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Hackney

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
258,709
Households
105,915
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 11.4 per 1k
105,915
Households
White Brit. · 34%
Ethnicity
No religion · 36%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 11.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£556,772
Median property price
£2,453
Median rent
4,564
Postcodes
105,915
Households
White Brit. · 34%
Ethnicity
No religion · 36%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 11.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£556,772
Median property price
£2,453
Median rent
4,564
Postcodes

Sold prices in Hackney

England & Wales
Property sales · Hackney
HM Land Registry · Hackney
Average price
£683,746
YoY: -0.7%
Median price: £570,057
View district E1
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 64 sales · avg £684,027
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£744k£681k£617k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
715
YoY stable
761640519
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
557
YoY -17%
726553380
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
129
YoY -27%
204161117
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
143
YoY -21%
193147101
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
9
YoY -93%
155829
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Crime
34
YoY +62%
372411
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Shoplifting
286
YoY +57%
308215121
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

4 of 5 key categories improving · other crime up sharply

2,961
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Hackney

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Hackney.

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

Last published allocation

Straight-line distance from this address. This does not guarantee you will get a place.

  • Clapton Girls' Academy

    Last published allocation was 1,424 m. This address is 1,347 m (straight line).

    Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.

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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.

Transport in Hackney

Dalston Kingsland is a 6-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 460 m

  • Dalston Kingsland

    Rail

    460 m

  • Dalston Junction

    Rail

    526 m

  • Hackney Downs

    Rail

    545 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

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

Median private rent

£2,453/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,972
1 bed
£2,453
2 bed
£2,804
3 bed
£3,630
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Hackney

Coordinates51.5491, -0.0692
Postcodes
4,564
Population (Census)
258,709
Households (Census)
105,915
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 11.4 per 1k

Demographics in Hackney

Ethnicity

Total residents: 258,855
White Brit.33.9%
Other White16.6%
African11.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group7.8%
Caribbean6.9%
+ 10 other groups · 23.4%

Religion

Total residents: 258,914
No religion36.3%
Christian30.7%
Muslim13.3%
Not answered8.7%
Jewish6.7%
+ 1 other religions · 4.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 258,709
25–3424.5%
35–4922.2%
50–6414.6%
20–247.2%
10–157.1%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.3%

Households

Total households: 105,915
Other25.9%
Other, 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%
+ 8 other households · 31.7%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Hackney

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