Tower Hamlets 034C is a small area called a Lower-layer Super Output Area (LSOA) in Tower Hamlets.
LSOAs – referred to here as 'neighbourhoods' – have an average population of 1,600 people.
The latest available data, released in 2025, shows that:
About three quarters of neighbourhoods in England are less deprived (ranked 8,064 out of 33,755 neighbourhoods).
This is an overall measure, called the Index of Multiple Deprivation. It is calculated by combining different types of deprivation in this neighbourhood.
Deprivation is a lack of resources needed in life.
This data can be used to compare relative levels of deprivation in different neighbourhoods. However, it can't be used to measure absolute levels of deprivation in a neighbourhood, or to assess trends over time.
The Tower Hamlets local authority district contains 168 other neighbourhoods. Just over half (53%) of neighbourhoods in this area are more deprived than the neighbourhood you selected.
The neighbourhood you selected is most deprived in relation to income. Only 6% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived.
It's also possible to measure income deprivation affecting people of different ages.
Tower Hamlets 034C has a higher rate of income deprivation affecting children (IDACI) than most neighbourhoods in England.
It also has a higher rate of income deprivation affecting older people (IDAOPI) than most neighbourhoods in England.
Income deprivation affecting:
About three quarters of neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets are less deprived in relation to income than the neighbourhood you selected.
This article contains semi-automated text. This means that the sentences are produced according to rules programmed by staff at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, based on the data for a local area.
Read about the characteristics of Lower-layer Super Output Areas on the Office for National Statistics website.
These reports provide information on the methodology of the 2025 Indices of Deprivation.
Understand the terms used in the Indices of Deprivation dataset
See deprivation data for Tower Hamlets and the surrounding area using interactive maps
Download the latest deprivation data, as well as geospatial and contextual information