St George in the East & Wapping North
Tower Hamlets · London · population 9,392 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,255 of 6,856 in England
- #524 of 1,002 in London
- #7 of 34 in Tower Hamlets
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 38% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 16%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 38% |
| Associate professional | 17% |
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Elementary | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Caring & leisure | 4% |
| Skilled trades | 4% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Muslim 33% · No religion 29% · Christian 25%
Born outside the UK: 50%
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
St George in the East & Wapping North is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,255 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 34 in Tower Hamlets. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (73) and lowest on Income (19). Typical homes here, about £830,480 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 31% in five years (from 164 sales), 68% above the wider Tower Hamlets median of £495,000. Typical household take-home income is around £59,171 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 113 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £830,480 | 164 | +18.6% | +30.8% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Terraced | £965,000 | 8 | — | +51.3% |
| Flat | £829,920 | 156 | +18.8% | +30.7% |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
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 ?
- #6,730 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,295 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 269 |
| Theft | 460 |
| Burglary | 101 |
| Vehicle crime | 46 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 48 |
| Public order & weapons | 52 |
| Drugs | 51 |
| Robbery | 29 |
| Other | 6 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 309 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Tower Hamlets
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