Whitechapel
Strong on transport, with safety to consider
Whitechapel at a glance
- House prices
- £550,000
- Higher prices92nd percentile
- Schools
- 74th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 95th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 132.2 per 1,000 residents
- Weak12th percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.3% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land15th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Whitechapel a good place to live?
Whitechapel may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Whitechapel
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 132.2 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 12th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Whitechapel
House prices
- Median sale price
- £550,000
- Percentile
- 92nd percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 61 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Whitechapel
Schools
74th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Whitechapel
Flood risk
0.3% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.3% of the area. That is the 15th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Whitechapel
Transport
95th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Whitechapel a good place to live?
Whitechapel may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Whitechapel safe?
Whitechapel ranks in the 12th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Whitechapel?
The median sale price was £550,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 92nd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Whitechapel?
Schools rank in the 74th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Whitechapel?
Nearby public profiles include Spitalfields & Banglatown in Tower Hamlets and Weavers in Tower Hamlets.
