Whitechapel property market
Updated 5 October 2026 · refreshed daily
612 for sale · London £575k
London £525k
| Market | Range low | Median | Range high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitechapel | £457,500 | £625,000 | £900,000 |
| London | £400,000 | £575,000 | £895,000 |
Each band covers the middle half of asking prices.
- A typical 2-bed asks £678k here, compared to £500k across London
- Flats are 95% of what's for sale, compared to 67% across London
More homes came onto the market in Whitechapel than left it
↓ 15% · was 122
↑ 30% · was 56
↓ 1% · was 89
before going off the market
Changes compare with the prior 30 days.
Asking prices
Where homes in Whitechapel sit by price band, against London
Homes for sale in Whitechapel skew pricier than in London
29% of Whitechapel listings ask under £500k, a smaller share than London (40%)
| Price band | Whitechapel listings | Whitechapel share | London share |
|---|---|---|---|
| <£300k | 23 | 4% | 11% |
| £300k–400k | 58 | 9% | 14% |
| £400k–500k | 99 | 16% | 15% |
| £500k–650k | 130 | 21% | 18% |
| £650k–800k | 97 | 16% | 12% |
| £800k–1m | 71 | 12% | 9% |
| £1m–1.5m | 72 | 12% | 9% |
| £1.5m+ | 62 | 10% | 12% |
Prices by property type
Current listings and Land Registry sales in Whitechapel, set against London
Flats are 95% of homes for sale in Whitechapel, against 67% across London
| property type | Whitechapel | London |
|---|---|---|
| Flats (584 for sale) | £95 | £67 |
| Terraced (14 for sale) | £2 | £13 |
Flats in Whitechapel ask £608k, 27% more than London flats (£480k)
Median asking price of current listings; the count under each row
| property type | Whitechapel | London |
|---|---|---|
| Flats (584 for sale) | £607,500 | £480,000 |
| Terraced (14 for sale) | £1,075,000 | £650,000 |
Flats in Whitechapel ask £870 per sq ft, 24% more than London flats (£703 per sq ft)
Current listings with a known floor area
| property type | Whitechapel | London |
|---|---|---|
| Flats (503 with a floor area) | £870 | £703 |
Flats in Whitechapel sold for a median £520k, 21% more than London flats (£430k)
Land Registry sales in the 12 months to January 2026
| property type | Whitechapel | London |
|---|---|---|
| Flats (298 sales) | £520,000 | £430,000 |
Flats in Whitechapel sold for £789 per sq ft, 29% more than London flats (£614 per sq ft)
Land Registry sales matched to EPC floor areas in the 12 months to July 2026
| property type | Whitechapel | London |
|---|---|---|
| Flats (184 matched sales) | £789 | £614 |
The step from two to three bedrooms in Whitechapel adds 70% to the asking price (London: 33%)
| size | Whitechapel | London |
|---|---|---|
| Studio (27 for sale) | £525,000 | £300,000 |
| 1 bed (192 for sale) | £450,000 | £375,000 |
| 2 beds (286 for sale) | £677,500 | £500,000 |
| 3 beds (81 for sale) | £1,150,000 | £665,000 |
| 4 beds (22 for sale) | £1,925,000 | £925,000 |
Median asking price for every size and type on the market in Whitechapel
| Size | Flat | Penthouse | Maisonette | Terraced | All types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | £538k26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | £525k27 |
| 1 bed | £450k188 | n/a | n/a | n/a | £450k192 |
| 2 beds | £675k259 | £775k15 | £575k11 | n/a | £678k286 |
| 3 beds | £1.3m53 | £2m10 | £500k8 | £870k5 | £1.1m81 |
| 4 beds | £2.3m9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | £1.9m22 |
| All sizes | £600k535 | £1m29 | £550k20 | £923k8 | £625k612 |
Median asking price, with the number for sale below it. Combinations with fewer than 5 listings are shown as n/a. Types shown are the four most common in the area.
