Hackney

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 20–30%
Census 2021
259,146
Households
106,080
Crimes · Sep '26
3,018

Estimated population, mid-2025: 266,241 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

106,080
Households
White Brit. · 34%
Ethnicity
No religion · 36%
Religion
Most deprived 20⁠–⁠30%
Avg IMD
3,018
Crimes · Sep '26
£576,500
Median property price · Hackney · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 1,471 sales
£2,667
Average rent, September 2026
4,564
Postcodes

Sold prices in Hackney

England & Wales
Property sales · Hackney
HM Land Registry · Hackney
Average price
£697,073
Median price: £576,500
Median -3.1% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 1,471 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 26 sales · avg £814,725
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£815k£704k£593k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Hackney

England & Wales
Crime trends · Hackney

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearOct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
741
YoY stable
845722598
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
533
YoY -18%
824626427
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
152
YoY -22%
228181133
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
175
YoY +7%
213163112
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —

Metropolitan Police figures for this category are incomplete on police.uk from May 2026, so the change is not shown.

173906
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
981
YoY -18%
1,3211,136950
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Bicycle Theft
123
YoY stable
16410953
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Shoplifting
306
YoY +73%
342233124
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

3 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · burglary rising

3,018
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in Hackney

Ethnicity

Total residents: 259,147
White Brit.33.9%
Other White16.6%
African11.4%
Other ethnic group7.7%
Caribbean6.9%
+ 14 other groups · 23.4%

Religion

Total residents: 259,145
No religion36.3%
Christian30.7%
Muslim13.3%
Not answered8.7%
Jewish6.7%
+ 4 other religions · 4.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 259,149
25–3424.5%
35–4922.3%
50–6414.7%
20–247.2%
10–157.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.3%

Households

Total households: 106,080
One person: other25.9%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.4%
+ 9 other households · 31.6%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Hackney

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 20–30%
Mean decile 3.38 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 20–30% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.38 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Hackney

2% of postcodes (102 of 4564) are in Flood Zone 3 and 1% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 3102 (2%)
  • Zone 244 (1%)
  • Zone 14,418 (97%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Hackney

Dalston Kingsland is a 6-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 461 m

  • Dalston Kingsland

    Rail

    461 m
  • Dalston Junction

    Rail

    527 m
  • Hackney Downs

    Rail

    581 m
  • Hackney Central

    Rail

    936 m
  • Rectory Road

    Rail

    1.0 km
  • London Fields

    Rail

    1.2 km
  • Haggerston

    Rail

    1.2 km
  • Clapton

    Rail

    1.6 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Rail

Amenities in Hackney

GPs make up most of the mapped places

49 GPs · 11 Libraries · 7 Universities · 77 in all

  • GPs49
  • Libraries11
  • Universities7
  • Museums6
  • Hospitals4

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Hackney

Average rent, September 2026

£2,667/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£2,007
1 bed
£2,498
2 bed
£2,856
3 bed
£3,686
4+ bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

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You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last place offered

Straight-line distance. Places change every year, so this isn't a guarantee.

Apply for a primary place via Hackney

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Admission appeals in Hackney

Appeals lodged

131

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
32 · 1.3% of admissions
Lodged
29 · 1.2% of admissions
Heard
0 · 0.0% of those heard
Successful

2,466 admissions

Infant
31 · 1.4% of admissions
Lodged
28 · 1.3% of admissions
Heard
0 · 0.0% of those heard
Successful

2,186 admissions

Secondary
99 · 3.4% of admissions
Lodged
56 · 1.9% of admissions
Heard
4 · 7.1% of those heard
Successful

2,881 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Schools in Hackney

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Best schools in HackneyFilter and map

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Overview of Hackney

Coordinates51.5491, -0.0692
Postcodes
4,564
Census 2021
259,146

Estimated population, mid-2025: 266,241 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
106,080
Recorded crime · Sep '26
3,018

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