Poplar
WardEast Tower Hamlets. About 8,528 people in 0.7 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Poplar, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Poplar compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
PoplarMiddle
Population20 wards, Tower Hamlets · 2021
8,0652nd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Tower Hamlets · Jan 2026
91.1%6th highest
Claimant rate20 wards, Tower Hamlets · Aug 2026
9.7%highest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Tower Hamlets · 2021
71.9%3rd lowest
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 Poplar alone. See Tower Hamlets
Poplar in brief
Poplar had 8,065 usual residents at the census.
In Poplar, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Poplar, 9.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
71.9% of residents in Poplar were aged 15 to 64 at the census.