Hackney
Hackney is a city in Greater London, England, with a population of around 270,000. It has one school, nine GPs and clinics, ten pharmacies, nine supermarkets, one park and green, and 214 restaurants and cafés, 98 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Hackney Downs, 0.5 km away. There were around 1,246 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hackney area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Hackney area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 259,149 residents at roughly 13,593 people per km².
- Council
- Hackney
- County
- Greater London
- Constituency
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 270th of 294 English council areas — better than 8% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
20°CLight rain shower
- Today: 24° / 15° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:24
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Waltham Forest Dawlish Rd, United Kingdom
Crime
1503 reported · July 2026▼ 6% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour386
- Violence & sexual offences371
- Shoplifting124
- Other theft112
199 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Homerton · Metropolitan
Local policing priorities
- Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) Working towards a reduction of robberies and violence against women girls and youths across the w…
- Drug ASB - Clapton Square E5 , St johns Church Yard and Bohemia The resident have asked the policing team to work towards tackling & prev…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
725 reported road collisions (2024)
113 killed or seriously injured · 794 casualties · 28 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 365 rated 4–5 ★ (289 top)
- 31 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Homerton (0.6 km)
- 98 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hackney Central (0.5 km):
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Live buses at Jack Dunning Estate:
- 425 → Ilford, Hainault Street · 4 min
- 488 → Bromley-By-Bow,Tesco · 6 min
- 425 → Ilford, Hainault Street · 13 min
- 425 → Ilford, Hainault Street · 26 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£605,442 average▲ 0.4% YoY
Across Hackney · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£2,644 average monthly rent▲ 3.2% YoY
- 1 bed £1,990
- 2 bed £2,475
- 3 bed £2,830
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (8.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (8.3 km)
68 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Shell Recharge/Ubitricity (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres4
- Gyms24
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches176
- Playgrounds93
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
259,149 residents in Hackney · 13,593/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 73%
- 65+: 8%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 7 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
11% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£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
Schools
107 schools · 42,007 pupils
50 primary · 16 secondary · 41 other
Ofsted: 40 of 40 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
73inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Clapton Girls' AcademyOutstanding
- Mossbourne Community AcademyOutstanding
- Mossbourne Victoria Park AcademyOutstanding
- All Saints Catholic High SchoolGood
- Haggerston SchoolGood
- Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls)Good
- Skinners' AcademyGood
- The City Academy, HackneyGood
- The Excelsior AcademyGood
- The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary SchoolGood
- Waterside AcademyGood
- Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls SchoolGood
- Cardinal Pole Catholic School
- City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
- Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
- The Bridge Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hackney
Care & health services
163 CQC-registered services
- Care homes13
- GP practices51
- Dentists42
- Homecare agencies40
- Hospitals & hospices4
CQC ratings: 96% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hackney
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 214 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
323 applications decided
79.6% granted · 257 granted, 66 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Dame Meg Hillier
Labour (Co-op)
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Green majority · directly-elected mayor
- Lab 9
- Con 6
- Grn 42
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools35
- GPs & clinics24
- Pharmacies17
- Supermarkets14
- Parks & greens176
- Restaurants & cafés264
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
27,140 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
490 jobs advertised · £41,809 avg
e.g. Gopuff Delivery Riders - Choose when you work!, Gopuff Delivery Riders - Hackney, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£959 median full-time weekly pay
7% 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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
71% low-carbon electricity
Wind 50% · Gas 15% · Imports 14% · Nuclear 13%
76 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO
Health
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hackney South and Shoreditch:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership366 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership305 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s258 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Nationalise water companies to make water a non profit publicly owned asset152 local signatures · 30,175 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office111 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Homerton University Hospital · 0.1 kmHomerton University Hospital is a teaching hospital in Homerton in the London Borough of Hackney. It is managed by Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
City Academy, Hackney · 0.2 kmThe City Academy, Hackney is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Homerton area of the London Borough of Hackney, England.
Sutton House, London · 0.2 kmSutton House is a Grade II* listed Tudor manor house in Homerton High Street, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is owned by the National Trust.
Sutton Place, Hackney · 0.2 kmSutton Place, is a small street in the London Borough of Hackney. It links Homerton High Street with St John's Church Gardens, in Hackney. The Georgian terrace of 1790–1806, is Grade II listed as a whole, together wit…
Church of St John-at-Hackney · 0.2 kmSt John at Hackney is a Grade II* listed Anglican Church in the London Borough of Hackney with a capacity of around 2,000. It was built in 1792 to replace Hackney's medieval parish church, of which St Augustine's Towe…
Clapton Square · 0.3 kmClapton Square is the second largest garden square in the London Borough of Hackney, located in Lower Clapton, Clapton. It is lined by buildings on three sides. Its Conservation Area designated in 1969 – extended in 1…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hackney?
- Hackney is a town in Greater London, England, in the Hackney local authority.
- How deprived is Hackney?
- The Hackney local authority, which includes Hackney, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.