Shadwell North

Tower Hamlets · London · population 7,274 · 4 LSOAs

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

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,407 of 6,856 in England
  • #986 of 1,002 in London
  • #34 of 34 in Tower Hamlets
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,054
Median age (est.)31
Density20,864per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above36%
No car or van65%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 17%25–44 35%45–64 19%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 6%Mortgage/shared: 11%Social rent: 55%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 6%Mortgage/shared 11%Social rent 55%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 13%Other: 22%
One person 32%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 13%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 14% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional14%
Elementary13%
Sales & customer service10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors8%
Process & plant7%
Skilled trades7%

Ethnic group

White: 26%Asian: 60%Black: 7%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 26%Asian 60%Black 7%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 61% · Christian 17% · No religion 14%

Born outside the UK: 47%

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

Shadwell North is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,407 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #34 of 34 in Tower Hamlets. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (32) and lowest on Income (2). Typical homes here sold for about £387,500 over the past year, down 3% across five years (from 17 sales), 22% below the wider Tower Hamlets median of £495,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,057 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 92 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 2 · #6,750
Employment 11 · #6,092
Education 32 · #4,646
Health 24 · #5,180
Crime 27 · #4,995
Housing & access 2 · #6,737
Living environment 11 · #6,072

House prices ?

£387,500median (12m) · -34.3% yr · n=17
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£387,50017-34.3%-3.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Flat£382,50015-29.8%+2.0%
This area£387,500
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)£41,057±£5,927 · #3,108 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,512
Price-to-income ?9.4×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

92 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 672 offences
Tower Hamlets114
London102
England83

Rank #4,645 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences334
Theft112
Burglary39
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson31
Public order & weapons47
Drugs31
Robbery23
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 184 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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