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Canary Wharf

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South east Tower Hamlets. About 20,141 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 Canary Wharf, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
17,972
317th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
82.1%
80th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Canary Wharf compares

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

Canary WharfMiddle
Population20 wards, Tower Hamlets · 2021
Population: every ward in Tower Hamlets20 areas from 6,554 to 21,711. The middle area is 14,356. Canary Wharf is 17,972.
17,9728th 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%. Canary Wharf is 91.2%.
91.2%5th 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%. Canary Wharf is 4.4%.
4.4%3rd 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%. Canary Wharf is 82.1%.
82.1%3rd 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 Canary Wharf 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
Canary Wharf in brief

Canary Wharf had 17,972 usual residents at the census.

In Canary Wharf, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Canary Wharf, 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

82.1% of residents in Canary Wharf were aged 15 to 64 at the census.