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Poplar West
What it's like at E14 0DE: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 40% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Poplar DLR station, a few minutes' walk (300 m). The nearest rail station is Limehouse, 1.4 km away, with 2.6m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Upper North Street, 100 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 115, D6, 15); 194 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 22% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 7 km away as the crow flies.
65% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 62% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Mayflower Primary School (0.2 km), with 10 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Langdon Park Community School, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 43.5 · 13.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School (1.5 km) and Mulberry School for Girls (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bexley Grammar School (11 km) and Woodford County High School (11 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 450 m away, with Poplar Mini Market closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Gough Walk Practice (500 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Andrew's Barber Shop is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal London Hospital, 2.5 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 61% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Kasey's Chicken is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Manor Arms the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 141 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
75 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Poplar and Limehouse constituency: Apsana Begum MP (Labour), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 12,560 (29.2%), turnout 51%. Vote shares: Labour 43%, Green Party 14%, Conservative 11%, Independent 11%.
47 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near E14 0DE →
There are 24 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (91%).
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 106 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Poplar Recreation Ground, 200 m away; for exercise, The Workhouse (200 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 10 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 23.5 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 5.1 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 30 km.
Most households own their home, 33% rent privately.
It's young: 28% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is Ravensbourne University London, 2.0 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 53.8% | 36.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.9% | 22.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 38.7% | 39.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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