Brick Lane North

Tower Hamlets · London · population 8,205 · 5 LSOAs

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

14Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,880 of 6,856 in England
  • #917 of 1,002 in London
  • #24 of 34 in Tower Hamlets
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,143
Median age (est.)30
Density17,811per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above52%
No car or van73%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 17%25–44 46%45–64 16%65+ 5%

Tenure

Own outright: 7%Mortgage/shared: 14%Social rent: 39%Private rent: 40%
Own outright 7%Mortgage/shared 14%Social rent 39%Private rent 40%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 11%Other: 25%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 11%Other 25%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 33% · Associate professional 20% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Associate professional20%
Managers & directors14%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Administrative6%
Caring & leisure5%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 41%Asian: 44%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 4%
White 41%Asian 44%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 43% · No religion 30% · Christian 18%

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

Brick Lane North is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,880 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #24 of 34 in Tower Hamlets. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (56) and lowest on Living environment (7). Typical homes here sold for about £535,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 63 sales), 8% above the wider Tower Hamlets median of £495,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,425 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 139 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 9 · #6,236
Employment 27 · #4,982
Education 56 · #3,035
Health 21 · #5,393
Crime 9 · #6,222
Housing & access 11 · #6,099
Living environment 7 · #6,366

House prices ?

£535,000median (12m) · -1.8% yr · n=63
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£535,00063-1.8%+2.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£870,0005-13.9%
Flat£525,00058-1.9%+4.0%
This area£535,000
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)£50,425±£7,505 · #997 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,362
Price-to-income ?10.6×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 ?

139 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,140 offences
Tower Hamlets114
London102
England83

Rank #5,776 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences300
Theft403
Burglary76
Vehicle crime53
Criminal damage & arson64
Public order & weapons105
Drugs74
Robbery45
Other20

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 424 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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