Price per square foot
197 matched sales
London: £596 per sq ft
524 listings with a known floor area
London: £666 per sq ft
Sold prices per sq ft in Whitechapel are broadly flat over 10 years, at £787
London: up 16% to £596 over the same period
| Window ends | Whitechapel | London |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 2016 | £796 | £515 |
| Dec 2016 | £788 | £523 |
| Mar 2017 | £786 | £525 |
| Jun 2017 | £820 | £529 |
| Sept 2017 | £838 | £533 |
| Dec 2017 | £849 | £535 |
| Mar 2018 | £841 | £536 |
| Jun 2018 | £816 | £535 |
| Sept 2018 | £813 | £534 |
| Dec 2018 | £796 | £533 |
| Mar 2019 | £801 | £530 |
| Jun 2019 | £796 | £526 |
| Sept 2019 | £795 | £524 |
| Dec 2019 | £794 | £525 |
| Mar 2020 | £792 | £529 |
| Jun 2020 | £794 | £531 |
| Sept 2020 | £781 | £536 |
| Dec 2020 | £774 | £547 |
| Mar 2021 | £793 | £555 |
| Jun 2021 | £801 | £562 |
| Sept 2021 | £800 | £564 |
| Dec 2021 | £805 | £566 |
| Mar 2022 | £789 | £571 |
| Jun 2022 | £791 | £579 |
| Sept 2022 | £788 | £595 |
| Dec 2022 | £816 | £605 |
| Mar 2023 | £824 | £608 |
| Jun 2023 | £817 | £609 |
| Sept 2023 | £837 | £605 |
| Dec 2023 | £814 | £601 |
| Mar 2024 | £784 | £600 |
| Jun 2024 | £782 | £600 |
| Sept 2024 | £783 | £602 |
| Dec 2024 | £769 | £605 |
| Mar 2025 | £790 | £606 |
| Jun 2025 | £798 | £607 |
| Sept 2025 | £800 | £606 |
| Dec 2025 | £791 | £604 |
| Mar 2026 | £787 | £601 |
| Jun 2026 | £791 | £598 |
| Jul 2026 | £787 | £596 |
Homes sold in Whitechapel
Previous 12 months: 326 sales
London: £525,000
The median sold price in Whitechapel is broadly flat over the last 10 years, at £540k
London: up 27% to £525k over the same period
| Window ends | Whitechapel | London |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2016 | £530k | £415k |
| Jun 2016 | £550k | £425k |
| Sept 2016 | £550k | £430k |
| Dec 2016 | £560k | £435k |
| Mar 2017 | £540k | £440k |
| Jun 2017 | £529k | £445k |
| Sept 2017 | £530k | £450k |
| Dec 2017 | £525k | £455k |
| Mar 2018 | £525k | £459k |
| Jun 2018 | £551k | £459k |
| Sept 2018 | £525k | £458k |
| Dec 2018 | £540k | £457k |
| Mar 2019 | £551k | £455k |
| Jun 2019 | £543k | £455k |
| Sept 2019 | £553k | £455k |
| Dec 2019 | £568k | £460k |
| Mar 2020 | £550k | £465k |
| Jun 2020 | £548k | £465k |
| Sept 2020 | £545k | £475k |
| Dec 2020 | £533k | £490k |
| Mar 2021 | £543k | £500k |
| Jun 2021 | £565k | £510k |
| Sept 2021 | £540k | £505k |
| Dec 2021 | £550k | £500k |
| Mar 2022 | £550k | £500k |
| Jun 2022 | £548k | £500k |
| Sept 2022 | £565k | £520k |
| Dec 2022 | £581k | £525k |
| Mar 2023 | £573k | £525k |
| Jun 2023 | £581k | £526k |
| Sept 2023 | £575k | £525k |
| Dec 2023 | £538k | £522k |
| Mar 2024 | £525k | £522k |
| Jun 2024 | £519k | £521k |
| Sept 2024 | £520k | £525k |
| Dec 2024 | £525k | £525k |
| Mar 2025 | £535k | £526k |
| Jun 2025 | £525k | £530k |
| Sept 2025 | £550k | £530k |
| Dec 2025 | £530k | £528k |
| Jan 2026 | £540k | £525k |
325 homes sold in Whitechapel in the 12 months to January 2026, in line with Whitechapel's five-year norm
London is 2% above its own five-year norm
| Window ends | Whitechapel |
|---|---|
| Mar 2016 | 518 |
| Jun 2016 | 465 |
| Sept 2016 | 410 |
| Dec 2016 | 341 |
| Mar 2017 | 287 |
| Jun 2017 | 304 |
| Sept 2017 | 291 |
| Dec 2017 | 299 |
| Mar 2018 | 276 |
