Hackney

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 8° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:26

9h 26m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Bloomsbury, United Kingdom

• 9.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 7.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

1589 reported · August 2026▼ 18% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour376
• Violence & sexual offences374
• Shoplifting140
• Other theft137

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Hackney Central · Metropolitan

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

714 reported road collisions (2025)

135 killed or seriously injured · 776 casualties · 27.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 367 rated 4–5 ★ (287 top)
• 34 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Hackney Downs (0.3 km)
• 102 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£619,408 average▼ 1.6% YoY

Across Hackney · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£2,658 average monthly rent▲ 3.6% YoY

• 1 bed £2,001
• 2 bed £2,489
• 3 bed £2,846

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

11.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.9 times median annual pay (12.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,884 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (8.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (8.1 km)

36 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

150 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Downs Park Road (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms25
• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches123
• Playgrounds121

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

259,149 residents in Hackney · 13,593/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 73%
• 65+: 8%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK26,730
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK31,740
• Net moves−5,010

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 10 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

16% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,060 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (30% of 120,680)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

108 schools · 42,007 pupils

50 primary · 16 secondary · 42 other

Ofsted: 40 of 40 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

73 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hackney

165 CQC-registered services

• Care homes13
• GP practices52
• Dentists44
• Homecare agencies39
• Hospitals & hospices4

CQC ratings: 96% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Hackney

• Not in the Green Belt
• 342 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

324 applications decided

85.2% granted · 276 granted, 48 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Dame Meg Hillier

Labour (Co-op)

Hackney South and Shoreditch

Source: UK Parliament

Green majority · directly-elected mayor

• Lab 9
• Con 6
• Grn 42

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools41
• GPs & clinics21
• Pharmacies22
• Supermarkets24
• Parks & greens131
• Restaurants & cafés411

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

27,655 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

393 jobs advertised · £43,607 avg

e.g. Gopuff Delivery Riders - Work when you want!, Gopuff Delivery Riders - Flexible Schedule, Gopuff Delivery Riders - Hackney

Source: Adzuna

£959 median full-time weekly pay

6.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£34,929 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

62% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 139,461 certificates

8.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

64% low-carbon electricity

Wind 39% · Gas 34% · Nuclear 15% · Biomass 10%

147 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.7 yrs women · 79.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 58.9 women · 59.3 men

56% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.1
• Feeling worthwhile7.3
• Happiness yesterday7.0
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

11 GP surgeries · 12 pharmacies in E8

• London Fields Medical Centre
• Richmond Road Medical Centre
• Beechwood Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hackney South and Shoreditch:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks321 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND148 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Review the 2026 visa brake: Publish evidence & create transitional arrangements119 local signatures · 38,019 nationwide
• Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after117 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills83 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Mossbourne Community Academy · 0.1 km

  Mossbourne Community Academy, or MCA, is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located near Hackney Downs off the A104 road, in the Lower Clapton area of the London Borough of Hackney in…

• Hackney Downs School · 0.1 km

  Hackney Downs School was an 11–16 boys, community comprehensive secondary school in Lower Clapton, Greater London, England. It was established in 1876 and closed in 1995. It has been replaced by the Mossbourne Communi…

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  Hackney Downs · 0.1 km

  Hackney Downs is a park and an area of historically common land in the Lower Clapton area of the London Borough of Hackney. The name is sometimes also used to apply to the neighbourhood around the park.

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  Casa Fofo · 0.1 km

  Casa Fofo is a Michelin-starred restaurant in London, United Kingdom.

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  Pembury Estate · 0.4 km

  The Pembury Estate is a housing estate in the London Borough of Hackney in East London next to the Hackney Downs. The Pembury Estate consists of two sections: Old Pembury and New Pembury. Old Pembury consists of 24 19…

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  London Borough of Hackney · 0.4 km

  The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough in Inner London, England. The historical and administrative heart of Hackney is Mare Street. The borough is named after Hackney, its principal district. Southern and e…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)