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Bow North & Fish Island: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Bow North & Fish Island neighbourhood of Tower Hamlets, England (ONS area Tower Hamlets 001). Headline figures assembled 14 October 2026. Postcodes E15, E3, E9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near E3 2LP.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification

Bow North & Fish Island is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Tower Hamlets (5 of 18 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £740,000 and flats for £475,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Tower Hamlets (1.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Hackney Wick, is about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 14 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£740,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£475,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.22; 5 of 18 signals up, 0 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 2 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 2 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£68,900

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.0 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Bow North & Fish Island sits in Tower Hamlets

  • Typical house price: 3rd lowest of the 7 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets with enough house sales for one
  • Typical flat price: 12th highest of 34 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets
  • Average household income: 15th lowest of 34 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 14 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Bow North & Fish Island

House prices: Bow North & Fish Island against Tower Hamlets: This neighbourhood £88k (1997) to £725k (2025); Tower Hamlets £105k (1997) to £810k (2026).£186k£756k2026202120162011200620011997This neighbourhood£725kTower Hamlets£810k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Tower Hamlets, 1997 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: Bow North & Fish Island against Tower Hamlets: This neighbourhood £45k (1995) to £474k (2026); Tower Hamlets £54k (1995) to £435k (2026).£100k£424k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£474kTower Hamlets£435k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Tower Hamlets, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 14 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

5 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Tower Hamlets, 0 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Degree-educated residents
  • Single-person households under 65
  • New-build activity
  • Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest stations

  • Hackney Wick Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (750 m in a straight line). About 18 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground to Stratford (London) (about 6 min) and Clapham Junction (about 62 min).
  • Pudding Mill Lane DLR station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy 510 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2022).
  • Nearest state secondary school Mulberry UTC 220 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Mar 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Bow North & Fish Island

What is the typical house price in Bow North & Fish Island?

£740,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.

How does Bow North & Fish Island compare with the rest of Tower Hamlets?

Typical house price: 3rd lowest of the 7 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 12th highest of 34 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets. Average household income: 15th lowest of 34 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets.

Is Bow North & Fish Island an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Bow North & Fish Island gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.22; 5 of 18 signals up, 0 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Bow North & Fish Island?

Hackney Wick. Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (750 m in a straight line). About 18 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground to Stratford (London) (about 6 min) and Clapham Junction (about 62 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Bow North & Fish Island?

Nearest state primary school. Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy. 510 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Mulberry UTC. 220 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Mar 2025).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.