| Jun 2018 | 262 |
| Sept 2018 | 278 |
| Dec 2018 | 275 |
| Mar 2019 | 272 |
| Jun 2019 | 266 |
| Sept 2019 | 265 |
| Dec 2019 | 260 |
| Mar 2020 | 257 |
| Jun 2020 | 238 |
| Sept 2020 | 213 |
| Dec 2020 | 220 |
| Mar 2021 | 269 |
| Jun 2021 | 373 |
| Sept 2021 | 384 |
| Dec 2021 | 367 |
| Mar 2022 | 343 |
| Jun 2022 | 272 |
| Sept 2022 | 324 |
| Dec 2022 | 360 |
| Mar 2023 | 338 |
| Jun 2023 | 316 |
| Sept 2023 | 297 |
| Dec 2023 | 276 |
| Mar 2024 | 277 |
| Jun 2024 | 306 |
| Sept 2024 | 283 |
| Dec 2024 | 322 |
| Mar 2025 | 382 |
| Jun 2025 | 361 |
| Sept 2025 | 361 |
| Dec 2025 | 328 |
| Jan 2026 | 325 |
What listings offer
Whitechapel has fewer gardens and less parking and fewer chain-free homes than London.
Fewer gardens than London
19% of listings have a garden; London: 53%. 115 of 612 listings have a garden. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.Less parking than London
25% of listings have parking or a garage; London: 42%. 153 of 612 listings have parking or a garage. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.Fewer chain-free homes than London
19% of listings are listed as chain-free; London: 27%. 115 of 612 listings are listed as chain-free. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.Recent sales in Whitechapel
The newest completed sales registered with HM Land Registry
| Address | Sold | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 805, Dryden Building, 37 Commercial Road · E1 1LFFlat · Leasehold | Jul 2026 | Flat · Leasehold | £336,000 |
| Flat 82, Matilda House St Katharines Way · E1W 1LGFlat · Leasehold | Jul 2026 | Flat · Leasehold | £470,000 |
| Flat 20, Doughty Court Prusom Street · E1W 3RTFlat · Leasehold | Jul 2026 | Flat · Leasehold | £310,000 |
| Flat 4, Tilney House, 67 Princelet Street · E1 5LPFlat · Leasehold | Jul 2026 | Flat · Leasehold | £775,000 |
| 75, Eluna Apartments, 4 Wapping Lane · E1W 2RGFlat · Leasehold | Jul 2026 | Flat · Leasehold | £650,000 |
Current listings worth a look
Picked by simple rules, not adverts: cheapest, most space, gardens
Brick Lane, Spitalfields, E1
As of 5 October 2026
Sage Street, London, E1
As of 5 October 2026
Raven Row, Whitechapel, London, E1
As of 5 October 2026
Times Square, City Quarter, Gowers Walk, Aldgate, London, E1
As of 5 October 2026
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Current listings around Whitechapel
| Area | For sale | Median asking | Median 2-bed | Houses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitechapel | 612 | £625k | £678k | 2% |
| Wapping | 523 | £600k | £680k | 4% |
| Spitalfields | 554 | £680k | £750k | 3% |
| Shoreditch | 819 | £675k | £750k | 3% |
| Bethnal Green | 435 | £550k | £600k | 4% |
| Bermondsey | 1,150 | £650k | £685k | 4% |
| Rotherhithe | 755 | £550k | £550k | 6% |
| Bow | 646 | £425k | £450k | 3% |
| Elephant and Castle | 515 | £600k | £675k | 7% |
| Borough | 435 | £750k | £775k | 1% |
| Haggerston | 417 | £595k | £650k | 6% |
| Deptford | 331 | £450k | £475k | 5% |
| Limehouse | 326 | £437k | £450k | 4% |
| Londonbenchmark | 63,455 | £575k | £500k | 26% |
Key facts about Whitechapel
- Broadly flat over the long run, but rising over the last year: the median sold price in Whitechapel is broadly flat over the last 10 years and up 3% over the last 12 months.
