Poplar High Street, London, E14 0AE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E14 0AE is primarily male, with 54.3% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.3%	45.7%	-6.6%	51.0%	-5.3%
Male	47.7%	54.3%	6.6%	49.0%	5.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around E14 0AE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 63.7% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	51.8%	63.7%	11.9%	37.9%	25.8%
Married: Opposite sex	36.4%	28.1%	-8.3%	44.2%	-16.1%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	4.6%	1.6%	-3.0%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	4.6%	5%	0.4%	9.1%	-4.1%
Widowed	2.5%	0.3%	-2.2%	6.1%	-5.8%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	54.8%	48.3%	-6.5%	48.4%	-0.1%
Good health	28.2%	36.8%	8.6%	33.6%	3.2%
Fair health	12.9%	9.9%	-3.0%	12.7%	-2.8%
Bad health	3%	3.9%	0.9%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	1%	1%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 47.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.1%	17.9%	-9.2%	18.2%	-0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.6%	9.9%	1.3%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.5%	8.5%	-4.0%	13.4%	-4.9%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	2.4%	1.0%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.7%	9.9%	-0.8%	16.9%	-7.0%
Degree or Similar	31.1%	47.7%	16.6%	33.8%	13.9%
Other	8.6%	3.7%	-4.9%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 30.4% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	29.4%	41.9%	12.5%	1.1%	40.8%
Chinese	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	5.1%	2.5%	-2.6%	1.6%	0.9%
Black African	4.6%	4.8%	0.2%	2.5%	2.3%
Black Caribbean	4.3%	4.8%	0.5%	1.0%	3.8%
Other Black	2.5%	1.9%	-0.6%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	1.9%	0.1%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	1.9%	-0.1%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.8%	1.1%
White	45.7%	30.4%	-15.3%	81.4%	-51.0%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	0.3%	2.7%	2.4%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.2%	51.4%	-10.8%	83.2%	-31.8%
European Union	9.1%	12.6%	3.5%	6.1%	6.5%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	4.1%	3.3%	-0.8%	2.7%	0.6%
Middle East and Asia	19.5%	28.9%	9.4%	5.6%	23.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3%	2.5%	-0.5%	1.3%	1.2%
Oceania	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.9%	51.4%	-9.5%	83.2%	-31.8%
10+ Years	6.1%	26.9%	20.8%	9.8%	17.1%
5-10 Years	5.8%	6.8%	1.0%	2.9%	3.9%
2-5 Years	10.7%	7.2%	-3.5%	2.2%	5.0%
Less than 2 years	16.5%	7.6%	-8.9%	1.9%	5.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67%	76.7%	-9.7%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Italy	6.4%	0.6%	5.8%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Lithuania	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	6.6%	1.2%	5.4%
South-East Asia	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.2%	37.2%	-18.0%
Christian	25.8%	46.2%	-20.4%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	47.6%	6.5%	41.1%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Poplar High Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Poplar High Street was 155.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 27.6% higher than the Lansbury average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Poplar High Street has the 26th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Lansbury and the 302nd highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -18.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 63% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,700

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E14 0AE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Poplar High Street are based on 319 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Tower Hamlets.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Poplar High Street, London, E14 0AE

Estimated Average Property Prices for E14 0AE

Average Price
£326,088

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£366,585

Other
£2,109

Estimated Average Property Prices for Poplar High Street

Average Price
£386,977

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£355,983

Detached
£1,301,005

Flats/Maisonettes
£382,087

Other
£332,900

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Poplar High Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 7 Palm Court, 123 Poplar High Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£283,000	2022-10-28	£252,228
Flat 1 123 Poplar High Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2019-01-11	£439,197
Ground Floor, 121 - 123 Poplar High Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£2,000	2018-03-08	£2,008
Flat 6 123 Poplar High Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2014-05-08	£294,895
Flat 3 123 Poplar High Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2014-05-06	£294,895

