E3London, Tower Hamlets, England

House prices in E3, Tower Hamlets

Homes in E3 sold for a median of £446,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,086 standard sales.

It is the cheapest of the 6 postcode districts in the Tower Hamlets council area with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£446,0001,086 standard sales
Middle half of prices£351,000 to £582,000
Against the Tower Hamlets council area11% belowTower Hamlets median £500,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in E3, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Terraced145£910,000£750,000 to £1,100,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes935£425,000£343,000 to £510,000£6,032/m²from 24 sales

Only 28 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Most homes sold here were flats and maisonettes, at 86% of sales.

62 sales in E3, or 6%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.

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Where prices are higher in E3

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in E3 5, around London, with a median of £600,000, and lowest in E3 3, around London, at £375,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in E3 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 158 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in E3, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
E3 5RJ£1,337,5004
E3 5QX£1,155,0003
E3 5AL£1,090,0004
E3 5QG£1,049,0003
E3 5DD£1,035,5006
E3 5QU£1,025,0003
E3 5QQ£1,010,0003
E3 5BT£980,0003
E3 5AR£950,0005
E3 5AT£920,0003
E3 2TN£896,0004
E3 5DB£885,0003
E3 5BW£875,0003
E3 5BY£855,0004
E3 4BL£845,0005
E3 2TW£837,5004
E3 5JD£830,0005
E3 4ER£750,0003
E3 5HT£745,0003
E3 5NE£725,0005
E3 5AP£675,0003
E3 2XT£660,0007
E3 3AF£645,0003
E3 5AS£639,5003
E3 5GF£637,5004
E3 5SB£635,0006
E3 2SZ£625,0005
E3 2YY£625,0008
E3 2UY£621,0004
E3 2NU£612,0003
E3 2PA£610,0003
E3 4US£610,0003
E3 5AX£605,0003
E3 5QA£603,5004
E3 5JW£600,0003
E3 5PS£600,0008
E3 2NF£590,0003
E3 2TJ£585,0004
E3 5SS£585,0003
E3 2TF£581,0008
E3 4TH£575,00011
E3 2DB£572,5004
E3 2LX£565,0005
E3 2PF£560,0003
E3 4RT£553,0003
E3 2GY£552,5004
E3 2PW£552,50011
E3 2XG£552,5006
E3 2AL£551,5004
E3 4DT£550,0007
E3 5GG£546,5006
E3 4LE£545,0004
E3 2JJ£540,0007
E3 2AB£539,0003
E3 2NX£537,5005
E3 2YZ£522,5003
E3 2UG£515,0007
E3 5DA£513,5003
E3 4RL£506,5005
E3 4QH£500,0003
E3 4RQ£493,00017
E3 4HJ£490,0003
E3 2JD£489,0004
E3 2UR£489,00010
E3 4RW£485,0009
E3 3ZL£480,0007
E3 4GU£480,0003
E3 2TG£475,0004
E3 4SB£475,0004
E3 4SN£475,0005
E3 4EH£473,5004
E3 2ZB£470,0005
E3 2EZ£469,0006
E3 2PX£462,5006
E3 2LS£460,0004
E3 4JR£460,0004
E3 4RP£459,5006
E3 2XN£455,00010
E3 2DA£452,5004
E3 4BP£452,5006
E3 3YP£452,0003
E3 3GE£450,0003
E3 5NQ£450,0005
E3 2ZQ£445,0007
E3 3TQ£441,5003
E3 3AE£439,0006
E3 2US£437,0005
E3 5GH£436,5004
E3 2XF£435,0007
E3 4NX£433,5004
E3 4QA£431,5004
E3 3QB£430,0003
E3 3SU£430,0003
E3 4QD£430,0006
E3 3YB£427,5007
E3 2BF£425,0004
E3 2SD£425,0003
E3 3NU£425,0005
E3 5EP£424,5004
E3 2DZ£422,5006
E3 3XN£422,5004
E3 2GP£417,5003
E3 2DQ£414,0003
E3 4GJ£411,5006
E3 4SL£410,0003
E3 4XZ£410,0004
E3 3QX£406,5004
E3 3XD£402,0008
E3 2SL£400,0003
E3 3AN£400,0005
E3 4GL£400,0003
E3 4EG£397,5004
E3 3FQ£393,0008
E3 2QF£390,0007
E3 3QH£385,0004
E3 2LL£383,5006
E3 2UL£380,0003
E3 3FG£380,0003
E3 2UF£377,5009
E3 2UP£375,0003
E3 2UE£370,0006
E3 4YG£365,0006
E3 2FQ£364,0008
E3 4XS£362,5003
E3 3GN£361,5004
E3 3FW£360,0005
E3 3GX£357,0006
E3 2FP£355,0003
E3 2ZS£355,0003
E3 3QG£350,0003
E3 5GS£350,0004
E3 2FN£347,5007
E3 3TR£345,0008
E3 4QW£343,5004
E3 2UT£336,5006
E3 3QE£335,5007
E3 2ST£335,0006
E3 2SU£335,0004
E3 2UQ£325,0005
E3 3GW£325,0003
E3 2HZ£321,5006
E3 3TU£317,5004
E3 2UB£315,0005
E3 3GY£310,0005
E3 3GS£303,0004
E3 2HN£300,5004
E3 5PG£300,0003
E3 3GU£295,0003
E3 3HQ£292,5004
E3 3NE£285,0003
E3 2PJ£282,5007
E3 3TD£278,0003
E3 2PQ£235,0005
E3 3GP£162,5003
E3 4YJ£149,0003
E3 2HB£144,0003
E3 2SJ£132,0003
E3 3YQ£94,0003

