— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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9,858 people · median £470,000 · Tower Hamlets
Good for schools
Tower Hamlets Council · Aspire (directly-elected mayor) 33/45 seats · 73% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This postcode sector
Population9,858
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Median age30.3
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 qualified45%
Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.
No formal qualifications19.6%
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 2/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 15% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 2/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 2/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 15% 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 worsened 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
1.7/10
Employment
3.3/10
Education & skills
5.5/10
Health & disability
2.7/10
Crime
2.0/10
Housing & services
1.5/10
Living environment
1.8/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
22%
own their home
57%
Asian
largest ethnic group · next: White 30%
largest ethnic group · next: White 30%
ONS Census 2021
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