Hackney vs Southwark

A side-by-side comparison of the Hackney and Southwarklocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Southwark is the more populous; council tax is lower in Southwark; Hackney has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Hackney	Southwark
Population	259,149	307,635
Density	13,593/km²	10,659/km²
Deprivation	11% in most-deprived 10%	3% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,060	£1,967
Schools Good/Outstanding	100%	98%
Aged under 16	19%	17%
Aged 16–64	73%	75%
Aged 65+	8%	8%

Hackney council area →Southwark council area →