Typical 3-bedroom house£880kmost £767k–£1.08m
Houses per m²£9,658flats £7,211
Sold last year1781,230 in five years
Prices in Tower Hamlets-14.3%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in E2 sold for £879,839 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £767,418 and £1,080,146, for about 97 m² of space. That is 5% more than the same home across London (£840,000).
178 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £336k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in E2 6 (£8,334) and the most in E2 7 (£11,135).
Across Tower Hamlets, prices are down 14.3% on a year ago and down 18.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,750 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £4,012 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £176,000 for that mortgage: what £180,000 buys.
Questions about E2
Is E2 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 5% more than across London; prices in Tower Hamlets are down 14.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (88% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (81.2% against 43.8%); 178 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in E2?
A typical 3-bedroom house in E2 sold for £879,839 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £767,418 and £1,080,146.
Is E2 expensive for London?
A 3-bedroom house in E2 costs 5% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).
How many homes sell in E2 each year?
178 homes sold in the last year and 1,230 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near E2?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Gayhurst Community School, where 88% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near E2?
For a 3-bedroom house, E1 (£735k, 1 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.