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Spitalfields: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Spitalfields neighbourhood of Tower Hamlets, England (ONS area Tower Hamlets 015). Headline figures assembled 14 October 2026. Postcodes E1, EC2M. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near E1 6PX.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Tower Hamlets

Spitalfields is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Tower Hamlets (signals are mixed: 4 rising and 4 falling of 20). Flats here typically resell for £506,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Aldgate East, is about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 1.8 times the borough's rate, but there are about 5.2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

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

Typical flat price

£506,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -4% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

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

Mixed signs

Weighted balance -0.02; 4 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£66,000

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.8 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 5.2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (53,990 jobs in 2024 against 10,433 residents at the 2021 census). 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 Spitalfields sits in Tower Hamlets

Typical flat price: 8th highest of 34 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets
Average household income: 11th 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 Spitalfields

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).

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

4 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Tower Hamlets, 4 the other way and 12 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

Recorded crime
Lifestyle businesses
Premium and budget brands
New stations nearby

Falling behind the borough

Recent price momentum
Air quality
Catching up with neighbouring areas
Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest stations

Aldgate East Underground station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (420 m in a straight line).
Shoreditch High Street Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (550 m in a straight line). About 32 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground to Dalston Junction (about 7 min) and Clapham Junction (about 40 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 Christ Church CofE School 30 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2023).
Nearest state secondary school London Enterprise Academy 670 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Oct 2024).

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 Spitalfields

What is the typical flat price in Spitalfields?

£506,000. Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -4% against 2017-2019.

How does Spitalfields compare with the rest of Tower Hamlets?

Typical flat price: 8th highest of 34 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets. Average household income: 11th lowest of 34 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets.

Is Spitalfields an affluent area?

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

Is Spitalfields gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 4 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Spitalfields?

Aldgate East. Underground station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (420 m in a straight line).

Which state schools are nearest to Spitalfields?

Nearest state primary school. Christ Church CofE School. 30 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2023). Nearest state secondary school. London Enterprise Academy. 670 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Oct 2024).

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.