Estate agents in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets is a London borough with about 311,072 residents. HM Land Registry records 2,026 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, with a median price paid of £470,000.

Step 1 of 2 · Free and without obligation · See fees and how local agents compare for a home like yours

House prices in Tower Hamlets

Median sale price in Tower Hamlets: £470,000

Homes sold in Tower Hamlets, August 2025 to July 2026
All homes2,026 sales, median £470,000
Detached3 sales
Semi-detached8 sales, median £775,000
Terraced199 sales, median £832,500
Flats and maisonettes1,816 sales, median £450,000

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 £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

Limehouse is the nearest railway station at about 0.4 miles, with Shadwell and Bethnal Green each about 1 mile away and Canary Wharf about 1.2 miles. Limehouse also has a light rail stop, Westferry is about 0.8 miles away and Stepney Green and Mile End, both Underground stops, are about 0.5 miles away. The A1205, A11, A13, A101 and A1203 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junctions are M11 junction 4 (Charlie Brown's) at about 6 miles and M1 junction 1 (Staples Corner) at about 9 miles. London City Airport is about 4 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 18 miles. Central London is about 4 miles away in a straight line.

Living in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets is an urban part of London with about 311,000 residents and built-up land of about 1,901 hectares. Shops number more than 2,900 and include at least 60 supermarkets, with Bangla Bazar Cash & Carry about 0.4 miles from the centre and Lidl about 0.5 miles. Stepney Farmers Market is about 0.3 miles away and there are more than 20 markets in all. Pubs number more than 300, with the Prince Regent, The Bancroft Arms and The Queen's Head (Young's) each about 0.3 miles away. Cafés number more than 700 and restaurants more than 800. For health care there are at least 80 doctors' surgeries, with Harford Health Centre closest, along with more than 70 pharmacies and more than 100 dentists. The Royal London Hospital, with an emergency department, is about 1.0 miles away. Mile End Library is about 0.4 miles away and Ben Jonson Road Post Office about 0.1 miles. Named parks number more than 180, the nearest being Whitehorse Open Space about 0.2 miles away.

A short history of Tower Hamlets

The sources give no dates or accounts of how Tower Hamlets grew, so only its surviving historic buildings can be described. Within 1.5 miles of the centre there are 744 listed buildings, made up of 10 at Grade I, 37 at Grade II* and 697 at Grade II. The Grade I buildings include the Church of St George in the East, the Church of St Anne, the Church of St John on Bethnal Green and the Parish Church of St Dunstan and All Saints. The Trinity Green almshouses and chapel and the quay walls to the Import Dock and Export Dock also hold Grade I status. Five scheduled monuments include a Roman bath house at Shadwell and the pumping engine house for Brunel's Thames tunnel.

Sport and leisure

Swimming is listed at Mile End Park Leisure Centre, York Hall Leisure Centre, Tiller Leisure Centre, Poplar Public Baths and Mile End Pool. Mulberry Leisure Centre and John Orwell Sports Centre are also in the area. Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre and Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre cover sailing and canoeing among other water sports. For grounds there are London Stadium and Mile End Stadium, which is listed for soccer and athletics. The London Marathon Community Track is listed for running and athletics. Poplar Bowls Club and Victoria Park Bowls Club cater for bowls. Parks and open spaces include Mile End Park, Haggerston Park, King George's Park, Bartlett Park and Canada Square Park. A number of children's playgrounds are also mapped.

Common questions

What is the median price paid for a home in Tower Hamlets?
The median price paid over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £470,000. Over the same period the median price paid was £450,000 for flats and £832,500 for terraced houses.
How many homes were sold in Tower Hamlets recently?
HM Land Registry recorded 2,026 standard sales in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. These included 1,816 flats and 199 terraced houses.
What are the transport links in Tower Hamlets?
Limehouse is the nearest railway station at about 0.4 miles from the centre and it also has a light rail stop. Stepney Green and Mile End Underground stops are each about 0.5 miles away. Central London is about 4 miles away in a straight line.
What schools are there in Tower Hamlets?
There are 119 primary schools within about 2.4 miles of the centre. The nearest secondary school is Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College at about 0.2 miles. Queen Mary University of London is about 0.3 miles away.
How many estate agents are there in Tower Hamlets?
There are 150 estate agent sales branches with an office in Tower Hamlets.

Areas near Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets is in Tower Hamlets.

Estate agents near Tower Hamlets

  1. Ideal HomesTower Hamlets E3 4JN0.3 miles
  2. Kenneth LloydsTower Hamlets E3 4JN0.3 miles
  3. City View PropertiesTower Hamlets E3 4TN0.3 miles
  4. Citiland HomesTower Hamlets E3 4TN0.3 miles
  5. W. J. MeadeTower Hamlets E3 4QS0.4 miles
  6. Relocators Estate AgentsTower Hamlets E1 4AA0.4 miles
  7. East Homes EstatesTower Hamlets E14 7JD0.4 miles
  8. KHF StepneyTower Hamlets E1 4LJ0.5 miles
  9. Hurford Salvi CarrTower Hamlets E14 9HS0.5 miles
  10. City-Fox Stepney Green Estate AgentsTower Hamlets E1 4LJ0.5 miles

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

Loading