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St John's Estate

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9,186 people · median £435,000 · 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 neighbourhood

Population9,186

0–14

16%

15–24

20%

25–44

45%

45–64

14%

65+

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Median age31.3

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 qualified54%

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

No formal qualifications13.6%

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 5/10 · improved since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 5/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% 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 4 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

3.5/10

Employment

5.8/10

Education & skills

6.2/10

Health & disability

4.2/10

Crime

4.8/10

Housing & services

2.3/10

Living environment

5.0/10

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

22%

own their home

42%

Asian
largest ethnic group · next: White 39%

ONS Census 2021

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