11 important facts
Area insights about Tower Hamlets, borough
Locals say
7.0 • Pleasant area
- Local architecture / Beauty
- 7.0
- Green spaces
- 7.2
- Prosperity
- 6.8
- Safety
- 7.3
- High street / Retail amenities
- 6.4
- Transport links
- 8.6
- Local community
- 6.7
- Schools
- 6.3
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Highlights from resident reviews
Read full reviews- "The area has a nice urban feel with graffiti art"
- "Close to Shoreditch and Brick Lane, known for vibrant youth scene"
- "Easy access to Soho for nightlife"
- "Great commute into London via central line"
Data says
Income
View allView income on mapIncludes low-income areas, areas of average wealth and wealthy areas 4/10 - 10/10
Deprivation
View allView deprivation domainsComposed of non-deprived areas by 13%
Professional occupations
View allView full breakdown & mapHigh % of managerial, administrative, and professional occupations 7/10
Residents with degrees
View allView full breakdown & mapHigh % of residents are degree-educated or similar 8/10
High crime rate 7/10
Demographics
View allView full breakdown & map- Main ethnic group
- Bangladeshi 35%
- Main religion
- Muslim 40%
- Main age band
- Aged 20 to 39 47%
- Main household type
- People living alone 32%
Tower Hamlets (borough)
Average for London
Noise
View allView noise on map- 32% of the area is affected by Traffic noise
- 7.74% of the area is affected by Aircraft noise
Transport
View allView connectivity mapThe area is served by the transport links:
- Underground
- Central
- Circle
- District
- Hammersmith & City
- Jubilee
- National Rail
- c2c
- Greater Anglia
- Overground
- London Overground
- DLR
- DLR
- Elizabeth Line
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101 mainstream schools
- Outstanding: 28 schools or 28%
- Good: 61 schools or 60%
- Primary schools: 74 (21 Outstanding, 44 Good)
- Secondary schools: 27 (6 Outstanding, 18 Good)
- State-funded: 83 schools or 82%
- Private: 14 schools or 14%
Flood risk
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