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Watney Street, London

MyStreetCheck free street report: Watney Street, London · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/london-greater-london/watney-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for E1 2QE, E1 2QU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£292,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£306,169
18 sales
Price range
£138k – £450k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
4 Mar 2026
E1 2QU

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At a glance

House prices£293k average61% below the London average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station2 min walkShadwell DLR Station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold96% leaseholdAcross 25 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

18 property sales on Watney Street, London have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £292,500. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £306,169. That is 61% below the London average of £755,818 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Watney Street range from £138,250 to £450,000. 4% of homes sold here were freehold and 96% leasehold.

House prices on Watney Street compared

Watney Street£292,500
E1 postcode area£520,316
London£755,818
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all E1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £287,900 (7 sales)2016£288k2018: £138,250 (1 sales)2018£138k2021: £372,500 (2 sales)2021£373k2022: £329,167 (3 sales)2022£329k2023: £380,000 (1 sales)2023£380k2024: £305,000 (1 sales)2024£305k2025: £335,000 (2 sales)2025£335k2026: £270,000 (1 sales)2026£270k

Tenure: 4% freehold and 96% leasehold across 25 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat18£306,1694 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Watney Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 25, Hannah Building, 56, Watney Street E1 2QU 4 Mar 2026£270,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 51, Hannah Building, 56, Watney Street E1 2QU 4 Dec 2025£315,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 48, Hannah Building, 56, Watney Street E1 2QU 22 Jul 2025£355,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 89, Watney Street E1 2QE 4 Oct 2024£305,000 FlatLeasehold
87 - 89, Watney Street E1 2QE 20 Dec 2023£200,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 27, Hannah Building, 56, Watney Street E1 2QU 27 Oct 2023£380,000 FlatLeasehold
139, Watney Street E1 2QE 1 Aug 2023£10,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 6, 89, Watney Street E1 2QE 13 Sep 2022£327,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 89, Watney Street E1 2QE 30 Aug 2022£330,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, 89, Watney Street E1 2QE 5 Aug 2022£327,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 89, Watney Street E1 2QE 15 Jul 2022£330,000 FlatLeasehold
104, Watney Street E1 2QE 1 Jul 2022£110,500 OtherFreehold
87 - 89, Watney Street E1 2QE 4 Feb 2022£200,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 4, 89, Watney Street E1 2QE 21 Dec 2021£320,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 89, Watney Street E1 2QE 25 Aug 2021£300,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, 89, Watney Street E1 2QE 13 Aug 2021£425,000 FlatLeasehold
Upper Floors, 102 - 104, Watney Street E1 2QE 31 Jul 2019£10,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 27, Hannah Building, 56, Watney Street E1 2QU 22 Mar 2018£138,250 FlatLeasehold
Flat 26, Hannah Building, 56, Watney Street E1 2QU 9 Dec 2016£450,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 43, Hannah Building, 56, Watney Street E1 2QU 9 Dec 2016£312,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 38, Hannah Building, 56, Watney Street E1 2QU 11 Oct 2016£347,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 20, Hannah Building, 56, Watney Street E1 2QU 26 Aug 2016£405,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 30, Hannah Building, 56, Watney Street E1 2QU 27 May 2016£157,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 50, Hannah Building, 56, Watney Street E1 2QU 17 May 2016£161,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 36, Hannah Building, 56, Watney Street E1 2QU 29 Jan 2016£182,800 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Flat 1, 89, Watney Street £300,000 (Aug 2021) → £305,000 (Oct 2024) +2%
over 3 yrs
87 - 89, Watney Street £200,000 (Feb 2022) → £200,000 (Dec 2023) +0%
over 2 yrs
Flat 27, Hannah Building, 56, Watney Street £138,250 (Mar 2018) → £380,000 (Oct 2023) +175%
over 6 yrs

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Schools near Watney Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Jamiatul Ummah School 181 pupils Other independent school 11–16 Report 0.1 mi
Bigland Green Primary School 477 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Mulberry School for Girls 1,634 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Buttercup Primary School 130 pupils Other independent school 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
St Mary and St Michael Primary School 347 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Blue Gate Fields Junior School 350 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Blue Gate Fields Infants' School 336 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.2 mi
Wapping High School 248 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.2 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Shadwell station 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
  • Whitechapel station 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
  • Wapping station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Shadwell DLR Station 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
  • Whitechapel Underground Station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Shadwell DLR (Stop D, MARTHA STREET) 2 min walk
  • Watney Market (Stop E) 2 min walk
  • Watney Market (Stop F) 3 min walk
  • St George's Town Hall / Shadwell Station (->W) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • City Square Medical Group
    14 Deancross Street, London · 0.1 mi
  • The Jubilee Street Practice Ltd
    368-376 Commercial Road, London · 0.3 mi
  • The Wapping Group Practice
    The Wapping Health Centre, 22 Wapping Lane, London · 0.5 mi
  • Goodman's Field Health Centre
    11 Stable Walk, London · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Stepney · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Commercial Rd Express · 0.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Tower Hamlets Commercial Road Local · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food PFS Co-op Petrol St Kathrines · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Dmb Chemist · 0.1 mi
  • Ali's Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Jaypharm · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Aldgate House Dental Care · 0.2 mi
  • Wapping Dental Centre · 0.2 mi
  • Care Dental Practice · 0.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income1 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services1 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned16.0%62.5%
Private rented31.6%20.3%
Social rented52.1%17.1%
Households620

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6471.9%64.1%
Aged 65+7.4%18.6%
Residents2,136

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)0%80%
Gigabit-capable0%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks100%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Tower Hamlets with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Watney Street

Ethnic group

HereTower Hamlets
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh66.4%44.5%
White21.9%39.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.1%7.3%
Other ethnic group4.2%3.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%5%

Religion

HereTower Hamlets
Muslim65.5%40%
Christian14.2%22.3%
No religion11.8%26.6%
Not answered6.6%6.9%
Hindu1%2%
Buddhist0.4%1%
Jewish0.3%0.4%
Other religion0.2%0.5%

Country of birth

HereTower Hamlets
Born in the UK50%53.3%
Born outside the UK50%46.7%

Highest qualification

HereTower Hamlets
Level 4 qualifications and above34.3%50.3%
No qualifications24.7%16.2%
Level 3 qualifications12.5%13.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%6.8%
Level 2 qualifications11%8.5%
Other qualifications3.1%2.9%
Apprenticeship2.8%2.2%

General health

HereTower Hamlets
Very good health49.4%52.9%
Good health31.9%32.1%
Fair health11.9%10.1%
Bad health5.2%3.6%
Very bad health1.5%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereTower Hamlets
No cars or vans in household71%66.3%
1 car or van in household23.3%28.7%
2 cars or vans in household4.3%4.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household1.3%0.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Tower Hamlets.

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