Bethnal Green Central

Tower Hamlets · London · population 7,805 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

11Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,092 of 6,856 in England
  • #952 of 1,002 in London
  • #29 of 34 in Tower Hamlets
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,498
Median age (est.)30
Density21,861per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above43%
No car or van66%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 18%25–44 41%45–64 16%65+ 5%

Tenure

Own outright: 6%Mortgage/shared: 14%Social rent: 48%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 6%Mortgage/shared 14%Social rent 48%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 14%Other: 21%
One person 27%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 14%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 10%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors10%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 30%Asian: 56%Black: 7%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 30%Asian 56%Black 7%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Muslim 52% · No religion 23% · Christian 15%

Born outside the UK: 46%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Bethnal Green Central is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,092 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #29 of 34 in Tower Hamlets. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (42) and lowest on Income (4). Typical homes here sold for about £499,925 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 34 sales), in line with the wider Tower Hamlets median of £495,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,017 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 128 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 4 · #6,593
Employment 23 · #5,276
Education 42 · #3,981
Health 27 · #5,016
Crime 12 · #6,003
Housing & access 10 · #6,168
Living environment 9 · #6,236

House prices ?

£499,925median (12m) · +11.4% yr · n=34
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£499,92534+11.4%+7.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Flat£485,00030+21.2%+5.1%
This area£499,925
Tower Hamlets£495,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£49,017±£7,065 · #1,236 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,995
Price-to-income ?10.2×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

5Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

128 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,002 offences
Tower Hamlets114
London102
England83

Rank #5,624 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences290
Theft434
Burglary56
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons70
Drugs46
Robbery30
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 275 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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