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Stepney Green

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West Tower Hamlets. About 13,321 people in 0.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Stepney Green, 86.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,339
1,488th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
71.8%
528th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Stepney Green compares

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Population20 wards, Tower Hamlets · 2021
Population: every ward in Tower Hamlets20 areas from 6,554 to 21,711. The middle area is 14,356. Stepney Green is 12,339.
12,3395th 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%. Stepney Green is 86.9%.
86.9%8th lowest
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%. Stepney Green is 8.3%.
8.3%5th highest
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%. Stepney Green is 71.8%.
71.8%joint 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 Stepney Green 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
Stepney Green in brief

Stepney Green had 12,339 usual residents at the census.

In Stepney Green, 86.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Stepney Green, 8.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

71.8% of residents in Stepney Green were aged 15 to 64 at the census.