# Poplar West

East Tower Hamlets. 11,197 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.

Poplar West, Tower Hamlets: 11,197 people (mid-2024); police recorded crime and anti-social behaviour at 136.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026; median sale price £375,000 (2025).

Middle area. Code E02000887. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london) › [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Poplar West was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 2,229th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/poplar-west#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 10,801** (2021). Poplar West had 10,801 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 673rd most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/poplar-west#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Poplar West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/poplar-west#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.6%** (January 2026). In Poplar West, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/poplar-west#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02000887) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Poplar West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02000887) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 49 homes were sold in Poplar West in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02000887) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Poplar West.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02000887) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Poplar West had 10,801 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Poplar West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Poplar West at a rate of 136.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 144.2 per 1,000 people across Tower Hamlets.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 434 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 404 |
| Other crime | 217 |
| Vehicle crime | 138 |
| Drug offences | 112 |
| Burglary | 82 |
| Theft from the person | 56 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 51 |
| Robbery | 27 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Poplar West compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Poplar West | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £375,000 | joint 3rd cheapest | 34 middle areas, Tower Hamlets · 2025 |
| Population | 10,801 | 11th most populated | 34 middle areas, Tower Hamlets · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 34 middle areas, Tower Hamlets · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.6% | 9th highest | 34 middle areas, Tower Hamlets · Jan 2026 |

## Is Poplar West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Poplar West at a rate of 136.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 144.2 per 1,000 people across Tower Hamlets.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 147 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Poplar West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (434), anti-social behaviour (404) and other crime (217).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## 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 West alone. [See Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets)

- **Average house price: £447,796** (July 2026). Tower Hamlets’s average house price was £447,796 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 14.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £52,000** (2025). Full-time workers living in Tower Hamlets earned a median of £52,000 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 9th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.6×** (2025). A home in Tower Hamlets costs 8.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 101st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 30.6** (2025). Tower Hamlets has a deprivation score of 30.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 34th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Poplar West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Poplar West was £375,000 in 2025.
Poplar West had 10,801 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Poplar West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Poplar West, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02000887
- Ward: [Mile End †](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/ward/mile-end)
- Constituency: [Poplar and Limehouse †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/poplar-and-limehouse)
- Council: [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets)
- Region: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 0.58 km²
- People, mid-2024: 11,197*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 30

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Limehouse East](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/limehouse-east), [Poplar Central](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/poplar-central), [Canary Wharf](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/canary-wharf), [Mile End East & Burdett Estate](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/mile-end-east-and-burdett-estate), [Blackwall](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets/blackwall)

## Latest updates for Poplar West

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02000887

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