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £430,000
  2. 2017: £450,000
  3. 2018: £450,000
  4. 2019: £452,500
  5. 2020: £474,000
  6. 2021: £465,000
  7. 2022: £444,500
  8. 2023: £430,000
  9. 2024: £440,000
  10. 2025: £450,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £437,500
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 5%, from £430,000 in 2016 to £450,000 in 2025, less than the 22% rise for a typical district in London.

Leasehold homes

86% of sales in E3 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Most are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.

Postcode districts in the Tower Hamlets council area

Median sale price of the 6 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. E3 is the cheapest.

  1. E22 Tower Hamlets£814,500
  2. E1W Tower Hamlets£695,000
  3. E2 Tower Hamlets£510,000
  4. E14 Tower Hamlets£500,000
  5. E1 Tower Hamlets£462,500
  6. E3 Tower Hamlets, this district£446,000

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in E3, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A10.1%, England and Wales 0.4%
B21218.2%, England and Wales 4.8%
C76265.2%, England and Wales 46.9%
D15613.4%, England and Wales 38.1%
E342.9%, England and Wales 7.3%
F30.3%, England and Wales 1.9%

83% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in E3, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900927.9%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 1929484.1%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 1949837.1%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196611710.0%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198217815.2%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995978.3%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201133428.6%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later21918.8%, England and Wales 5.7%

47% of homes put up for sale were built in 1996 or later, against 18% across England and Wales.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of E3, from the sales in E3, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Bow West 207 sales£610,000
  2. Mile End 146 sales£465,000
  3. Bow East 456 sales£450,000
  4. Bromley North 123 sales£380,000
  5. Bromley South 186 sales£380,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £121,130 for a flat on Libra Road to £756,000 for a terraced house on Ropery Street.

The latest standard sales recorded in E3. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 22 Eden WaySold for £520,000E3 2JDSold on 25 Sep 2026Flat
  2. Flat 804, Grenfell Court, 18 Barry Blandford WaySold for £490,000E3 3TUSold on 21 Sep 2026Flat
  3. Flat 1, Libra Mansions Libra RoadSold for £121,130E3 2HRSold on 18 Sep 2026Flat
  4. Flat 2, Diamond House, 380 Roman RoadSold for £475,000E3 5QPSold on 18 Sep 2026Flat
  5. Flat 404, Glow Court, 41 Rookwood WaySold for £622,500E3 2XFSold on 18 Sep 2026Flat
  6. Flat 204, Lariat Court, 34 Nellie Cressall WaySold for £435,000E3 4RQSold on 18 Sep 2026Flat
  7. 38 Ropery StreetSold for £756,000E3 4QGSold on 16 Sep 2026Terraced
  8. 81 Richard Tress WaySold for £343,000E3 4RFSold on 15 Sep 2026Flat
  9. 24 Oxley SquareSold for £410,000E3 3GSSold on 14 Sep 2026Flat
  10. Flat 2, Northmeade House, 15 William Guy GardensSold for £430,000E3 3FUSold on 10 Sep 2026Flat

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Fairfield Road, London£390,00079 sales
  • Rookwood Way, London£480,00039 sales
  • Wick Lane, London£520,00028 sales
  • Nellie Cressall Way, London£491,50026 sales
  • Barry Blandford Way, London£350,00024 sales

Living in E3

Crime

112 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Higher than 84 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 86% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

11% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 63 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £1,838 a year in Tower Hamlets for 2026 to 2027

Lower than 98 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

About these figures

The figures come from 1,086 standard sales in E3 (what counts as a standard sale).

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.