Greater London · England
Poplar population
8,069people · latest estimate
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Poplar has a population of 8,069, making it the 238th largest place in Greater London.
#238
of 255 in Greater London
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Tower Hamlets population trends, 2001–2025.
Poplar in context
1 km
south-west to Canary Wharf, the nearest larger town
11,434,130
people live within 10 km
#1,440
largest of 6,358 UK places
1,675
food businesses in Tower Hamlets
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Poplar sits in postcode district E14.
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Population since 2001
Tower Hamlets, year by year from ONS estimates
Postcode district E14
Wards, constituencies and the deprivation profile
Nearby in Greater London
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clapham Junction | 8,916 |
| 2 | Newbury Park | 8,617 |
| 3 | City of London | 8,072 |
| 4 | Hainault | 7,071 |
| 5 | High Barnet | 7,062 |
| 6 | Harefield | 6,573 |