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Poplar and Limehouse

Constituency

East London. About 149,468 people in 9.1 square kilometres.

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Population by constituency

Census 2021, England and Wales

Under 93k114k or more

Poplar and Limehouse had 138,614 usual residents at the census.

Population
138,614
2nd highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
77.5%
7th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
5.0%
Lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged under 15
17.5%
260th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Poplar and Limehouse compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

Poplar and LimehouseMiddle
Population650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Poplar and Limehouse is 138,614.
138,6142nd highest
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Poplar and Limehouse is 77.5%.
77.5%joint 7th highest
Aged 65 and over650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every constituency in UK650 areas from 5.0% to 34.6%. The middle area is 19.3%. Poplar and Limehouse is 5.0%.
5.0%lowest
Aged under 15650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged under 15: every constituency in UK650 areas from 9.7% to 24.9%. The middle area is 17.0%. Poplar and Limehouse is 17.5%.
17.5%joint 260th highest

Every constituency ranked: population, aged 15 to 64, aged 65 and over and aged under 15.

Figures for the whole of Tower Hamlets

Most of Poplar and Limehouse lies in Tower Hamlets. These figures are published for the whole of Tower Hamlets, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Poplar and Limehouse itself. See Tower Hamlets

Average house price
£447,796
Down 14.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£52,000
9th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
30.6
34th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Poplar and Limehouse in brief

Poplar and Limehouse had 138,614 usual residents at the census.

77.5% of residents in Poplar and Limehouse were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

5.0% of residents in Poplar and Limehouse were aged 65 or over at the census.

17.5% of residents in Poplar and Limehouse were aged under 15 at the census.