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Tower Hill & Wapping South

Middle area

West Tower Hamlets. 5,989 people in 0.6 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 Tower Hill & Wapping South’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£594,000
523rd highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,815
2,527th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Tower Hill & Wapping South compares

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

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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. Tower Hill & Wapping South is £594,000.
£594,0005th highest
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. Tower Hill & Wapping South is 5,815.
5,815lowest
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%. Tower Hill & Wapping South is 86.2%.
86.2%joint 15th 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%. Tower Hill & Wapping South is 2.8%.
2.8%lowest

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 Tower Hill & Wapping 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
Tower Hill & Wapping South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Tower Hill & Wapping South was £594,000 in 2025.

Tower Hill & Wapping South had 5,815 usual residents at the census.

In Tower Hill & Wapping South, 86.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Tower Hill & Wapping South, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.