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Blackwall & Cubitt Town

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South east Tower Hamlets. About 25,692 people in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Blackwall & Cubitt Town, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
21,429
133rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
82.3%
77th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Blackwall & Cubitt Town compares

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Blackwall & Cubitt TownMiddle
Population20 wards, Tower Hamlets · 2021
Population: every ward in Tower Hamlets20 areas from 6,554 to 21,711. The middle area is 14,356. Blackwall & Cubitt Town is 21,429.
21,4293rd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Tower Hamlets · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Tower Hamlets20 areas from 65.4% to 94.0%. The middle area is 88.4%. Blackwall & Cubitt Town is 92.5%.
92.5%3rd highest
Claimant rate20 wards, Tower Hamlets · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Tower Hamlets20 areas from 3.5% to 9.7%. The middle area is 7.5%. Blackwall & Cubitt Town is 4.7%.
4.7%4th lowest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Tower Hamlets · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Tower Hamlets20 areas from 71.8% to 82.4%. The middle area is 76.3%. Blackwall & Cubitt Town is 82.3%.
82.3%2nd highest

Figures for the whole of Tower Hamlets

These figures are published for the whole of Tower Hamlets, not for each ward, so they describe all of Tower Hamlets and not Blackwall & Cubitt Town alone. 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
Blackwall & Cubitt Town in brief

Blackwall & Cubitt Town had 21,429 usual residents at the census.

In Blackwall & Cubitt Town, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Blackwall & Cubitt Town, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

82.3% of residents in Blackwall & Cubitt Town were aged 15 to 64 at the census.