- Homes for sale skew pricier than in London: 29% of current listings in Whitechapel ask under £500k, against 40% across London.
- Sales are in line with Whitechapel's five-year norm: 325 homes sold in the 12 months to January 2026, against a norm of 322 a year; 104 homes came onto the market in the last 30 days and 88 left it.
Whitechapel property market: common questions
Where is Whitechapel?
Whitechapel sits in north-east London, mostly in Tower Hamlets, about 2 miles from the centre. Figures for Whitechapel cover listings within about 1 km of its centre (the dashed ring on the map), not an official boundary.
What is the average house price in Whitechapel?
The median asking price across the 612 homes for sale in Whitechapel is £625,000 (as of 5 October 2026). We quote the median (the middle listing) rather than a mean, because a handful of very expensive homes would pull a mean upwards. Half of listings ask between £457,500 and £900,000. That is 9% above London. Homes that actually sold in Whitechapel went for a median £540,000 (Land Registry, 12 months to January 2026).
Are house prices in Whitechapel rising or falling?
Broadly flat over the long run, but rising over the last year. Based on HM Land Registry completed sales, the median sold price in Whitechapel is broadly flat over the last 10 years and up 3% over the last 12 months (12 months to January 2026). These medians compare the homes that happened to sell in each window, so they mix price movement with changes in what sold.
Is Whitechapel cheaper than London?
No: asking prices in Whitechapel are typically higher than across London. The median asking price in Whitechapel is £625,000 against £575k across London: 9% above London. Some of that gap reflects what is for sale in each place rather than like-for-like value.
How many homes are for sale in Whitechapel?
612 homes are on the market in Whitechapel right now, up 6% since 1 Sept, 104 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.
Are house prices being cut in Whitechapel?
73 listings in Whitechapel had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 12% of the homes currently for sale.
How long are homes on the market in Whitechapel?
Of the Whitechapel listings that came off the market in the last 30 days and that we first saw after we began tracking the area, the typical one had been advertised for 99 days. Coming off the market usually means sold subject to contract, but it can also mean withdrawn, so treat this as time advertised rather than time to sell.
How much do flats and houses cost in Whitechapel?
The median asking price for a flat in Whitechapel is £607,500. Houses are quoted by type rather than as one figure, because the mix moves the number more than the market does: the largest group on the market is terraced houses, at a median £1,075,000 across 14 listings. The Prices by property type chart on this page covers every type we track.
How much is a two-bedroom flat in Whitechapel?
The median asking price for a two-bedroom flat in Whitechapel is £680,000, across 285 current listings.
What is the price per square foot in Whitechapel?
In Whitechapel, homes that sold went for a median £787 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £869 per sq ft.
How these numbers are made
- Asking figures: Current listings we track across estate agents and portals (612 in Whitechapel), refreshed daily, as of 5 October 2026. We quote medians, never means, and suppress anything based on fewer than 5 listings. Figures for Whitechapel cover listings within about 1 km of its centre (the dashed ring on the map), not an official boundary.
- Off market and time listed: Off-market counts include only listings confirmed off the market after a short grace period; "typical time listed" is time advertised, not time to sell. We have tracked Whitechapel since August 2025.
- London comparisons: The same daily snapshot taken across the whole of London, so both sides of every comparison share one basis. Where a comparison spans all property types, some of the gap reflects what is for sale here.
- Sold figures: HM Land Registry price paid data. Sold prices and sales counts cover the 12 months to January 2026; sold price per square foot covers the 12 months to July 2026, with floor areas from EPC certificates (the two run on different pipelines, and the latest months are left out while sales are still being registered). England and Wales; new-builds and non-standard transactions excluded.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and Energy Performance of Buildings Data: England and Wales © Crown copyright.