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Bethnal Green South

Middle area

West Tower Hamlets. 7,682 people in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Bethnal Green South’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£455,500
1,320th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,274
4,663rd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
74.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bethnal Green South compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Bethnal Green SouthMiddle
Median sale price34 middle areas, Tower Hamlets · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Tower Hamlets34 areas from £338,500 to £824,640. The middle area is £474,900. Bethnal Green South is £455,500.
£455,50014th lowest
Population34 middle areas, Tower Hamlets · 2021
Population: every middle area in Tower Hamlets34 areas from 5,815 to 13,809. The middle area is 8,793. Bethnal Green South is 7,274.
7,2749th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage34 middle areas, Tower Hamlets · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Tower Hamlets34 areas from 65.2% to 97.7%. The middle area is 87.9%. Bethnal Green South is 74.6%.
74.6%3rd lowest
Claimant rate34 middle areas, Tower Hamlets · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Tower Hamlets34 areas from 2.8% to 9.7%. The middle area is 7.2%. Bethnal Green South is 7.8%.
7.8%9th highest

Figures for the whole of Tower Hamlets

These figures are published for the whole of Tower Hamlets, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tower Hamlets and not Bethnal Green South alone. See Tower Hamlets

Average house price
£447,796
Down 14.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£52,000
9th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
30.6
34th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bethnal Green South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bethnal Green South was £455,500 in 2025.

Bethnal Green South had 7,274 usual residents at the census.

In Bethnal Green South, 74.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bethnal Green South, 7.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.