Bethnal Green · Tower Hamlets · Bethnal Green and Stepney constituency · 51.52617, -0.04347

E1 4DD— Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets

Location and area intelligence for E1 4DD, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets

 

Schools 100%Safety 72/100Transport 47/100Yield 4.93%

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Strong, well-rated schools set this area apart

Liveability
67
Safety
72
Schools
90
Transport
47
Environment
82
Investment
64

The bottom line

E1 4DD offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and a green environment — strong value for Families who can accept its trade-offs.

The catch: very high noise (65 dB) — check proximity to rail lines.

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Location

E1 4DD

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
HighMixed
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London income-20.5% vs London avg
vs London crime+79.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for E1 4DD

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How E1 4DD has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

Bonner Primary School

Good · Inspected Oct 2019 · 7 min walk

KS2: 104.9

★★

Secondary

Morpeth School

Good · Inspected Mar 2023 · 4 min walk

P8: +0.27A8: 51.3

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 27 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Alice Model Nursery School

Not inspected · 8 min walk

13 primaries · 2 secondaries · 1 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

116.2 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
→ Stable

+20% vs borough

Crime by type

Other40%
Violence & sexual offences21%
Theft10%
Anti-social behaviour8%
Burglary7%
Robbery6%
Vehicle crime5%
Drug offences3%

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Bethnal Green Fire Station · 705m

Crime is +79% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Avg floor area71.2 m²

EPC breakdown

C
11%
D
13%

Based on 24 properties · Confidence: medium

Street mix

Flat 100%

LHA rates — Inner East London

Shared room£700/mo
1 bedroom£1440/mo
2 bedrooms£1750/mo
3 bedrooms£2160/mo
4 bedrooms£3000/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield850 kWh/kWp/yr
Rebuild cost estimate£178,000
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Construction era1950-1966
WallsSystem built, as built, no insulation (assumed)
RoofFlat, no insulation (assumed)
Heating fuelmains gas (not community)
GlazingFully double glazed
Council tax band Band BAnnual charge £1,202
Price growth potentialModerate

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Trajectory

1997–2016 · CAGR

+10.9%

Total change

+608%

Market Activity

Price Velocity & Acceleration

Current Velocity

+91.4%

per year

Acceleration

+104.04

change in velocity

Market State

Strong growth

Velocity (%)Acceleration

Price Distribution

P25: £125k–£150k · P75: £250k–£300k · 15 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 15 sales

Flat/maisonette100%

By decade

1990s

2000s

2010s

Market Cycle

BullCooling bullRisingSteadyRecoveryCorrectionBear

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Late-1990s boom1997–1999£60k£68k+12.9%1.3
Post-dot-com plateau2001–2004£146k£190k+30.1%1
Pre-crash peak2005–2007£177k£254k+43.5%2
Help-to-Buy recovery2013–2016£222k£425k+91.4%1.5

Price Trajectory by Type

Flat/maisonette

Per-type alpha vs district

Best performer

Flat/maisonette

+1.4% alpha

Flat/maisonette+1.4% α
Local
8.8%
District
7.4%

CAGR over 14yr data window. Alpha = local CAGR − district CAGR.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Composite market conditions index 0–100

5out of 100SellerBuyer

Market condition

Strong Seller's Market

Favours sellers

Higher score = better conditions for buyers

Score breakdown

Price Velocity0
Trend Position10

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 2

Poor

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
Stepney Green Underground StationDistrict line
6.3 min walk
Limehouse

Nearby stations

Stepney Green Underground StationDistrict · Hammersmith & City
7 min walk
Mile End Underground StationCentral · Hammersmith & City
9 min walk
Bethnal Green Underground StationCentral
11 min walk
Bethnal Green Rail StationGreater Anglia · Weaver
14 min walk
Cambridge Heath (London) Rail StationGreater Anglia · Weaver
14 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

50

Walkability score

475

Footpaths (500m)

16

Santander docks (800m)

0.3 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge31 min ↓
Victoria38 min ≈
Waterloo38 min ≈
Canary Wharf29 min ↓
City ★26 min

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

37

Car parks (800m)

0

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)215
Nearest car park164m
Santander docks (800m)16
Nearest cycle dock0.3 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Justines Place
379m
🅿️
Lawton Road Car Park· yes
531m
🅿️
St James the Less Church Car Park· yes
683m

