St Katharine's & Wapping · Tower Hamlets · Poplar and Limehouse constituency · 51.50827, -0.07627

EC3N 4AE— St Katharine's & Wapping, Tower Hamlets

Location and area intelligence for EC3N 4AE, St Katharine's & Wapping, Tower Hamlets

Workplace / area profile

This postcode has no recorded homes — it reads as a workplace or commercial address. Residential measures like liveability, schools-for-families and mortgage context are not shown.

 

Top 5% LondonSchools 80%Safety 52/100Transport 75/100
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Well-connected — strong transport access

Area score
75
Safety
52
Schools
100
Transport
75
Environment
41
Investment
85

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Location

EC3N 4AE

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Urban core
MediumYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income+25.0% vs London avg
vs London crime+214.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for EC3N 4AE

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How EC3N 4AE has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

100

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★★

Primary

The Aldgate School

Outstanding · Inspected Jun 2024 · 8 min walk

KS2: 108.8

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Secondary

Mulberry Academy London Dock

Not yet inspected · 9 min walk

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 18 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre

Not inspected · 19 min walk

8 primaries · 1 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Medium crime

203.8 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 326.3%

+111% vs borough

Note: this postcode is in the Central Activities Zone — London's business and visitor core. Crime is counted per resident, but the daytime and visitor population here is many times the resident count, so these figures reflect footfall, not residential risk.

Crime by type

Other34%
Anti-social behaviour15%
Violence & sexual offences15%
Theft10%
Burglary10%
Vehicle crime6%
Drug offences6%
Robbery5%

Stop & search

1.5

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

2

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Dockhead Fire Station · 912m

Crime is +214% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

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 yield853 kWh/kWp/yr

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

Council tax band Band EAnnual charge £1,890
Price growth potentialHigh

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 5

Very Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Better than 87% of London
Tower Hill Underground StationDistrict line
1.9 min walk
London Fenchurch Street→ Fenchurch Street
0 min

Nearby stations

Tower Hill Underground StationDistrict · Circle
2 min walk
Tower Gateway DLR StationDLR
4 min walk
London Fenchurch StreetNational Rail
5 min walk
Aldgate Underground StationCircle · Metropolitan
8 min walk
Monument Underground StationDistrict · Circle
9 min walk
1 bus routes · 5 stops within 400m · 48 buses/hr peak

90

Walkability score

398

Footpaths (500m)

28

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge ★9 min
Victoria33 min ↓
Waterloo27 min ↓
Canary Wharf29 min ↓
City22 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

9

Car parks (800m)

1

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)151
Nearest car park254m
Santander docks (800m)28
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Crescent
254m
🅿️
Minories Car Park
306m
🅿️
Butlers Wharf car park115 spaces· yes
708m

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
NoiseMEDIUM
road
MODERATE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB7% green spaceTree canopy: 10%
Below average green space

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 7.1 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

WOMENS LONDON MHTR

LPP COMMUNITY, 7 HOLYROOD STREET, SE1 2EL

8 min walk

12

GPs within 1km

9

Dentists within 1km

3

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalLondon Bridge Hospital · 719 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 3.2 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

102

Parks (1km)

121

Restaurants (800m)

47

Cafes (800m)

10

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

15

Gyms (1km)

21

Sports (1km)

5

Convenience

Nearest supermarket210 m
6 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

10

Late-night venues

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

0

Libraries (1km)

9

Cinemas (2km)

574m

Post office

Nearby shops

Tesco Express202 m
Paul218 m
The Wine Library244 m
Food&Wine295 m

Nearby cafes

New Armouries Cafe92 m
Raven's Cafe95 m
Costa176 m
Apostrophe181 m

Nearby restaurants

New Armouries99 m
Great British Fish and Chips175 m
Traditional Fish and Chips176 m
Crispies179 m

Nearby pubs

The Slug and Lettuce198 m
Citizen M207 m
The Liberty Bounds226 m
Coppa Club241 m

Nearby gyms

Fitness First331 m
Third Space415 m
Victus Soul472 m
Roar535 m

Nearby pharmacies

Towerbridge Wellness Pharmacy499 m
Superdrug649 m
Sai Chemist740 m
Amadi Pharmacy1.1 km

Nearby health

TDSML364 m
City Of London Medical Centre380 m
Spinex Disc Clinic381 m
London Bridge Regenerative Clinic424 m
Food hygiene (5-star)83% of 373

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

85

Investment score

Strong

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

Avg monthly rent
£1,900London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score51/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition355

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+15.2%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

73.5

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score28/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,017m
Crossrail 2 route3,363m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 9/10

Least deprived

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than 90% of London

Rank: 27,562 nationally

1,987

Est. population

5,485/km²

75%

Employed

71%

Degree educated

£52,500

Median income

2.5%

Claimant rate

Urban coreMedium densityYoung professionals

31

Community stability

Age profile

39%
24%
17%
Under 1811%
18–3439%
35–4924%
50–6417%
65+10%

Tenure

17%
19%
50%
14%
Own outright17%
Own (mortgage)19%
Private rent50%
Social rent14%
Shared ownership1%

Ethnicity

45%
27%
18%
White British45%
White Other28%
Asian18%
Black2%
Mixed5%
Other4%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional65%
Routine / semi-routine8%
No car household60%
Unemployed4%
No qualifications9%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent50%
Social rent14%

vs. London

Income vs London+25.0%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
119
Live planning apps (800m)
12
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
7
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
16
Planning apps (3 years)
7
Local approval rate
81%
Borough approval rate
54%
Opportunity area
No
Central activities zone
Yes
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)
1
Largest scheme
374 homes · Land adjacent Lambeth College & Potters Fields, 1, Land adjacent Lambeth College & Potters Fields, 1, Tower Bridge Road, Queen Elizabeth Street, SE1
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Sugar Quay, Sugar Quay, Lower Thames Street, EC3R 6EA165 homes
completed
ROYAL MINT SITE, BOUNDED BY, ROYAL MINT SITE, BOUNDED BY, EAST SMITHFIELD, MANSELL ST, CARTWRIGHT ST, ROYAL MINT ST, E1100 homes
completed
1, 1, PEPYS STREET, EC389 homes
completed
Three Quays, Three Quays, Lower Thames Street, EC364 homes
completed
10, 10, Trinity Square, EC3N 4BH41 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Labour
Ward majority vote
16.9%
Election year
2022
MP
Apsana Begum (Labour)
MP majority
12,560
Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Councillors

Abdal UllahLabour
Amy Louise LeeLabour

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Key facts for EC3N 4AE

Full postcodeEC3N 4AE
Postcode districtEC3N
BoroughLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets
WardSt Katharine's & Wapping
Latitude51.508274
Longitude-0.076272
Parliamentary constituencyPoplar and Limehouse
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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