Borough of Tower Hamlets

Diverse, vibrant and with its finger well and truly on the pulse – that’s London’s Tower Hamlets. It’s what we like to call the Selfridges of the capital’s boroughs, in that it truly offers something for everyone. Art lover? Foodie? Or Fitness fanatic? Read on to discover developments that are rated the best places to live in Tower Hamlets. In addition, read reviews from residents who own or rent in Tower Hamlets.

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Best places to live in Borough of Tower Hamlets

HomeViews Top Rated Development ranking takes into account the Star Rating and HomeViews Transparency Rating of every development in the area

Dock in Tower Hamlets

Regeneration in Tower Hamlets

This portion of the capitals seen much in the way of regeneration and innovation. In the past decade, this area of East London has been heavily invested in – from the celebrated Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to its slick property developments. And the highly anticipated arrival of Crossrail will revolutionise the area even further.

East End history

Tower Hamlets covers a large chunk of London’s historic East End, and so it’s easy to journey back in time here. Characterised by 19th-century docks, Victorian townhouses and tales of Jack the Ripper. Walking tours that tell the story of the area’s heritage come highly recommended.

View of Canary Warf's skyline

Modern pursuits

Perhaps the capital’s biggest oxymoron, Tower Hamlets offers just as many contemporary faces as it does traditional ones. In sought-after districts like Shoreditch, Bow and Stepney Green; modern galleries and work spaces share the roadsides with trendy cocktail bars, street food stalls and also pie and mash shops. These postcodes are hotspots for creative professionals, who frequent the artisan coffee shops by day, and enjoy the cutting-edge live music venues by night.

HomeViews reviewer says…
“Bow is a trendy neighbourhood with a good pub and café scene.”

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Shopping in Tower Hamlets

The retail therapy scene is just as varied. Tower Hamlets offers everything from vintage clothes stores to treasure-trove antique dens. And residents are spoilt for choice when it comes to markets. Courtesy of big-hitters like Old Spitalfields, Brick Lane and the Colombia Road Flower Market. Hands down, these are the best places in the city to experience the authentic sights and sounds of the East End.

Tips from HomeViews reviewers…
“Chrisp Street market one of the area’s highlights, packed with everything from fruit and vegetables to clothing. Billingsgate Market is another London institution with an abundance of net-fresh and budget-friendly seafood.”

“Close to the (Whitechapel) station is Whitechapel Road Market, between Vallance Road and Cambridge Heath Road. The area has a large British Bangladeshi community, and you’ll find all manner of Asian spices and cooking ingredients for sale at this authentic street market.”

You can find out more about living in the area by reading reviews from residents. Click on the developments below to find out more about residents’ experiences and also, to discover the best places to live and rent in Tower Hamlets. Moreover, If there’s a property that you can’t see on HomeViews, you can add a new listing and leave your review here.

Reviews in Borough of Tower Hamlets

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The best maintenance crew to make our lives easier

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Review Date Oct 2024

Great place to live – worry free thanks to facilities manager and maintenance crew. Thank you Robert, Dean, Orlando, and Colin.

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Great place to live! It is wonderful to have such a responsive, attentive and efficient facilities management and maintenance crew, knowing that any maintenance issue in the flat will be seen to immediately and without hassle.

Thank you Robert Danyi for your attentiveness and responsiveness, Dean Joao for your help with everything, for always following up ASAP and going above and beyond, including noticing other things that need seeing to, and Orlando Crisostomo for getting the job done quickly and efficiently, and always having a smile to offer to make our day brighter.

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How much easier life is with an onsite maintenance crew that takes care of fixing everything promptly at no extra cost!

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Robert Danyi has always been attentive, responsive and kind, and has seen to issues being resolved promptly. From fixing noise coming from water pipes to arranging visits from contractors at a suitable time in consideration of the fact that we have cats who need one of us to be present in the flat when a stranger comes in.

The team at reception is always kind and attentive as well.

There have been issues with the parcel room that the management team has addressed as effectively as possible (we get that there is only so much they can do with residents who leave their oversized parcels in the way without picking them up, and delivery crews who just dump packages carelessly).

Gym issues aren’t easily reported via the resident portal / app because no category really fits, and broken equipment has not been repaired in months.

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Great apartment

Review Date Oct 2024

Good neighborhood and near subway, really nice trees and buildings. Restaurant is also a lot, grocery is good too

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Good building and everything. It is nice to have lovely home near everything and management team is very helpful. It is good to live here if you work near by in canary wharf, working in finance
for example. There is also a highlight point that it is safe here.

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nothing. I wish it could give more instruction though, hard to find address first.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Good, Dean Joao is of great help. Super meticulous and dedicated

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good place to live

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Review Date Oct 2024

Transportation is very convenient, surrounded by DLR, Elizabeth line and station. Near canary wharf so lots of options for bars, grocery stores, restaurants etc. The neighborhood is nice and very safe.

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A very good property management team, especially the maintenance department. Almost all maintenance requests are resolved within two days, even for big issues. My kitchen drain was once deeply blocked more than 2 meters. Dean and Orlando worked very hard from morning until afternoon, taking turns to fix it. They finally managed to solve the problem, saving me a lot of money.

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The postroom where parcels are stored sometimes be cluttered with a large number of deliveries that are not picked up in time.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Overall the response was very quick and the maintenance service could fix the problem in 2 days

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Very good design

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Review Date Oct 2024

Good: Good food options, nice location right next to the DLR station.

Bad: antisocial behaviour, loud

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Very good design, facilities, lounge, gym, fast elevators, and good building management.
Very friendly people, events every now and then, good views.

The reception and lift lobby is also very warm and welcoming, and security levels are good. Ease of requesting maintenance.

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Ex tenants electricity debt was not cleared, we ended up paying it off ourselves due to unclear instructions from management and no move-in readiness.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Fast and efficient . Issues can be raised through the app.

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