Weavers · Tower Hamlets · Bethnal Green and Stepney constituency · 51.52382, -0.07366

E1 6GS— Weavers, Tower Hamlets

Location and area intelligence for E1 6GS, Weavers, Tower Hamlets

High-connectivity investment target

 

Schools 100%Safety 54/100Transport 66/100~5% yield · indicativeOnly 4 sales — thin data

Best for: Young professionals

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Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals

Liveability
67
Safety
54
Schools
90
Transport
66
Environment
42
Investment
65

The bottom line

E1 6GS offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) — strong value for Young professionals who can accept its trade-offs.

The catch: very high noise — check proximity to rail lines.

Less suited to Families.

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Location

E1 6GS

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
Very highYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: StrongRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London income+10.2% vs London avg
vs London crime+199.0% vs London avg

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How E1 6GS has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

Virginia Primary School

Not yet inspected · 4 min walk

★★

Secondary

Mulberry Academy Shoreditch

Good · Inspected Sept 2022 · 6 min walk

P8: +0.04A8: 50.1

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 35 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Columbia Market Nursery School

Not inspected · 6 min walk

12 primaries · 3 secondaries · 1 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Medium crime

194.4 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 691.2%

+101% vs borough

Crime by type

Other39%
Violence & sexual offences18%
Anti-social behaviour15%
Theft13%
Burglary6%
Robbery4%
Vehicle crime3%
Drug offences3%

Stop & search

2.2

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

99

Road safety score

1

Accidents (5yr)

4

Serious within 200m

LOW pedestrian risk

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: London Fire Brigade Whitechapel · 999m

Crime is +199% above London average

Property

2 Jul

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Insufficient sales data

Only 4 sales recorded in the last 24 months — too few for a reliable median price. Price figures have been withheld to avoid misleading comparisons.

E1 district median

£462,500

Based on 185 sales from postcodes with sufficient data

Price history

Sales (24 months)4
New build0.0%
Price per m²£10,541/m²
Price per ft²£979/ft²
Avg floor area72.3 m²

EPC breakdown

B
97%
C
24%

Based on 121 properties · Confidence: high

Street mix

Flat 99%Other 1%

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

Low

Market activity

100d

Days to sell

Energy & construction

Solar yield853 kWh/kWp/yr
Rebuild cost estimate£180,750
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

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

Construction era2013
WallsSystem built, as built, insulated (assumed)
Roof(other premises above)
Heating fuelElectricity: electricity, unspecified tariff
GlazingHigh performance glazing
Council tax band Band DAnnual charge £1,546
Price growth potentialHigh

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Trajectory

2014–2025 · CAGR

+12.6%

Total change

+270%

Market Activity

Price Velocity & Acceleration

Current Velocity

+259.0%

per year

Acceleration

+293.97

change in velocity

Market State

Strong growth

Velocity (%)Acceleration

Price Distribution

P25: £350k–£400k · P75: £600k–£700k · 94 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 94 sales

Flat/maisonette100%

By decade

2010s

2020s

Market Cycle

BullCooling bullRisingSteadyRecoveryCorrectionBear

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Help-to-Buy recovery2014–2016£568k£883k+55.5%25.3
Brexit uncertainty2017–2018£900k£918k+1.9%3.5
Rate-rise correction2022–2023£780k£900k+15.4%3.5
Current market2024–2025£585k£2.10m+259%2

Price Trajectory by Type

Flat/maisonette

Per-type alpha vs district

Best performer

Flat/maisonette

+-0.9% alpha

Flat/maisonette-0.9% α
Local
0.3%
District
1.2%

CAGR over 10yr data window. Alpha = local CAGR − district CAGR.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Composite market conditions index 0–100

23out of 100SellerBuyer

Market condition

Strong Seller's Market

Favours sellers

Higher score = better conditions for buyers

Score breakdown

Price Velocity0
Sales Volume75
Seasonal Timing7
Trend Position10

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 4

Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Better than 76% of London
Aldgate East Underground StationHammersmith & City line
11.3 min walk
Shoreditch High Street

Nearby stations

Shoreditch High Street Rail StationWindrush
2 min walk
Shoreditch High StreetNational Rail
2 min walk
London Liverpool Street Rail StationWeaver · Greater Anglia
11 min walk
Hoxton Rail StationWindrush
11 min walk
Liverpool StreetElizabeth line
11 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

77

Walkability score

267

Footpaths (500m)

37

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge20 min ↓
Victoria36 min ↓
Waterloo35 min ↓
Canary Wharf22 min ↓
City ★18 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

31

Car parks (800m)

