Rent Evidence Pack · Tower Hamlets

Average Private Rent in Tower Hamlets

Official statistics · June 2026
Average monthly rent
£2,429
12-month change
+2.7%

London remains England's largest and most competitive rental market, with demand that varies enormously between boroughs. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Tower Hamlets, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Tower Hamlets averages £1,972 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £3,348 — a spread of £1,376 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £2,429, the Tower Hamlets figure sits above the London average of £2,302 and above the England average of £1,446.

Over the 24 months to June 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £2,429, up from £2,245 in July 2024.

The Tower Hamlets Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Tower Hamlets by bedroom category, June 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £1,972+2.7%
2 bed £2,394+2.6%
3 bed £2,721+2.8%
4+ bed £3,348+2.4%

24-month trend

July 2024£2,245June 2026£2,429

Average monthly rent in Tower Hamlets, all property sizes: £2,245 in July 2024 to £2,429 in June 2026.

How Tower Hamlets compares

Average monthly private rent, Tower Hamlets against its region and England, June 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Tower Hamlets £2,429+2.7%
London £2,302+2.2%
England £1,446+3.4%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Tower Hamlets average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Tower Hamlets 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Tower Hamlets, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Tower Hamlets, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Tower Hamlets, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Tower Hamlets, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • London average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)

ONS revises these series on each monthly release. The reference period above is the edition this page was built from — check the live bulletin before relying on a figure.

This page presents official statistics for context. It is not a valuation of any property, and not advice.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the licence. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents.

See every published local authority in London — the same ONS rent figures, one region at a time ↗

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