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Tower Hill & Wapping South: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Tower Hill & Wapping South neighbourhood of Tower Hamlets, England (ONS area Tower Hamlets 027). Headline figures assembled 14 October 2026. Postcodes E1W, EC3N. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near E1W 2PA.
An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Tower Hill & Wapping South is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Tower Hamlets (6 of 19 signals falling, 1 rising). Flats here typically resell for £590,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Wapping, is about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 1.1 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2.2 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
£590,000
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
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.34; 1 of 19 signals up, 6 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 7 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 3 small areas range from decile 7 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£101,000
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
A busy centre, with about 2.2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (13,000 jobs in 2024 against 5,815 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 Tower Hill & Wapping South sits in Tower Hamlets
- Typical flat price: 2nd highest of 34 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets
- Average household income: 2nd 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 Tower Hill & Wapping South
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
1 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Tower Hamlets, 6 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
- Solar and heat pumps
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Degree-educated residents
- Single-person households under 65
- Income deprivation ranking
- Household income
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest stations
- Wapping Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (470 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 14 min) and Clapham Junction (about 33 min).
- Shadwell DLR station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (770 m 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 Hermitage Primary School 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (May 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Mulberry Academy London Dock 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected.
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 Tower Hill & Wapping South
What is the typical flat price in Tower Hill & Wapping South?
£590,000. Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -4% against 2017-2019.
How does Tower Hill & Wapping South compare with the rest of Tower Hamlets?
Typical flat price: 2nd highest of 34 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets. Average household income: 2nd highest of 34 neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets.
Is Tower Hill & Wapping South an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Tower Hill & Wapping South gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.34; 1 of 19 signals up, 6 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Tower Hill & Wapping South?
Wapping. Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (470 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 14 min) and Clapham Junction (about 33 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Tower Hill & Wapping South?
Nearest state primary school. Hermitage Primary School. 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (May 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Mulberry Academy London Dock. 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected.
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.