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St Katharine's & Wapping

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South west Tower Hamlets. About 12,645 people in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In St Katharine's & Wapping, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,960
1,615th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
81.1%
101st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How St Katharine's & Wapping compares

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

St Katharine's & WappingMiddle
Population20 wards, Tower Hamlets · 2021
Population: every ward in Tower Hamlets20 areas from 6,554 to 21,711. The middle area is 14,356. St Katharine's & Wapping is 11,960.
11,9604th lowest
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%. St Katharine's & Wapping is 90.6%.
90.6%8th 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%. St Katharine's & Wapping is 3.5%.
3.5%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%. St Katharine's & Wapping is 81.1%.
81.1%4th 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 St Katharine's & Wapping 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
St Katharine's & Wapping in brief

St Katharine's & Wapping had 11,960 usual residents at the census.

In St Katharine's & Wapping, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In St Katharine's & Wapping, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

81.1% of residents in St Katharine's & Wapping were aged 15 to 64 at the census.