Whitechapel property market
Updated 20 August 2026 · refreshed daily
London: £550k
602 homes for sale in Whitechapel. Half of them ask between £450k and £919k. Updated 20 August 2026.
321 Land Registry sales in the 12 months to December 2025 · London £528k
| Market | Range low | Median | Range high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitechapel | £450,000 | £625,000 | £918,750 |
| London | £399,000 | £550,000 | £850,000 |
Buying in Whitechapel typically costs more than London: the median asking price is 14% higher, and the premium holds from the lower end to the top of the market.
Each band covers the middle half of asking prices.
- A typical 2-bed asks £700k here, compared to £500k across London
- Only 21% of listings have a garden, compared to 52% across London
- Flats are 85% of what's for sale, compared to 60% across London
More homes came onto the market in Whitechapel than left it
↑ 84% · was 70
↑ 21% · was 58
↑ 24% · was 62
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
31% of Whitechapel listings ask under £500k, a smaller share than London (41%)
| Price band | Whitechapel listings | Whitechapel share | London share |
|---|---|---|---|
| <£300k | 27 | 4% | 11% |
| £300k–400k | 59 | 10% | 15% |
| £400k–500k | 100 | 17% | 16% |
| £500k–650k | 120 | 20% | 18% |
| £650k–800k | 100 | 17% | 12% |
| £800k–1m | 67 | 11% | 9% |
| £1m–1.5m | 81 | 13% | 8% |
| £1.5m+ | 48 | 8% | 11% |
Asking prices by type
All homes for sale in Whitechapel, set against London
Flats are the most common property type for sale in Whitechapel and ask 25% more than London flats
| property type | Whitechapel | London |
|---|---|---|
| Flat (513 for sale · 85%) | £595,000 | £475,000 |
| Maisonette (14 for sale · 2%) | £600,000 | £450,000 |
| House (12 for sale · 2%) | £962,500 | £995,000 |
| Terraced (11 for sale · 2%) | £975,000 | £600,000 |
| Penthouse (34 for sale · 6%) | £1,025,000 | £1,100,000 |
| End of Terrace (6 for sale · 1%) | £1,095,000 | £600,000 |
The step from two to three bedrooms in Whitechapel adds 39% to the asking price (London: 30%)
| size | Whitechapel | London |
|---|---|---|
| Studio (28 for sale) | £472,500 | £300,000 |
| 1 bed (191 for sale) | £450,000 | £360,000 |
| 2 beds (281 for sale) | £700,000 | £500,000 |
| 3 beds (82 for sale) | £975,000 | £650,000 |
| 4 beds (17 for sale) | £1,150,000 | £900,000 |
Median asking price for every size and type on the market in Whitechapel
| Size | Flat | Penthouse | Maisonette | House | All types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | £510k26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | £473k28 |
| 1 bed | £450k187 | n/a | n/a | n/a | £450k191 |
| 2 beds | £675k247 | £888k20 | £575k10 | n/a | £700k281 |
| 3 beds | £975k49 | £1.8m10 | n/a | £975k5 | £975k82 |
| 4 beds | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | £1.1m17 |
| All sizes | £595k513 | £1.0m34 | £600k14 | £963k12 | £625k602 |
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
225 matched sales
London: £598 per sq ft
507 listings with a known floor area
London: £658 per sq ft
Asking price per sq ft by property type in Whitechapel
Current listings with a known floor area; the count under each row
| property type | Whitechapel | London |
|---|---|---|
| Flats (475 listings) | £855 | £692 |
Asking against sold price per sq ft by property type in Whitechapel
Today's listings against Land Registry sales in the 12 months to June 2026
| Type | Asking | Sold | Asking vs sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat / maisonette | £855475 listings | £791206 sales | +8.1% |
Per square foot, so size differences are already taken out; what remains is a mix of pricing, condition and which homes happen to be for sale versus sold. Context, not a discount.
Sold price per sq ft by property type in Whitechapel
| property type | Whitechapel | London |
|---|---|---|
| Flat / maisonette (206 sales) | £791 | £616 |
Sold prices per sq ft in Whitechapel are broadly flat over 10 years, at £791
London: up 16% to £598 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 |
Sold figures: HM Land Registry and EPC data, excluding new-builds. Asking figures: current listings with a known floor area.
Homes sold in Whitechapel
Land Registry records for the 12 months to December 2025
Previous 12 months: 322 sales
London: £527,500
vs Whitechapel's norm of 322 sales a year · London: +2%
Sales are in line with Whitechapel's five-year norm; London is 2% above its own norm.
