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E1W 3TH

Part of Tower Hamlets 027C in Tower Hill & Wapping South.

E1W 3TH is a postcode in Tower Hill & Wapping South, Tower Hamlets that skews 18–34 year-old and tenure-mixed. Median rent sits at £2,396 a month, up 1.8% on the year, with council tax in band D adding roughly £153/mo. Safety ranks in the bottom half of UK sub-areas (70th percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

E1W 3TH in Tower Hamlets · nearest rail Wapping

Median rent
£2,396
local area median
Council tax
£1,838
Band D, all-in
EPC median
C
Energy band
Broadband
100%
Gigabit-ready
Transport
99/100
Higher is better

Who lives here

Tower Hamlets 027C skews 18–34 and is mixed tenure. Tenure mix and age profile from Census 2021, applied to every postcode in the local area.

Tenure mix
Private rent44%Owner-occupied43%Social rent12%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household796
Single-person households35%
Couples with children11%
Lone-parent households6%
Age profile
Under 1814%18–3434%35–4928%50–6415%65+9%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health89%
Born in the UK57%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 age, TS054 tenure, TS003 households, TS067 qualifications).

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What's it like living in E1W 3TH?

E1W 3TH sits inside Tower Hamlets 027C, part of the wider Tower Hill & Wapping South neighbourhood in Tower Hamlets. The area skews 18–34, and mixed tenure.

Median rent at local area grain comes in at £2,396/mo, up 1.8% on the year. Council tax is band D, costing roughly £190/mo when split monthly. Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Pros and cons of this area

Strengths and trade-offs are best read from the dimensional ranks on this page. Transport links here score in the upper band relative to all UK sub-areas — a meaningful plus for commuters.

Editorial copy will replace this scaffold once the team has reviewed the postcode in person — until then the data tabs above are the authoritative reference.

Who is E1W 3TH for?

Renters most likely to thrive here are those whose priorities align with the area's strongest scores. The renter base skews young-professional — flat shares, single-occupancy 1-beds and small 2-beds dominate the listing mix.

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