# Mile End West

North Tower Hamlets. 10,733 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 square kilometres.

Mile End West, Tower Hamlets: 10,733 people (mid-2024); police recorded crime and anti-social behaviour at 141.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026; median sale price £475,000 (2025).

Middle area. Code E02000873. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london) › [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £475,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mile End West was £475,000 in 2025. Joint 1,142nd most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/mile-end-west#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 9,850** (2021). Mile End West had 9,850 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,274th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/mile-end-west#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Mile End West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/mile-end-west#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 71.6%** (January 2026). In Mile End West, 71.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/mile-end-west#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02000873) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Mile End West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02000873) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 47 homes were sold in Mile End West in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02000873) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Mile End West.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02000873) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Mile End West had 9,850 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Mile End West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mile End West at a rate of 141.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 144.2 per 1,000 people across Tower Hamlets.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 494 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 244 |
| Other crime | 229 |
| Shoplifting | 208 |
| Theft from the person | 102 |
| Burglary | 62 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 61 |
| Drug offences | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 40 |
| Robbery | 34 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Mile End West compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Mile End West | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £475,000 | 17th most expensive | 34 middle areas, Tower Hamlets · 2025 |
| Population | 9,850 | 14th most populated | 34 middle areas, Tower Hamlets · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 34 middle areas, Tower Hamlets · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 71.6% | 2nd lowest | 34 middle areas, Tower Hamlets · Jan 2026 |

## Is Mile End West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mile End West at a rate of 141.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 144.2 per 1,000 people across Tower Hamlets.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 153 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Mile End West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (494), anti-social behaviour (244) and other crime (229).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Tower Hamlets

These figures are published for the whole of Tower Hamlets, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tower Hamlets and not Mile End West alone. [See Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets)

- **Average house price: £447,950** (August 2026). Tower Hamlets’s average house price was £447,950 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 13.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £52,000** (2025). Full-time workers living in Tower Hamlets earned a median of £52,000 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 9th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.6×** (2025). A home in Tower Hamlets costs 8.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 101st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 30.6** (2025). Tower Hamlets has a deprivation score of 30.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 34th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Mile End West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Mile End West was £475,000 in 2025.
Mile End West had 9,850 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Mile End West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Mile End West, 71.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02000873
- Ward: [Bethnal Green East †](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/ward/bethnal-green-east)
- Constituency: [Bethnal Green and Stepney †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bethnal-green-and-stepney)
- Council: [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets)
- Region: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 0.50 km²
- People, mid-2024: 10,733*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 26

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Bethnal Green East](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/bethnal-green-east), [Bow West](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/bow-west), [Limehouse North & Stepney East](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/limehouse-north-and-stepney-east), [Stepney Green](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/stepney-green), [Mile End East & Burdett Estate](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/mile-end-east-and-burdett-estate), [Bethnal Green Central](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/bethnal-green-central)

## Latest updates for Mile End West

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02000873

## How to cite

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