Living in Bow
Tower HamletsBow sits in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Its strongest points are affordability (91), air quality (89), green space (78). The things to weigh up are dining (17) and area quality (15). A typical two-bed here rents for around £2,376 a month. Scores are percentile-ranked against 132 London neighbourhoods, so a 70 means it beats roughly seven in ten areas.
Find areas like Bow for your commute →How Bow scores
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Safety19/100
1228 recent street crimes · IMD crime decile 2/10
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Commute—/100
depends on where you work — try the matcher
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Affordability91/100
£347,500 median sale price
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Transport54/100
55 transit stops within a 12-min walk
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Area quality15/100
deprivation decile 2/10 (10 = least deprived)
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Green space78/100
102 parks & green spaces nearby
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Dining17/100
36 places to eat nearby
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Nightlife32/100
11 pubs, bars & clubs nearby
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Groceries48/100
27 food shops & supermarkets nearby
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Air quality89/100
London Air index 2/10 (1 = cleanest)
Typical rent in Tower Hamlets
Median private rents for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets (ONS Price Index of Private Rents).
🏛 £1,838/yr council tax (Band D, Tower Hamlets) — MHCLG 2026-27
📶 Broadband up to 1.8 Gbps (gigabit available) — Ofcom, predicted, Tower Hamlets
On the map
Nearby neighbourhoods
Data: Police.uk + IoD 2025 crime domain (crime, month 2026-04); English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG; ONS HPSSA median sale price (Year ending Mar 2023 (ONS HPSSA)); ONS Price Index of Private Rents; OpenStreetMap via Overpass; London Air, Imperial College London. Scores are relative to 132 London neighbourhoods and exclude commute (that depends on where you work — run the matcher). A well-informed starting point, not advice; always visit in person.