Bromley-by-Bow East

Tower Hamlets · London · population 11,801 · 7 LSOAs

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

13Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,962 of 6,856 in England
  • #933 of 1,002 in London
  • #25 of 34 in Tower Hamlets
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,515
Median age (est.)30
Density17,206per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above42%
No car or van65%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 16%25–44 41%45–64 17%65+ 5%

Tenure

Own outright: 6%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 46%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 6%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 46%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 15%Other: 20%
One person 29%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 15%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 15% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Associate professional15%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service10%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative8%
Process & plant6%
Skilled trades6%

Ethnic group

White: 27%Asian: 53%Black: 11%Mixed: 5%Other: 4%
White 27%Asian 53%Black 11%Mixed 5%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 50% · Christian 21% · No religion 19%

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

Bromley-by-Bow East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,962 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #25 of 34 in Tower Hamlets. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (37) and lowest on Income (4). Typical homes here sold for about £338,500 over the past year, down 22% across five years (from 62 sales), 32% below the wider Tower Hamlets median of £495,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,174 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 125 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 · #6,599
Employment 20 · #5,462
Education 37 · #4,310
Health 23 · #5,276
Crime 24 · #5,174
Housing & access 16 · #5,770
Living environment 22 · #5,318

House prices ?

£338,500median (12m) · -8.8% yr · n=62
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£338,50062-8.8%-21.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Flat£332,75058-10.1%-23.2%
This area£338,500
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)£52,174±£7,536 · #764 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,490
Price-to-income ?6.5×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

17Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

125 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,474 offences
Tower Hamlets114
London102
England83

Rank #5,557 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences496
Theft368
Burglary87
Vehicle crime153
Criminal damage & arson73
Public order & weapons91
Drugs107
Robbery85
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 443 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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