Upper Clapton

Hackney · London · population 8,072 · 4 LSOAs

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

4Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,593 of 6,856 in England
  • #998 of 1,002 in London
  • #29 of 30 in Hackney
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,925
Median age (est.)28
Density17,508per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above33%
No car or van61%

Age

0–14 28%15–24 16%25–44 29%45–64 19%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 8%Mortgage/shared: 10%Social rent: 51%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 8%Mortgage/shared 10%Social rent 51%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 8%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 16%Other: 16%
One person 32%Couple, no children 8%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 16%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Administrative 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Administrative15%
Associate professional14%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors11%
Sales & customer service6%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 52%Asian: 10%Black: 23%Mixed: 5%Other: 11%
White 52%Asian 10%Black 23%Mixed 5%Other 11%

Religion & identity

Christian 27% · Jewish 24% · No religion 17%

Born outside the UK: 34%

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

Upper Clapton is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,593 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #29 of 30 in Hackney. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (25) and lowest on Income (0). Typical homes here sold for about £475,000 over the past year, down 18% across five years (from 19 sales), 18% below the wider Hackney median of £580,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,759 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 91 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 0 · #6,846
Employment 12 · #5,996
Education 20 · #5,509
Health 21 · #5,420
Crime 25 · #5,153
Housing & access 2 · #6,737
Living environment 18 · #5,647

House prices ?

£475,000median (12m) · +0.6% yr · n=19
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£475,00019+0.6%-18.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Flat£462,50018+0.4%-21.8%
This area£475,000
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)£45,759±£7,122 · #1,908 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,638
Price-to-income ?10.4×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 →

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Recorded crime ?

91 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 738 offences
Hackney122
London102
England83

Rank #4,609 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences249
Theft171
Burglary54
Vehicle crime52
Criminal damage & arson54
Public order & weapons73
Drugs35
Robbery35
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 309 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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