Area guide

Living in E22, Tower Hamlets

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around E22 in Tower Hamlets. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 10 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Tower Hamlets: £447,796, down 14.4% on a year ago (July 2026). The index for Tower Hamlets rests on 133 recorded sales in May 2026, the newest month with a count. July 2026 is a first estimate, which HM Land Registry revises as more sales are registered. The wider London average is £550,037.

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Council tax at Band D in Tower Hamlets: £1,838 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare E22 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for E22 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around E22

205 recorded home sales on the streets around central E22 in the last 2 years, with a median of £830,000 and a range from £120,000 to £3,310,000. Mostly flats and maisonettes.

AddressTypeSold forDate
48 Meridian Place, E14 9FE Flat or maisonette £325,000 28 Jul 2026
Apartment 807 Hampton Tower, 75 Marsh Wall, E14 9WS Flat or maisonette £625,000 15 Jul 2026
Apartment 507 Hampton Tower, 75 Marsh Wall, E14 9WS Flat or maisonette £600,000 15 Jul 2026
Flat 905 3 Pan Peninsula Square, E14 9HN Flat or maisonette £328,000 2 Jul 2026
Flat 1011 3 Pan Peninsula Square, E14 9HN Flat or maisonette £270,000 17 Jun 2026
Flat 3005 3 Pan Peninsula Square, E14 9HQ Flat or maisonette £367,500 5 Jun 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

171 schools within 3 miles , of which 85% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Woolmore Primary School Primary Outstanding 0.6 mi away no figure
Mayflower Primary School Primary Outstanding 0.7 mi away 0.38 mi 2024/25
Bygrove Primary School Primary Outstanding 0.7 mi away 0.32 mi 2024/25
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School Primary Outstanding 0.8 mi away no figure
Redriff Primary, City of London Academy Primary Outstanding 0.9 mi away no figure
Stebon Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.1 mi away no figure

Will an address here get a place? How far Tower Hamlets schools admitted from, school by school →

112 state primary and 30 state secondary schools within range, plus 13 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for E22 →

Private schools

13 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Azhar Academy Girls School, Blackheath High School GDST, Blackheath Prep, Darul Hadis Latifiah, Faraday School, Gatehouse School and others.

All 13 fee-paying schools near E22, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

Universities

5 higher education institutions within 3 miles: Goldsmiths College, University of London, Queen Mary University of London, Ravensbourne, Trinity Laban, University of Greenwich.

Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations42.0%
Managers, directors and senior officials19.5%
Associate professional and technical19.3%
Administrative and secretarial5.2%
Sales and customer service3.9%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How E22 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: social renting, up 12.8 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of E22 (E01032780, 2,059 residents in 2021, up 54.5% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: social renting, up 12.8 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 36.8% 28.9% -7.9 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 58.0% 54.7% -3.3 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 3.1% 15.9% +12.8 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 8.4% 12.6% +4.2 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 2.1% 3.0% +0.9 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 74.5% 71.8% -2.7 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 60.5% 60.0% -0.5 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 93.4% 93.0% -0.4 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 55.7% 44.7% -11.0 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

1,132 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central E22 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 3 (high probability), sea flooding. This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 5 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Tower Hamlets's figures.

Buses from the centre of E22

Best-served stop: Canary Wharf Station, with 16.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of E22 is Canary Wharf Station: 16.2 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 13.2 in the evening and 12.9 on Sunday daytime; the service runs through the night. Routes there: 135, 277, D7. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of E22. The nearest, Roserton Street Surgery, has 17,072 registered patients and 11,432 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Roserton Street Surgery0.3 mi17,07211,432
The Barkantine Practice0.5 mi26,4072,379
Island Health0.5 mi12,8762,245

Nearest A&E: Barts Health NHS Trust, where 62.2% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust at 60.9%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Tower Hamlets pays £1,838 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.7% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Tower Hamlets, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Tower Hamlets, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,477+6.1%
2022-23£1,520+2.9%
2023-24£1,581+4.0%
2024-25£1,676+6.0%
2025-26£1,755+4.7%
2026-27£1,838+4.7%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Tower Hamlets, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about E22

What is the average house price in E22?

The average sold price in Tower Hamlets is £447,796 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in E22?

Prices in Tower Hamlets are down 14.4% on a year ago (UK House Price Index). The index for Tower Hamlets rests on 133 recorded sales in May 2026, the newest month with a count. July 2026 is a first estimate, which HM Land Registry revises as more sales are registered.

What do houses actually sell for in E22?

The median of 205 recorded sales around central E22 in the last 2 years is £830,000, ranging from £120,000 to £3,310,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in E22?

171 schools sit within 3 miles of central E22, and 85% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in E22?

1,132 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central E22 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is E22 at risk of flooding?

Central E22 sits in Zone 3 (high probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is E22 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 85% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £830,000; the area sits in decile 5 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 1,132 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is E22 safe?

1,132 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central E22 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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