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Tower Hamlets

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South Dover. About 4,545 people in 0.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Tower Hamlets, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,532
2,349th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.1%
1,656th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Tower Hamlets compares

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

Tower HamletsMiddle
Population17 wards, Dover · 2021
Population: every ward in Dover17 areas from 3,169 to 11,734. The middle area is 6,980. Tower Hamlets is 4,532.
4,5323rd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, Dover · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Dover17 areas from 35.5% to 97.6%. The middle area is 88.3%. Tower Hamlets is 89.9%.
89.9%5th highest
Claimant rate17 wards, Dover · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Dover17 areas from 1.1% to 7.5%. The middle area is 2.6%. Tower Hamlets is 5.7%.
5.7%3rd highest
Aged 15 to 6417 wards, Dover · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Dover17 areas from 53.1% to 66.1%. The middle area is 58.4%. Tower Hamlets is 66.1%.
66.1%highest

Figures for the whole of Dover

These figures are published for the whole of Dover, not for each ward, so they describe all of Dover and not Tower Hamlets alone. See Dover

Average house price
£277,750
Up 2.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,142
133rd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.9×
155th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.9
81st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Tower Hamlets in brief

Tower Hamlets had 4,532 usual residents at the census.

In Tower Hamlets, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Tower Hamlets, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.1% of residents in Tower Hamlets were aged 15 to 64 at the census.