Deprivation in Tower Hamlets
London boroughEast London. 334,240 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 20 square kilometres, the most densely populated council in the UK.
8 layers about deprivation for Tower Hamlets, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Deprivation by neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025
73 of Tower Hamlets’s 169 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.
Deprivation score (England)
CouncilEngland onlyTower Hamlets has a deprivation score of 30.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
Among areas of the same kind in England, that is the 34th most deprived of 296.
A higher score means more deprivation.
English Indices of Deprivation 2025
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Tower Hamlets. The map shows each one.
Education deprivation (England)
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Tower Hamlets. The map shows each one.
Employment deprivation (England)
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Tower Hamlets. The map shows each one.
Health deprivation (England)
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Tower Hamlets. The map shows each one.
Income deprivation (England)
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Tower Hamlets. The map shows each one.
Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%
CouncilEngland only13.0% of the neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets are among the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England.
Among councils in England, that is the joint 66th most deprived of 296.
Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%
CouncilEngland onlyIn Tower Hamlets, 73 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived 20% of neighbourhoods in England.