Poplar Central
Middle areaEast Tower Hamlets. 9,979 people in 0.5 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Poplar Central’s wards yet.
How Poplar Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Poplar CentralMiddle
Median sale price34 middle areas, Tower Hamlets · 2025
£375,000joint 3rd lowest
Population34 middle areas, Tower Hamlets · 2021
9,28716th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage34 middle areas, Tower Hamlets · Jan 2026
85.3%12th lowest
Claimant rate34 middle areas, Tower Hamlets · Aug 2026
9.7%highest
Figures for the whole of Tower Hamlets
These figures are published for the whole of Tower Hamlets, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tower Hamlets and not Poplar Central alone. See Tower Hamlets
Poplar Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Poplar Central was £375,000 in 2025.
Poplar Central had 9,287 usual residents at the census.
In Poplar Central, 85.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Poplar Central, 9.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.