Area Analysis Hackney, London

N16 House Prices, Crime & Local Stats

Comprehensive demographic deep-dive and infrastructure audit for the N16 postcode area.

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Population

69,212

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Avg Age

34

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Avg Income

£ 48,521 /yr

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Employed

52%

Neighbourhood Index

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Score 1–10 — how this postcode ranks nationally (10 = top 10%)

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3/10
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1/10
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10/10
workEmployment
3/10
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9/10
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9/10
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5/10
homeHome Ownership
1/10
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1/10
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Area Character

Balanced, accessible, and mixed. N16 spans multiple life stages — average age 34, moderate ownership and renting. Crime rates in this specific area are higher than average. Property prices average £652k. Property prices are trending down 10.8% year-on-year.

home £652,479 median price
verifiedPublished by PostcodeInfo.uk · · Sources: ONS Census 2021, police.uk, Land Registry

N16 is a postcode district in Hackney, London, covering 1118 active and 776 retired postcodes.

The largest share of N16 (36%) is characterised by an established professional area with long-settled European residents, alongside a tech-savvy professional neighbourhood with high incomes and graduate residents (13%). A further 12% of the district is made up of a working-class area of service sector workers — hospitality, retail, healthcare. This mix of 6 distinct neighbourhood types makes N16 one of the more varied districts in the region.

Property: Average house prices in N16 are around £652k, down 10.8% year-on-year. Safety: Crime runs above average across N16 at 291 per 1,000 residents — driven partly by commercial activity and transport hubs. Individual street-level data is available by selecting a specific postcode below. With an average age of 34, N16 has a young professional to mixed-family community — active, with a healthy balance of renters and owner-occupiers.

Select any postcode below to explore street-level crime, nearby schools, sold house prices, and census data — or view the full N16 demographics profile for district-wide census breakdowns.

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Demographic Deep-Dive

Census-aligned analysis of population structure and socioeconomic drivers.

Ethnicity Profile

White / British61.7%
Asian / British Asian8.2%
Black / African / Caribbean14.3%
Other / Mixed15.8%

Economic Activity

52%Active
FT: 31%
Unemployed: 3%

gavel Crime Overview 12 Months (up to 2026-01)

Recent reported incidents and common crime categories.

Violence and sexual offences4658
Anti-social behaviour4463
Theft from the person1675
Other theft1637
Public order1356

school Local Schools

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Princess May Primary School

Good270 pupils
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Oldhill Community School

Good306 pupils
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Sir Thomas Abney School

Good278 pupils
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Grasmere Primary School

Good206 pupils
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Jubilee Primary School

Good426 pupils
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Holmleigh Primary School

Outstanding223 pupils
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Grazebrook Primary School

Outstanding445 pupils
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Benthal Primary School

Good322 pupils

storefront Nearby Amenities

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Pub, NightClub

42 nearby
  • Auld Shillelagh
  • Birdcage Stoke Newwington
  • Rochester Castle
  • The White Hart
  • Bar A Bar
  • + 37 more
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Restaurant, Cafe

259 nearby
  • Tranga
  • 13th Floor Coffee
  • 19 Numara Bos Cirrik 2
  • 215 Hackney
  • Acoustic Brasserie
  • + 254 more
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Supermarkets

7 nearby
  • Tesco
  • Akdeniz Supermarket Stoke Newington Limited
  • Iceland
  • Morrisons
  • Sainsbury's
  • + 2 more
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Takeaway Shop

52 nearby
  • La Barca Pizzeria
  • Lee How
  • lili's Kitchen
  • Mickys Chippy
  • Millennium Kebabs & Fried Chicken
  • + 47 more
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Retailers - Other

142 nearby
  • Polka Awa
  • Boots UK Ltd
  • 5 Sapphires
  • 92 Sea Moss
  • ABC Phamarcy
  • + 137 more