WICK ROAD, E9 5AU House Prices & Local Information

E9 5AU is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Wick Road, 0.4km from Homerton in Hackney. Administratively it sits within Hackney Wick ward and the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, E9 5AU is a young, diverse area with many ethnic minority families and children. The daytime character shifts — ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. An average age of 35 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 78% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 100% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Hackney. Full-time employment stands at 23% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 72 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Prices average £430k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for E9 5AU are sourced from Output Area E00009213 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.