Bethnal Green North West

Tower Hamlets · London · population 7,306 · 4 LSOAs

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

24Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,180 of 6,856 in England
  • #742 of 1,002 in London
  • #15 of 34 in Tower Hamlets
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,195
Median age (est.)31
Density20,022per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above52%
No car or van68%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 16%25–44 48%45–64 16%65+ 6%

Tenure

Own outright: 9%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 38%
Own outright 9%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 35%Private rent 38%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 8%Other: 25%
One person 30%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 8%Other 25%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Associate professional 22% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Associate professional22%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary7%
Administrative6%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%
Skilled trades4%

Ethnic group

White: 48%Asian: 36%Black: 6%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 48%Asian 36%Black 6%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 36% · No religion 35% · Christian 19%

Born outside the UK: 43%

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 North West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,180 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 34 in Tower Hamlets. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (66) but weak on Living environment (9). Typical homes here sold for about £550,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 75 sales), 11% above the wider Tower Hamlets median of £495,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,695 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 104 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 16 · #5,722
Employment 39 · #4,207
Education 66 · #2,363
Health 31 · #4,755
Crime 18 · #5,605
Housing & access 18 · #5,626
Living environment 9 · #6,216

House prices ?

£550,000median (12m) · +11.1% yr · n=75
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£550,00075+11.1%+7.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Flat£540,00071+11.3%+8.0%
This area£550,000
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)£50,695±£7,256 · #943 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,267
Price-to-income ?10.8×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 ?

8Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

104 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 758 offences
Tower Hamlets114
London102
England83

Rank #5,049 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences295
Theft203
Burglary51
Vehicle crime42
Criminal damage & arson46
Public order & weapons53
Drugs40
Robbery24
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 208 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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