Hackney Central

Hackney · London · population 8,249 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

16Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,749 of 6,856 in England
  • #890 of 1,002 in London
  • #21 of 30 in Hackney
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,057
Median age (est.)33
Density13,558per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above59%
No car or van71%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 11%25–44 49%45–64 20%65+ 6%

Tenure

Own outright: 8%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 40%
Own outright 8%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 35%Private rent 40%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 13%Lone parent: 13%Other: 22%
One person 36%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 13%Lone parent 13%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Associate professional 22% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Associate professional22%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure7%
Administrative6%
Skilled trades5%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 53%Asian: 10%Black: 22%Mixed: 8%Other: 8%
White 53%Asian 10%Black 22%Mixed 8%Other 8%

Religion & identity

No religion 44% · Christian 31% · Muslim 12%

Born outside the UK: 43%

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

Hackney Central is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,749 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 30 in Hackney. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (81) but weak on Employment (2). Typical homes here sold for about £573,875 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+2%) (from 76 sales), in line with the wider Hackney median of £580,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,268 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 258 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 25 · #5,119
Employment 2 · #6,702
Education 81 · #1,301
Health 17 · #5,660
Crime 5 · #6,531
Housing & access 21 · #5,420
Living environment 5 · #6,497

House prices ?

£573,875median (12m) · -0.2% yr · n=76
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£573,87576-0.2%+2.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£957,5008-18.9%+4.2%
Flat£550,00067+0.9%-0.9%
This area£573,875
Hackney£580,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£49,268±£7,103 · #1,191 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,885
Price-to-income ?11.6×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

258 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,131 offences
Hackney122
London102
England83

Rank #6,304 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences505
Theft893
Burglary109
Vehicle crime116
Criminal damage & arson105
Public order & weapons180
Drugs96
Robbery110
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 481 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 →

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