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E14 0AE

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E14 0AE area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	137
Part-Time Employee	56
Other	37
Self-Employed	33
Looking after home or family	30
Student (economically inactive)	23
Unemployed	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Retired	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Education	19
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Construction	13
Financial and insurance activities	12
Human health and social work activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	9
Information and communication	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Other	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Transport and storage	6
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Childrens House Nursery School 92 Bruce Road , Bow E3 3HL	4out of 4	2,031 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	2,148 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	2,221 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,645 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	3,162 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School Wades Place , Poplar E14 0DE	3out of 4	228 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mayflower Primary School Upper North Street , Poplar E14 6DU	4out of 4	356 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bygrove Primary School Bygrove Street , Poplar E14 6DN	4out of 4	390 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School Cordelia Street , Poplar E14 6DZ	3out of 4	473 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woolmore Primary School Woolmore Street , Poplar E14 0EW	3out of 4	625 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Langdon Park Community School Bright Street , Poplar E14 0RZ	3out of 4	780 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bow School 44 Twelvetrees Crescent , Bow E3 3QW	3out of 4	1,774 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Canary Wharf College 3 7 Selsdon Way , E14 9GL	3out of 4	1,835 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bacon's College Timber Pond Road , SE16 6AT	1out of 4	2,103 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Stepney Way , Stepney E1 0RH	4out of 4	2,199 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	106 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	1,913 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	3,789 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	3,868 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	5,153 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	1,246 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,249 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	3,840 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,816 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
River House Montessori School Unit C Great Eastern Enterprise Centre , 3 Millharbour E14 9XP	- not rated	1,225 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Quay College 32 Mastmaker Court , Mastmaker Road E14 9UB	- not rated	1,241 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Haizira School C/O Fieldwork Education , 30 Skylines Village E14 9TS	- not rated	1,309 yd	Service children's education	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
CSPC International School, Hui Yang C/O Fieldwork Education Ltd , 30 Skylines Village E14 9TS	- not rated	1,309 yd	Service children's education	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Panaga School C/O Fieldwork Education Limited , 30 Skylines Village E14 9TS	- not rated	1,309 yd	Service children's education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lansbury Heritage Hotel Restaurant	117 Poplar High Street	4 yd
The Pizza Room	167 East India Dock Road	285 yd
Eastenders Pie & Mash	171 East India Dock Road	312 yd
Real Taste	185 East India Dock Road	312 yd
Billingsgate Cafe	Shop 28, Billingsgate Market, Trafalgar Way	331 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Manor Arms	150 East India Dock Road	226 yd
Hope & Anchor	14 Newby Place	264 yd
The Greenwich Pensioner	The Greenwich Pensioner, 28 Bazely Street	366 yd
Festival Inn	Festival Inn Public House, 71 Grundy Street	409 yd
Platform Hub One Ltd	Unit Cr40 Level Minus One, Crossrail Station And Retail Mall, 1 Crossrail Place	430 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Station Cafe	172a East India Dock Road	280 yd
Pizza Hut Delivery	195-195a East India Dock Road	356 yd
Dishpatch	Unit B14, Poplar Business Park, 10 Prestons Road	384 yd
Poplar Spice	201 East India Dock Road	388 yd
Taste of India	197 East India Dock Road	388 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	10 Vesey Path	332 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods	Unit 70 Level Minus Three, Crossrail Station And Retail Mall, 1 Crossrail Place	387 yd
Tesco	Unit 1 Poplar Business Park, Poplar High Street	389 yd
Co-operative	Somerfield Store, 57-73 Chrisp Street	485 yd
Waitrose Food and Home	16-19 Canada Square	540 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
New City College Tower Hamlets Poplar High Street	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	206 yd
Poplar Recreation Ground WOODSTOCK TERRACE	tennis courts	214 yd
Poplar Baths EAST INDIA DOCK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	363 yd
Third Space Canary Wharf 16-19 16-19 CANADA SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	543 yd
Lansbury Lawrence School CORDELIA STREET		547 yd
Pure Gym (London Canary Wharf) HERTSMERE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	585 yd
The Blessed John Roche School (Closed) Upper North Street		645 yd
The Canary Wharf Health Club CABOT SQUARE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	718 yd
Langdon Park Leisure Centre (Closed) Byron Street	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	795 yd
East River Spa NEW PROVIDENCE WHARF NEW PROVIDENCE WHARF FAIRMONT AVENUE	health and fitness suite	875 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	5.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	5.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	5.6%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	74.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.91 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.91 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.