Brownswood
Hackney · London · population 9,283 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,577 of 6,856 in England
- #598 of 1,002 in London
- #8 of 30 in Hackney
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 37% · Associate professional 21% · Managers & directors 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 37% |
| Associate professional | 21% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Elementary | 5% |
| Administrative | 5% |
| Caring & leisure | 5% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Skilled trades | 5% |
| Process & plant | 2% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 45% · Christian 28% · Muslim 10%
Born outside the UK: 41%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Brownswood is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,577 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 30 in Hackney. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (80) but weak on Living environment (14). Typical homes here sold for about £582,500 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 100 sales), in line with the wider Hackney median of £580,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,049 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 96 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £582,500 | 100 | +3.6% | +12.0% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Terraced | £1,942,562 | 8 | +104.5% | — |
| Flat | £570,550 | 90 | +5.5% | +10.8% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #6,262 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,815 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 251 |
| Theft | 244 |
| Burglary | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 53 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 71 |
| Public order & weapons | 84 |
| Drugs | 82 |
| Robbery | 52 |
| Other | 17 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 303 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Hackney
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- BrunswickBrighton and Hove33£340,000
- PeartreeWelwyn Hatfield33£319,000
- SwaythlingSouthampton33£300,000
- HunstantonKing's Lynn and West Norfolk33£295,000
- Leake & ButterwickBoston33£230,000
- Washington Town Centre & BiddickSunderland33£165,000