City Profile • Local Authority
Hackney
Hackney is a local authority district comprising 13 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £710k, reflecting a upward trend of 0.8% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (141 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
261,491
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
13 AreasE15ExploreE2ExploreE20ExploreE5ExploreE8ExploreE9ExploreEC1VExploreEC2AExploreEC88ExploreN1ExploreN15ExploreN16ExploreN4Explore
Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Hackney authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English33.9%
White: Other White16.6%
African11.4%
Any other ethnic group7.7%
Caribbean6.9%
Indian3.4%
Age Profile
30-34 years12.3%
25-29 years12.2%
35-39 years9.1%
40-44 years7.2%
20-24 years7.2%
0-4 years6.2%
Top Occupations
Professional29.8%
Associate professional20.5%
Managers and directors13.9%
Elementary occupations7.9%
Caring and leisure7.2%
Administrative and secretarial7.1%
Housing Tenure
Private rented: Landlord30.1%
Social rented: Council20.7%
Social rented: Other19.8%
Owned: Mortgage14.9%
Owned: Outright9.7%
Shared ownership2.5%
Area DNA
health10/10
safety1/10
transit4/10
investment7/10