Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets is a London borough. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.
The typical home in Tower Hamlets has the highest energy efficiency score in England and Wales, 79. Against local pay its homes cost less than anywhere else in London: 8.8 times earnings. The average home fell 13.1% in the year to June 2026, to £457k. Healthy life expectancy for women rose 2.4 years between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024, to 59.2. Nitrogen dioxide where people live, 23.8 µg/m³, is the 3rd highest in London.
Furthest from the middle
- Energy efficiency score of the typical home 79 The highest of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for. The highest of the 33 councils in London.
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean 23.8 µg/m³ Higher than 99% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for. 3rd highest of the 33 councils in London.
- Households with no car or van 66.4% Higher than 99% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for. 3rd highest of the 33 councils in London.
Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Tower Hamlets and the tick is the council in the middle.
Cost of living
Lower than 98% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
6th lowest of the 33 councils in London.
MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured
Housing
Higher than 85% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.
7th lowest of the 33 councils in London.
Down 13.1% since June 2025
UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 97% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
8th highest of the 32 councils in London.
Up 3.4% since August 2025
ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 71% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
The lowest of the 32 councils in London.
UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured
The highest of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
The highest of the 33 councils in London.
ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured
Transport
Higher than 99% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.
3rd highest of the 33 councils in London.
Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured
Higher than 99% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
4th highest of the 33 councils in London.
DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Amenities
Joint highest of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.
Joint highest of the 33 councils in London.
Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Joint highest of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Joint highest of the 33 councils in London.
NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 58% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured
Education
Higher than 94% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
No change since 2018/19
DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured
Higher than 77% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured
Health
Higher than 63% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 74% of the 293 councils in England it is published for.
CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured
Safety
Higher than 87% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Higher than 95% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
8th highest of the 33 councils in London.
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Higher than 62% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured
Community
Lower than 98% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
3rd lowest of the 33 councils in London.
ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured
Lower than 80% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
Down 3.2% since 2021
ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured
Wellbeing
Lower than 76% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Higher than 50% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
8th lowest of the 32 councils in London.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Lower than 72% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
6th lowest of the 32 councils in London.
Up 2.4 years since 2011 to 2013
ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured
Environment
Higher than 67% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured
Higher than 99% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
3rd highest of the 33 councils in London.
Down 26.5% since 2019
Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured
Next door, side by side
Tower Hamlets shares a boundary with City of London, Hackney and Newham. Lowest first.
- Average house price, all homes
- Newham£403k
- Tower Hamlets£457k
- Hackney£605k
- City of London£713k
- Council tax, band D
- City of London£1,330
- Tower Hamlets£1,838
- Newham£1,944
- Hackney£2,060
- Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
- Newham103.5
- Tower Hamlets105.8
- Hackney116.7
- City of London558.6
- Patients per fully qualified GP
- Hackney1,786
- City of London1,813
- Tower Hamlets2,296
- Newham2,904
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- City of London71%
- Tower Hamlets72%
- Hackney73%
- Newham76%
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
- Newham20.2 µg/m³
- Hackney22.2 µg/m³
- Tower Hamlets23.8 µg/m³
- City of London32.5 µg/m³
- Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
- Newham87.8%
- Hackney97.7%
- Tower Hamlets99.1%
- City of London100%
What changed
- Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Down 13.1% since June 2025
- Two bedroom rent, change over a year, August 2025 to August 2026Up 3.4% since August 2025
- Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Up 2.4 years since 2011 to 2013
- Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Down 3.2% since 2021
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard, change, 2018/19 to 2025/26No change since 2018/19
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 26.5% since 2019
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