near E2
E2 has 41 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being Lawdale Junior School and Elizabeth Selby Infants' School at about 0.1 miles. Sebright School and St John's Church of England Primary School (Church of England) are about 0.3 miles away. Secondary options include Oaklands School (sixth form) at about 0.1 miles and Mulberry Academy Shoreditch (sixth form, academy) at about 0.4 miles. Independent schools include Darul Hadis Latifiah (boys only) at about 0.4 miles and Gatehouse School at about 0.7 miles. Brick Lane School, a special school, is about 0.6 miles away. For further and higher education, the Workers' Educational Association is about 0.9 miles away and Queen Mary University of London about 1.0 miles.
Living in E2
E2 is an urban postcode district in the built-up area of Tower Hamlets, with about 46,000 residents. There are more than 90 convenience stores and at least 12 supermarkets, the nearest about 0.3 miles away. Columbia Road Flower Market is about 0.3 miles away, one of at least 7 markets. There are more than 50 pubs, the nearest being Sebright Arms at about 0.1 miles, as well as more than 130 cafés and more than 140 restaurants. For health there are at least 10 doctors' surgeries, with Bethnal Green Health Centre about 0.2 miles away, plus at least 14 pharmacies and at least 16 dentists. The nearest hospital with an emergency department is the Royal London Hospital at about 0.9 miles. Bethnal Green Road Post Office is about 0.2 miles away and there are at least 6 libraries. Of more than 20 named parks, Middleton Green is nearest at about 0.1 miles.
A short history of E2
Haggerston was recorded in Domesday Book in 1086 as Hergotestane, a name that may come from a Saxon farmer called Hærgod. Stepney's manor house stood in Bethnal Green from at least 1207. In the 13th century the common at Cambridge Heath was used for grazing sheep and a house there was recorded in 1275. A play on the Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green was performed in 1600 and the ballad was mentioned in 1624. Edmond Halley was born in Haggerston in 1656. By the seventeenth century Bethnal Green was a hamlet of Stepney and it became a separate parish in 1743. Nichols Square was built in 1841. Bethnal Green became a Metropolitan Borough in 1900. The area has 241 listed buildings. Grade I examples include the churches of St Leonard, St Columba and St John on Bethnal Green, Trinity Green almshouses and the Geffrye Museum.
Landscape and geography in E2
E2 stands at about 17 metres above sea level and the Grand Union Canal runs through the area, with its nearest point under half a mile from the centre. The New River and the River Thames, which is tidal here, are each about 1.7 miles off, while the open coast is about 24 miles distant. Clapton Pond lies about 1.6 miles from the centre. Thames Link and Surrey Water, both lakes or reservoirs, are about 1.7 and 1.8 miles away. Hampstead Heath reaches 136 metres at about 6 miles, Shooters Hill 132 metres at about 7 miles and Crystal Palace 116 metres at about 8 miles. The Kent Downs National Landscape is about 14 miles off. Epping Forest is about 4 miles out, Main Marsh about 1.8 miles, Walthamstow Marshes about 2.5 miles and Tottenham Marshes about 4 miles.
People and homes in E2
At the 2021 Census about 50,400 usual residents lived in E2. Census 2021 figures show 16% were aged under 15 and 77% were aged 15 to 64 while 6% were aged 65 and over, compared with 18% in that oldest group across England. At the 2021 Census there were about 19,900 households and the average size was 2.5 people. At the 2021 Census 90% of households lived in flats, maisonettes or apartments and 8% in terraced houses. The 2021 Census found 42% of households rented socially, 33% rented privately and 22% owned their home. Valuation Office Agency figures for March 2026 show band C was the most common council tax band at 40% of about 22,740 homes. Environment Agency figures from June 2026 show no residential properties at high or medium risk of flooding. These flood figures cover rivers and the sea.
Economy and jobs in E2
Across the wider Tower Hamlets council area in 2024, financial and insurance was the largest industry at 20.9% of jobs, then professional, scientific and technical at 18.4%. Company records from October 2026 list Lee Cooper, S.E.H Kelly and Waugh Thistleton Architects with headquarters within about 0.8 miles of the centre of E2. Bayford Street Industrial Centre is about 0.7 miles from the centre. In the wider Tower Hamlets council area the employment rate of residents aged 16 to 64 was 72.3% in the 12 months July 2025 to June 2026, below 75.5% for the United Kingdom. Across the same council area the claimant count in September 2026 was 17,455 or 6.8% of residents aged 16 to 64, against 3.9% for the United Kingdom. Median gross pay for full-time employees working in the council area was £1,251 a week in 2025.
Notable people from E2
Edmond Halley (1656 to 1742), an English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist, was born in Haggerston. James Parkinson (1755 to 1824), an English surgeon, apothecary, geologist, paleontologist and political activist, was born in Shoreditch. Hoxton was the birthplace of Charles Bradlaugh (1833 to 1891), a British freethinker and politician. Barbara Windsor (1937 to 2020), an English actress and singer, was also born in Shoreditch. Born in Bethnal Green were Colin Salmon (born 1962), a British actor; Karima Adebibe (born 1985), a British actress and model; Helen Shapiro (born 1946), a British singer and actress; and Sean Harris (born 1966), a British actor.
Sport and leisure
York Hall Leisure Centre has facilities for swimming, boxing and gym use alongside a spa and Britannia Leisure Centre and Whitechapel Sports Centre are also in the area. London Fields Lido is listed for swimming. Among the clubs and grounds are Repton Boxing Club, Laburnum Boat Club for canoeing and the running groups Progress Running Club and Knees Up. Belford House MUGA and Bracer House MUGA are marked for soccer and basketball and a number of other pitches and courts are mapped across the district. Parks and open spaces include Victoria Park, Mile End Park, Haggerston Park, Shoreditch Park and Ravenscroft Park, along with Meath Gardens Outdoor Gym.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in E2?
- The median price paid in E2 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £500,000. Over the same period the median price paid was £870,000 for terraced houses and £480,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in E2 in the last year?
- In the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 there were 318 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry. Of these 282 were flats and 36 were terraced houses.
- What transport is near E2?
- The nearest railway stations are Cambridge Heath at about 0.2 miles and Bethnal Green at about 0.5 miles. Bethnal Green subway station is about 0.4 miles from the centre and central London is about 3 miles away in a straight line.
- Which schools are near E2?
- There are 41 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, with Lawdale Junior School and Elizabeth Selby Infants' School both about 0.1 miles away. The nearest secondary school is Oaklands School at about 0.1 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are in E2?
- There are 15 estate agent sales branches with an office in the E2 postcode district.
Areas near E2
E2 is in Tower Hamlets.
Estate agents near E2
- Peach PropertiesTower Hamlets E2 6EH0.1 miles
- Love LivingTower Hamlets E2 9FP0.2 miles
- Malcolm PropertiesTower Hamlets E2 7DA0.2 miles
- Found Property LDNHackney N1 7GU0.2 miles
- AP Living LondonTower Hamlets E2 9FN0.2 miles
- LLH ResidentialTower Hamlets E2 9HA0.2 miles
- Fmj Property ServicesTower Hamlets E2 9RA0.3 miles
- Elms EstatesTower Hamlets E2 0EA0.3 miles
- Just Move Property London Ltd.Tower Hamlets E2 9QH0.3 miles
- Kings Group LLPTower Hamlets E2 0EA0.3 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of E2.