E1 8HU
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Property report — E1 8HU
Open-data due diligence for E1 8HU and the area around it.
E1 8HU in brief: 20 recorded sales (£27,000–£350,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for E1 8HU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the E1 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£758,478
Population
18,648
Crimes recorded
82
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
84%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in E1 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (12 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-28 | £325,000 | FLAT 99, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 2024-03-08 | £278,700 | FLAT 72, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 2021-11-24 | £225,000 | FLAT 63, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 2017-07-28 | £350,000 | FLAT 103, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 2015-05-08 | £270,000 | FLAT 94, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 2015-03-27 | £265,000 | FLAT 94, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 2012-11-01 | £178,000 | FLAT 74, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 2011-09-02 | £155,000 | FLAT 86, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 2010-11-12 | £175,000 | FLAT 76, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 2008-06-03 | £161,000 | FLAT 95, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 2007-08-17 | £182,000 | FLAT 103, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 2006-12-21 | £155,000 | FLAT 72, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 2006-03-31 | £120,000 | FLAT 72, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 2002-05-27 | £75,000 | FLAT 65, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 2001-07-06 | £63,000 | FLAT 63, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 2001-03-30 | £70,000 | FLAT 82, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 1998-10-02 | £39,000 | FLAT 60, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 1998-07-24 | £35,000 | FLAT 74, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 1997-08-01 | £33,000 | FLAT 72, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
| 1997-02-21 | £27,000 | FLAT 95, SHEARSMITH HOUSE HINDMARSH CLOSE | Flat |
20 recorded sales on E1 8HU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Mulberry Academy London Dock | 0.1 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Harry Gosling Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bigland Green Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| London Enterprise Academy | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Mulberry School for Girls | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE (0.3 mi) · ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE (0.3 mi) · THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE (0.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ST CLEMENTS HOSPITAL (0.5 mi) · THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL WHITECHAPEL RD (0.6 mi) · BARTS HOSPITAL AT HOME (0.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: ST PAULS MISSION ROOM AND INFANT NURSERY (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · ST PAUL'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · WILTON'S MUSIC HALL (Grade II*) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: CITY DOCK PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · CHAPEL PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · SAI PHARMACY (0.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Shadwell (0.3 mi) · Shadwell DLR (0.3 mi) · Tower Gateway DLR (0.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.1 mi) · Nilsa Supermarket (0.2 mi) · Tian Tian Market (0.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 30
- One-person households
- 38%
- Households with children
- 20%
- Households
- 6,730
Owned 19% · Social rent 32% · Private rent 46%
Census 2021 (ONS), for E1 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in E1 8 (Jun 24–Apr 26, average 81/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for E1 8HU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictE1 | SectorE1 8 | PostcodeE1 8HU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £1,187,317 | £758,478 | £159,085 |
| Population | 111,100 | 18,648 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 989 | 82 | — |
| Schools | 41 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 76% | 84% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 91% | 89% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (E1 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.