325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Poplar and Limehouse

Constituency · E14001430

Ward
Canary Wharf
Council
Tower Hamlets
Region
London
Country
England
Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse
Police
Metropolitan Police

House prices

£3.0m£1.5m£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £1.1m -13% +802% 2.7×
Semi-detached £770k -14% +862% 2.8×
Terraced £750k +5.3% +849% 3.0×
Flat £480k -8.6% +586% 2.0×

Median sale prices in Poplar and Limehouse from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £2,387
1 bed £1,939
2 bed £2,353
3 bed £2,673
4+ bed £3,297

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 1,368
Violence & sexual offences 359
Burglary 70
Anti-social behaviour 253

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
GOUGH WALK PRACTICE GP practice 0.7 mi
THE BARKANTINE PRACTICE GP practice 0.8 mi
THE CHRISP STREET HTH CTR GP practice 0.8 mi
ROSERTON STREET SURGERY GP practice 0.9 mi
THE LIMEHOUSE PRACTICE GP practice 0.8 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Canary Wharf Rail Station Rail station 0.05 mi
Canary Wharf Rail Station Rail station 0.1 mi
Poplar Metro/tram 0.1 mi
Poplar DLR Station Metro/tram 0.9 mi
Poplar DLR Station Metro/tram 0.9 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Tube stations

StationDistance
Canary Wharf 0.2 mi
North Greenwich 3.3 mi
Canning Town 1.6 mi
Bromley-by-Bow 1.7 mi
Bow Road 2.7 mi

Tube station data from Transport for London. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 97.5%
Gigabit 88.2%
Full fibre (FTTP) 83.5%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 99.8%
Indoor voice (all) 99.8%
5G outdoor (any) —

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Poplar and Limehouse
average (lo–hi)
Overall39% (6–90)
Income29% (0–100)
Employment50% (10–100)
Education61% (16–98)
Health41% (6–84)
Crime44% (9–100)
Housing & services25% (2–74)
Living environment33% (10–92)

Your MP

Apsana Begum MP

Labour

Poplar and Limehouse

apsana.begum.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.2 mi
Poplar Recreation Ground Park 0.3 mi
Jubilee Park Park 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.3 mi
Jubilee Park Park 0.3 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Quay Walls,copings and Butresses to Import Dock and Export Dock I 0.2 mi
New City College, Tower Hamlets II 0.3 mi
Meridian House II 0.4 mi
Old Poplar Town Hall and Council Offices II 0.4 mi
Coroner's Court and Three Piers Immediately in Front II 0.4 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 22,380
Total registered 24,956
Dormant 401
New (last year) 4,115
New (last 5 years) 13,064

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 10
PM10 17
NO₂ 25
NOₓ 38

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 12
Fatal 0
Serious 1
Killed/serious 1
Pedestrian 1
Cyclist 3

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 520,100,000
Cars & taxis 371,200,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 2

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
The Serpentine - Hyde Park 8.3 mi
Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond) 9.8 mi
Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) 10.1 mi
Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond) 8.9 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,593

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 8.7%
Aged 16–64 87.0%
Aged 65+ 4.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 60.8%
Asian 26.6%
Black 2.5%
Mixed 5.2%
Other 4.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 30.4%
Social rented 4.5%
Private rented 65.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 0.1%
Semi-detached 1.3%
Terraced 0.6%
Flat / maisonette 85.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 66.4%
1 car or van 30.1%
2+ cars or vans 3.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 80.7%
Unemployed 4.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 6.0%
Degree or above 76.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 60.4%
Smoking prevalence 14.2%
Infant mortality 4.0

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.