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Mile End West: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Mile End West neighbourhood of Tower Hamlets, England (ONS area Tower Hamlets 010). Headline figures assembled 14 October 2026. Postcodes E1, E2. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near E1 4DG.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification

Mile End West is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Tower Hamlets (3 of 18 signals rising, none falling). Flats here typically resell for £450,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Tower Hamlets (1.1 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Stepney Green, is about a 7-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 flat price

£450,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +8% 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

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.20; 3 of 18 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 5.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£77,600

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.1 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 Mile End West sits in Tower Hamlets

  • Typical flat price: joint 16th lowest of 34 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets
  • Average household income: 12th highest 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 Mile End West

House prices: Mile End West against Tower Hamlets: This neighbourhood £65k (1995) to £346k (2007); Tower Hamlets £81k (1995) to £810k (2026).£166k£753k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£346kTower Hamlets£810k
Median resale price of houses 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).
Flat prices: Mile End West against Tower Hamlets: This neighbourhood £35k (1995) to £416k (2026); Tower Hamlets £54k (1995) to £435k (2026).£90k£410k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£416kTower 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

3 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Tower Hamlets, 0 the other way and 15 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

  • Household income
  • Homes selling
  • New stations nearby

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest stations

  • Stepney Green Underground station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (500 m in a straight line).
  • Bethnal Green Railway station, about a 16-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.2 km in a straight line). About 18 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground to London Liverpool Street (about 6 min) and Chingford (about 24 min).

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 Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (May 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Morpeth School 390 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023).

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 Mile End West

What is the typical flat price in Mile End West?

£450,000. Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +8% against 2017-2019.

How does Mile End West compare with the rest of Tower Hamlets?

Typical flat price: joint 16th lowest of 34 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets. Average household income: 12th highest of 34 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets.

Is Mile End West an affluent area?

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

Is Mile End West gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.20; 3 of 18 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Mile End West?

Stepney Green. Underground station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (500 m in a straight line).

Which state schools are nearest to Mile End West?

Nearest state primary school. Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy. 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (May 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Morpeth School. 390 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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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.