4

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)145
Nearest car park312m
Santander docks (800m)37
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Brick Lane Car Park· yes
338m
🅿️
KPM Parking
644m
🅿️
Clere Street Car Park· yes
794m

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: 40.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 16.0 µg/m³
Better than 50% of London
NoiseVERY HIGH
road
Among London's noisiest areas
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 0.3 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB9% green spaceTree canopy: 67%
Below average green space

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 5.4 km

Energy

Solar: 853 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 yield853.0 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

FLAT 12, NIGHTINGALE HOUSE, 50 THOMAS MORE STREET, E1W 1UA

24 min walk

99%

Recommend GP

99%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

18

Dentists within 1km

1

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalMildmay Mission Hospital · 455 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 4.3 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

173

Parks (1km)

247

Restaurants (800m)

95

Cafes (800m)

23

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

15

Gyms (1km)

23

Sports (1km)

4

Convenience

Nearest supermarketHarvest E1 · 208 m
3 tennis courts5 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

23

Late-night venues

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

1

Libraries (1km)

9

Cinemas (2km)

230m

Post office

Nearby shops

GAIL's40 m
City Supermarket207 m
EKOL Food Centre305 m
Pavilion Bakery315 m

Nearby cafes

Charista29 m
Allpress Espresso Bar78 m
Costa88 m
Gecko Coffeehouse104 m

Nearby restaurants

Busaba13 m
Dirty Bones39 m
Lahpet56 m
Smokestak60 m

Nearby pubs

The Rum Kitchen22 m
London Cocktail Club36 m
Joan52 m
Cocktail Trading Co100 m

Nearby gyms

Psycle78 m
Triyoga81 m
Lucozade Power League87 m
Frame363 m

Nearby pharmacies

Columbia Pharmacy591 m
Florida Pharmacy705 m
Old Maids Pharmacy742 m
Day Lewis Pharmacy765 m

Nearby health

Liberty Dentists95 m
Neko Health Clinic446 m
Mildmay Mission Hospital455 m
S E I K Psychiatry505 m
Food hygiene (5-star)66% of 674

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

65

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 score62/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition355
Sales last 12 months1

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+15.2%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Low

Market activity

100d

Est. days to sell

8/100

Velocity score

Future outlook

76.2

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumHigh investment qualityExcellent transport accessActive regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score16/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,620m
Crossrail 2 route2,083m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 3/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 8,139 nationally

1,384

Est. population

17,735/km²

73%

Employed

65%

Degree educated

£46,300

Median income

6.9%

Claimant rate

Inner cityVery high densityYoung professionals

22

Community stability

Age profile

17%
56%
19%
Under 1817%
18–3456%
35–4919%
50–647%
65+2%

Tenure

56%
24%
Own outright8%
Own (mortgage)10%
Private rent56%
Social rent24%
Shared ownership3%

Ethnicity

23%
26%
36%
White British23%
White Other26%
Asian36%
Black6%
Mixed6%
Other4%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional53%
Routine / semi-routine11%
No car household79%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications10%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent57%
Social rent24%

vs. London

Income vs London+10.2%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
228
Live planning apps (800m)
28
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
2
Commercial apps (800m)
4
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
1
Planning apps (3 years)
7
Local approval rate
0%
Borough approval rate
54%
Opportunity area
City Fringe/Tech City
CIL rate (residential)
£175/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0
Regeneration status
Active
Regeneration investment
£0.5bn

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
44
Largest scheme
412 homes · Land bounded by, Land bounded by, Curtain Road, Hewett Street/Great Eastern Street/Fairchild Place/Plough Yard/Hearn Street, EC2A 3LS
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

32 - 42, 32 - 42, Bethnal Green Road, E2360 homes
completed
Mildmay Mission Hospital, Mildmay Mission Hospital, Hackney Road, London, E2 7NA139 homes
completed
Former News International, 1, Former News International, 1, Virginia Road, E98 1XY133 homes
completed
132, 132, COMMERCIAL STREET, E1100 homes
completed
PHASE 1, 132, PHASE 1, 132, COMMERCIAL STREET, E157 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Aspire
Ward majority vote
24.1%
Election year
2022
MP
Rushanara Ali (Labour)
MP majority
1,689
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney

Councillors

Kabir AhmedAspire
Asma IslamLabour and Co-operative Party

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Key facts for E1 6GS

Full postcodeE1 6GS
Postcode districtE1
BoroughLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets
WardWeavers
Latitude51.523824
Longitude-0.073656
Parliamentary constituencyBethnal Green and Stepney
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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