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 20.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³
Better than 90% of London
NoiseVERY HIGH
rail · Rail Lden: 65 dB
Among London's noisiest areas
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 2.3 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB67% green spaceTree canopy: 34%
More green space than 99% of London

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 4.9 km

Energy

Solar: 850 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,526 hrs/yr

Sunshine

601 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.8°C

Summer avg

3.1°C

Winter avg

Solar yield849.5 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

NASH CHEMIST

817 COMMERCIAL ROAD, E14 7HG

23 min walk

0

GPs within 1km

5

Dentists within 1km

5

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalMile End Hospital · 153 m
Nearest A&EKING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 7.4 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.4%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

990

Parks (1km)

36

Restaurants (800m)

16

Cafes (800m)

1

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

4

Gyms (1km)

10

Sports (1km)

0

Convenience

Nearest supermarketChina Ark · 906 m
4 tennis courts2 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

1

Late-night venues

E
1,272 licensed premises in borough559 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

0

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

294m

Post office

Nearby shops

Village Shop262 m
Roman Road News396 m
FreshGo402 m
Zero Waste Shop417 m

Nearby cafes

Queens Cafe & Sandwich Bar120 m
Starbucks284 m
Mile End Climbing Wall Cafe305 m
Cafe Grad342 m

Nearby restaurants

The Curve292 m
Greedy Fish & Chips381 m
Greggs396 m
Green Pepper438 m

Nearby pubs

Drapers’ Bar & Kitchen332 m
Angel & Crown378 m
The Palm Tree387 m
The Half Moon442 m

Nearby gyms

Neon276 m
Mile End Climbing Wall311 m
QMotion Sport & Fitness Centre330 m
Mile End American Pool & Snooker Centre447 m

Nearby pharmacies

Britannia Pharmacy483 m
Sinclairs Pharmacy972 m

Nearby health

Family Nurse Partnership & Health Visiting114 m
Mile End Hospital153 m
XX Place Health Centre198 m
School Health252 m
Food hygiene (5-star)70% of 131

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
355

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

64

Investment score

Good

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,900London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
4.9% (good)London avg: 3.8%Strong yield — top 21% of London
Gentrification score24/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition355

Rental market

Medium

Demand

Medium

Void risk

Mixed / transient

Tenant profile

+15.2%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

47.8

Price growth score

C
Low

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score11/100
Bakerloo Extension route4,860m
Crossrail 2 route3,157m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 4/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 10,488 nationally

4,279

Est. population

13,830/km²

33%

Employed

29%

Degree educated

£33,400

Median income

3.9%

Claimant rate

SuburbanHigh densityMixed

32

Community stability

Age profile

40%
34%
Under 1840%
18–3434%
35–4912%
50–648%
65+5%

Tenure

33%
48%
Own outright7%
Own (mortgage)12%
Private rent33%
Social rent48%
Shared ownership1%
Rent free1%

Ethnicity

19%
15%
49%
White British19%
White Other15%
Asian49%
Black7%
Mixed5%
Other4%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional14%
Routine / semi-routine11%
No car household62%
Unemployed10%
No qualifications14%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent48%
Private rent33%

vs. London

Income vs London-20.5%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
36
Live planning apps (800m)
3
Development activity
low
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Borough approval rate
54%
Opportunity area
No
CIL rate (residential)
£175/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
12
Largest scheme
702 homes · Sites E & F, Bound by Shandy Street, White Horse Lane, Sites E & F, Bound by Shandy Street, White Horse Lane, Duckett Street, Ben Jonson Road, Harford Street, E1 4SE
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Suttons Wharf North, Suttons Wharf North, PALMERS ROAD, E3419 homes
completed
FORMER GOODS YARD, FORMER GOODS YARD, WARLEY STREET, E2316 homes
completed
Palmers Road, E2186 homes
completed
Suttons Wharf South, Suttons Wharf South, Palmers Road, Meath Gardens, E2169 homes
completed
Victoria Wharf, Victoria Wharf, ROMAN ROAD, 1A PALMERS ROAD, E299 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Labour
Ward majority vote
14.6%
Election year
2022
MP
Rushanara Ali (Labour)
MP majority
1,689
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney

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Key facts for E1 4DD

Full postcodeE1 4DD
Postcode districtE1
BoroughLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets
WardBethnal Green
Latitude51.526166
Longitude-0.043470
Parliamentary constituencyBethnal Green and Stepney
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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