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E3 5

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14,914 people · median £568,500 · Tower Hamlets

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Tower Hamlets Council · Aspire (directly-elected mayor) 33/45 seats · 73% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This postcode sector

Population14,914

0–14

17%

15–24

14%

25–44

41%

45–64

20%

65+

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Median age32.9

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate61%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents8.9%

Self-employed · of people in work15%

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Retired5.8%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified51%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications18%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health85%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.32/10

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Happiness6.87/10

Feels worthwhile7.3/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.26/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · improved since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 4/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 3 in 2019 — has improved since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

2.9/10

Employment

4.3/10

Education & skills

6.3/10

Health & disability

4.6/10

Crime

3.2/10

Housing & services

3.9/10

Living environment

3.1/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

29%

own their home

53%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 30%

ONS Census 2021

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