How sold prices have moved by property type in Whitechapel
Median sold price in the 12 months to December 2025 against the same window one and five years earlier
| Type | Sales | Median | vs 1 year ago | vs 5 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All types | 321 | £525k | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| Flat / maisonette | 296 | £515k | +3.8% | -1.9% |
Changes compare medians of different homes sold in each window, so they mix price movement with what happened to sell; cells with fewer than 30 sales at either end are n/a.
Median sold price by property type in Whitechapel
Number of sales in the window under each type
| property type | Whitechapel | London |
|---|---|---|
| Flat / maisonette (296 sales) | £515,000 | £430,000 |
| Terraced (25 sales) | £965,000 | £591,000 |
The median sold price in Whitechapel is broadly flat over 10 years, at £525k
Now in line with London (£528k)
| 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 | £521k |
| 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 | £525k | £528k |
321 homes sold in Whitechapel in the 12 months to December 2025, in line with the year before
Previous 12 months: 322
| 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 | 357 |
| Dec 2025 | 321 |
Recent sales in Whitechapel
The newest completed sales registered with HM Land Registry
| Address | Sold | Type | Price | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1307, Altitude Point, 71 Alie Street · E1 8NF | Jun 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £800,000 | £906 |
| Flat 17, Kensington Apartments, 11 Commercial Street · E1 6LW | Jun 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £725,000 | £648 |
| Flat 85, Kensington Apartments, 11 Commercial Street · E1 6NE | Jun 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £375,000 | £917 |
| 64 Spirit Quay · E1W 2UT | Jun 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £328,000 | £743 |
| Flat 62, Cinnabar Wharf East, 28 Wapping High Street · E1W 1NG | Jun 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £492,000 | £737 |
| Flat 21, Priory House, 32 Folgate Street · E1 6UJ | May 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £1,510,000 | £911 |
| Apartment 1003, Altitude Point, 71 Alie Street · E1 8NF | May 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £760,000 | £831 |
| Flat 19, Odeon Court, 5 Chicksand Street · E1 5LB | May 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £635,000 | £936 |
| Flat 5, 27 Ford Square · E1 2HS | May 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £480,000 | £1,013 |
| 5 Cobb Street · E1 7LB | May 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £1,090,000 | £993 |
| Flat 85, Kelday Heights, 2 Spencer Way · E1 2PW | May 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £550,000 | £631 |
| 11 Victoria Cottages · E1 5AJ | May 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £418,000 | £1,079 |
Contains HM Land Registry and EPC data.
What listings offer
Fewer gardens than London
21% of listings have a garden; London: 52%. 125 of 602 listings have a garden. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.Less parking than London
26% of listings have parking or a garage; London: 43%. 155 of 602 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: 28%. 117 of 602 listings are listed as chain-free. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.Current listings worth a look
Picked by simple rules, not adverts: cheapest, most space, gardens
Brick Lane, Spitalfields, E1
As of 20 August 2026
Chicksand House, Chicksand Street
As of 20 August 2026
Sterling Mansions, Goodman's Fields, Leman Street, Aldgate, London, E1
As of 20 August 2026
Naylor Building West, Assam Street, London
As of 20 August 2026
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Current listings around Whitechapel
| Area | For sale | Median asking | Median 2-bed | Sold £/sq ft | Houses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitechapel | 602 | £625k | £700k | £791 | 6% |
| Wapping | 494 | £600k | £700k | £753 | 6% |
| Spitalfields | 556 | £658k | £725k | £794 | 4% |
| Shoreditch | 789 | £650k | £725k | £815 | 4% |
| Bethnal Green | 426 | £500k | £575k | £756 | 7% |
| Londonbenchmark | 62,310 | £550k | £500k | £598 | 31% |
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 602 homes for sale in Whitechapel is £625,000 (as of 20 August 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 £450,000 and £918,750. That is 14% above London. Homes that actually sold in Whitechapel went for a median £525,000 (Land Registry, 12 months to December 2025).
How many homes are for sale in Whitechapel?
602 homes are on the market in Whitechapel right now, 129 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?
70 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 107 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 £600,000; for a house it is £985,000. Use the property type and bedroom filters on this page for a finer cut.
What is the price per square foot in Whitechapel?
In Whitechapel, homes that sold went for a median £791 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £866 per sq ft.
How these numbers are made
- Asking figures: Current listings we track across estate agents and portals (602 in Whitechapel), refreshed daily, as of 20 August 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 for the 12 months to December 2025 (the latest months are left out while sales are still being registered), with floor areas from EPC certificates. 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.