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Housing in E1W 3TR

What the homes in E1W 3TR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Tower Hill & Wapping South
Council
Tower Hamlets
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,911 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (62.2%). Flats make up 84.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

E1W 3TREngland
Detached0.9%22.9%
Semi-detached2.3%31.5%
Terraced11.9%23%
Purpose-built flat62.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building21.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.4% of households in the E1W 3TR area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 43.8% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 16.4% own outright and 27% with a mortgage.

E1W 3TR
43%
44%
12%
England
  • Owned43.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented43.8%20.5%
  • Social rented12.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E1W 3TREngland
Owned outright16.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent40.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council6.2%8.3%
From a housing association5.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E1W 3TREngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.3%). 13.4% of households include dependent children.

E1W 3TREngland
Living alone, under 6630.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5%12.8%
Couple, no children28.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Tower Hamlets

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Tower Hamlets (August 2026, +3.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Tower HamletsEngland
All homes£2,453£1,459
One bedroom£1,992£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,418£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,750£1,489
Four or more£3,378£2,161
Detached£3,078£1,640
Semi-detached£3,012£1,449
Terraced£2,735£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,284£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around E1W 3TR (Tower Hill & Wapping South) (about 1,911 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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