Tower Hamlets

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Area Guide For Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets is a London Borough that is located in the Eastern part of London. On the Southern end of Tower Hamlets there is River Thames. This area is famous for keeping in touch with its traditions, but it comprises of the redeveloped docklands; including the likes of West India Docks and Canary Wharf. The Isle of Dogs is also located within this area, a region famous for having the tallest buildings in London.

 
 

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Overview

  • The Neighbors

    The whole area consists of large Victorian and Georgian style houses and small two bedroom houses as well. Few areas even include small flats that have recently been built.

  • Ideal for

    Upper middle class and middle class families.

  • Deal Sealer

    Great shopping and dining destination.

  • Not for

    People who dislike traffic and noise.

  • You will Like

    Transport, Places, Range of Houses

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Estimated Price: £539,906
Average Asking Price: £595,307
Price change in last one year: £60,729
Average Price Paid: £388,766
Average Rent Rates: £2,453

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Tower Hamlets

Average Price for property in Tower Hamlets is around £539,906 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £829,052 for detached house to around £572,543 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £590,917 and a flat is worth £533,661. Values have been changing and have risen £5,330 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £9,917 in last 6 months, £60,729 in last 1 year, £108,653 in last 2 years, £130,252 in last 3 years, £133,029 in last 4 years and £138,014 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Tower Hamlets is around £595,307 based on approximately 1,918 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 2,274 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £2,453 per month.

Estimated property value in Tower Hamlets is £539,906. Average asking price is £595,307 while average price paid is £454,803 which is up by £60,729 and Avg. asking rent £2,453.Based on an Online Survey

Buyers are willing to pay high dollar prices to grab these properties because of the recent trend in real estate investment especially in Tower Hamlets area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £454,803 based on approximately 1,918 sales in Tower Hamlets area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 5,468 properties where buyers paid around £409,836. It has been same for some time now for e.g. if you take an average of amount paid in last 5 years, it comes to around £388,766 for 9,887 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 13,697 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £382,454 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Tower Hamlets

 
 

Breakdown of asking prices for homes of different sizes show that price varies clearly based on no of bedrooms and type of house. Asking price for a house with 1 bedroom is around £499,909, £480,260 for a 2 bedroom house, £697,079 for a 3 bedroom house, £837,394 for a 4 bedroom house and £763,750 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £458,138 for a single bedroom to £621,522 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £958,461 and £2,531,665 for a 4 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Tower Hamlets it comes to around average £458,940 for 1 bedroom property, £617,071 for 2 bedroom, £935,469 for 3 bedroom, £1,639,944 for 4 bedroom and £763,750 for a 5 bedroom property.

Rent per calendar month varies similarly based on type and size of the house. If you look at the rents per month for houses alone it can vary from £1,034 for 1 bedroom to £2,136 for 2 bedrooms, £2,971 for 3 bedrooms, £3,655 for 4 bedrooms and £3,231 for 5 bedrooms house. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £1,532. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £2,779, £3,984 for 3 bedroom and £7,944 for 4 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £1,500 rent per month for single bedroom property, £2,752 for 2 bedroom, £3,879 for 3 bedroom, £5,673 for 4 bedroom and approximately £3,231 for a 5 bedroom property in Tower Hamlets area.

Popular Houses in Tower Hamlets

Disclaimer : Location real estate estimates and values are based on House price index background data and Sales data provided by United Kingdom Land registry Records available as public records from their website. This information is updated monthly on our website and may not reflect all public transactions. This information is based on estimated calculation generated from our developed algorithms. We are striving to make this information as accurate and useful as possible. This data covers the transactions received at Land Registry in the period 1/1/1995 to 9/1/2014. © Crown copyright 2014. Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2014.

Sold Properties in Tower Hamlets

Sum it all up

 The Good

- Transportation Facilities
- Economic Centres
- Relatively Cheaper Housing

 Best For

- People who like to live in larger houses
- People who enjoy going out for fine dining and shopping

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