Whitechapel
WardWest Tower Hamlets. About 21,547 people in 1.0 square kilometre.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Whitechapel, 86.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Whitechapel compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
WhitechapelMiddle
Population20 wards, Tower Hamlets · 2021
18,8377th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Tower Hamlets · Jan 2026
86.4%7th lowest
Claimant rate20 wards, Tower Hamlets · Aug 2026
5.7%6th lowest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Tower Hamlets · 2021
80.0%joint 5th 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 Whitechapel alone. See Tower Hamlets
Whitechapel in brief
Whitechapel had 18,837 usual residents at the census.
In Whitechapel, 86.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Whitechapel, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
80.0% of residents in Whitechapel were aged 15 to 64 at the census.