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Hackney Downs

EnglandLondonHackneyHackney Downs
WARD
Avg IMD
Among the most deprived
Population
12,995
Households
5,385
Crimes · May '26
68 · 5.2 per 1k
5,385
Households
White Brit. · 31%
Ethnicity
No religion · 39%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
68 · 5.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£565,617
Median property price
209
Postcodes
5,385
Households
White Brit. · 31%
Ethnicity
No religion · 39%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
68 · 5.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£565,617
Median property price
209
Postcodes

Overview of Hackney Downs

Coordinates51.5582, -0.0614
Postcodes
209
Population (Census)
12,995
Households (Census)
5,385
Recorded crime · May '26
68 · 5.2 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Hackney Downs

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 2.42 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.42 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Hackney Downs

Property sales · Hackney Downs
HM Land Registry · Hackney Downs
Average price
£678,240
YoY: +3.1%
Median price: £593,950
View district N16
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £477,196
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.1m£785k£425k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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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

Crime trends · Hackney Downs
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
24156
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
23
YoY stable
ASB
25166
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
1172
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -62%
Burglary
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -80%

3 of 5 key categories improving

68
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Hackney Downs

Ethnicity

Total residents: 12,993
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

Total residents: 13,014
No religion38.7%
Christian29.9%
Muslim17.6%
Not answered7.2%
Other religion2.8%
+ 2 other religions · 3.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 12,995
25–3425.1%
35–4924.0%
50–6415.3%
10–156.7%
20–246.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 22.5%

Households

Total households: 5,385
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%

Postcode Districts in Hackney Downs

E5
155 postcodes
N16
54 postcodes