Living in Wapping
Tower HamletsWapping sits in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Its strongest points are air quality (89), green space (77), transport (76). The things to weigh up are safety (32) and dining (29). 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 Wapping for your commute →How Wapping scores
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Safety 32/100
1216 recent street crimes · IMD crime decile 4/10
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Commute —/100
depends on where you work — try the matcher
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Affordability 43/100
£590,000 median sale price
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Transport 76/100
70 transit stops within a 12-min walk
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Area quality 75/100
deprivation decile 8/10 (10 = least deprived)
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Green space 77/100
96 parks & green spaces nearby
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Dining 29/100
52 places to eat nearby
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Nightlife 54/100
16 pubs, bars & clubs nearby
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Groceries 53/100
29 food shops & supermarkets nearby
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Air quality 89/100
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 + IMD 2019 crime domain (crime, month 2026-04); English Indices of Deprivation 2019, MHCLG (area quality); ONS HPSSA median sale price (Year ending Mar 2023 (ONS HPSSA)); ONS Price Index of Private Rents (rent); OpenStreetMap via Overpass (amenities & transport); London Air, Imperial College London (air quality). 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.