What can you afford in Tower Hamlets?

1,838 homes changed hands in Tower Hamlets over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £476,000 or less, a quarter for under £375,000, and three quarters for under £640,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £95,200 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £95,000 takes home.

Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 9.2× the local median full-time salary of £52,000 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.

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Sold prices · Tower Hamlets

£476,000

median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026

A quarter under: £375,000
Three quarters under: £640,000
Sales: 1,838
HPI average: £444,332

What each salary reaches here

Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 1,838 actual sales.

Salary	Budget	Share of sales in reach
£25,000	£125,000	1%
£35,000	£175,000	2.5%
£50,000	£250,000	4.7%
£75,000	£375,000	25%
£100,000	£500,000	55%

By property type · median sold price

And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.

Type	Median · sales	Salary needed
Flat	£455,000 · 1,649	≈£91,000
Terraced house	£830,000 · 178	≈£166,000

For context, the UK House Price Index puts Tower Hamlets average prices down 14.5% over 12 months.

Nearby in the index

Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.