United Kingdom · London · Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Local Authority · London, England · population ~332k · 92 state-funded schools
High earnings come with very high rents. Tower Hamlets offers median weekly pay of £996.60, higher than 98% of English authorities, but the median monthly rent is £2,396, taking a steep 55.5% of gross median earnings. While the median house price is £500,000, a multiple of 9.6 times annual pay, this affordability is still poor compared to the London average. Crime is also high, with 106.4 incidents per 1,000 people, and deprivation scores are among the worst in London. This is a place for those prioritising earning potential in the capital, and who can absorb the significant housing costs.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Tower Hamlets ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£51,823/yr
Very high
Better than 98% of UK LAs
House price
£500,000
Very expensive
Worse than 91% of UK LAs
Rent
£2,396/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 98% of UK LAs
Council tax
£1,838/yr
Cheapest
Better than 98% of UK LAs
Crime
106.4/1k
Highest
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
Deprivation
27.9
Most deprived
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Schools
97.8%
Very strong
Better than 86% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
91 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
88 of 90 (97.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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92 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
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