5,385
Households
White Brit. · 31%
Ethnicity
No religion · 39%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£550,529
Median property price
208
Postcodes
Sold prices in Hackney Downs
England & WalesProperty sales · Hackney Downs
HM Land Registry · Hackney Downs
Average price
£674,332
YoY: -1.2%
Median price: £593,950
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £506,833
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.1m£820k£497k
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 Downs
England & WalesCrime trends · Hackney Downs
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
24
YoY +60%
24156
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
14
YoY +8%
25166
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY —
1172
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Flood risk in Hackney Downs
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
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Schools in Hackney Downs
Open schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–17FSM 62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 61%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
90%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 70%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
69%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–45
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Amenities in Hackney Downs
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
Overview of Hackney Downs
Coordinates51.5582, -0.0614
Postcodes
208
Population (Census)
12,995
Households (Census)
5,385
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 6.0 per 1k
Demographics in Hackney Downs
Ethnicity
White Brit.30.9%
Other White14.1%
African12.2%
Caribbean9.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group6.4%
+ 10 other groups · 27.5%
Religion
No religion38.7%
Christian29.9%
Muslim17.6%
Not answered7.2%
Other religion2.8%
+ 2 other religions · 3.8%
Age groups
25–3425.1%
35–4924.0%
50–6415.3%
10–156.7%
20–246.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 22.5%
Households
Other27.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.4%
+ 8 other households · 32.5%
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Hackney Downs
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.15 (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 3.15 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Postcode Districts in Hackney Downs
Postcodes in Hackney Downs
E5 5AZE5 5BUE5 5DAE5 5DNE5 5DSE5 5EHE5 5ERE5 5EWE5 5EXE5 5EYE5 5EZE5 5FAE5 5FDE5 5FGE5 5FNE5 5GPE5 5GRE5 5GYE5 8ABE5 8ADE5 8AEE5 8AFE5 8AGE5 8AHE5 8AJE5 8ALE5 8ANE5 8APE5 8AQE5 8ASE5 8ATE5 8AUE5 8AXE5 8AYE5 8AZE5 8BAE5 8BBE5 8BEE5 8BFE5 8BJE5 8BNE5 8BPE5 8BSE5 8BTE5 8BYE5 8BZE5 8DAE5 8DBE5 8DDE5 8DEE5 8DFE5 8DGE5 8DHE5 8DJE5 8DLE5 8DNE5 8DPE5 8DQE5 8DRE5 8DSE5 8DTE5 8DUE5 8DWE5 8DXE5 8DYE5 8DZE5 8EAE5 8EBE5 8EDE5 8EEE5 8EFE5 8EGE5 8EHE5 8EQE5 8ERE5 8ETE5 8EXE5 8EYE5 8FBE5 8FDE5 8FEE5 8FFE5 8GFE5 8HAE5 8JAE5 8JBE5 8JEE5 8JFE5 8JXE5 8LAE5 8LBE5 8LFE5 8NAE5 8NBE5 8NDE5 8NEE5 8NFE5 8NLE5 8NNE5 8NPE5 8NRE5 8NSE5 8NTE5 8NWE5 8NYE5 8NZE5 8PAE5 8PHE5 8PJE5 8PLE5 8PQE5 8PRE5 8PSE5 8PXE5 8PYE5 8PZE5 8QBE5 8QDE5 8QEE5 8QH