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Bexley vs Tower Hamlets
Bexley (London, England · ~249k people) · Tower Hamlets (London, England · ~332k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: Bexley leads on 4, Tower Hamlets on 3. Which trade-offs matter is yours to weigh — the rows below show where each one wins.
Head to head
Median pay
ONS ASHE (residence) · 2025
Bexley
£46,233/yr
Better than 87% of UK LAs
Tower Hamlets
£51,823/yr
Better than 98% of UK LAs
Tower Hamlets: 12% higher median pay.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
Bexley
£430,000
Worse than 82% of UK LAs
Tower Hamlets
£500,000
Worse than 91% of UK LAs
Bexley: 16% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
Bexley
£1,531/mo
Worse than 83% of UK LAs
Tower Hamlets
£2,396/mo
Worse than 98% of UK LAs
Bexley: 56% lower median rent.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
Bexley
£2,366/yr
Better than 65% of UK LAs
Tower Hamlets
£1,838/yr
Better than 98% of UK LAs
Tower Hamlets: £528 less per year at Band D.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
Bexley
61.1/1k
Better than 68% of UK LAs
Tower Hamlets
106.4/1k
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
Bexley: 74% lower recorded-crime rate.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019
Bexley
16.3
Better than 60% of UK LAs
Tower Hamlets
27.9
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Bexley: lower average deprivation score (16.3 vs 27.9).
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
Bexley
90.2%
Worse than 77% of UK LAs
Tower Hamlets
98.1%
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Tower Hamlets: 7.9 percentage points more pupils in Good/Outstanding schools.
What local pay actually covers
Same-place ratios — each area's own median rent and house price against its own median gross pay. A cheap-looking area stops looking cheap when local pay is lower still.
Bexley
Rent takes 40% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 9.3× median annual pay
Tower Hamlets
Rent takes 55% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 9.6× median annual pay
Full Bexley profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Tower Hamlets profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.