Hackney Central – Hackney London Borough
Hackney Central contains approximately 5,388 households with a population of about 12,385 according to the 2011 census.
Hackney Central Ward lies in the centre of Hackney.
The Town Hall, Hackney Empire and Hackney Picturehouse are to be found along Mare St, its main thoroughfare.
The profile shows that Hackney Central’s population has a greater proportion of adults aged 25-59 and fewer children than Hackney.
It has proportionately more black residents than the Hackney average.
The ward has a greater proportion of multi-adult and lone parent households but fewer couples with children than Hackney as a whole.
In 2011, over half of households in Hackney Central live in social rented housing.
Hackney Central’s economic and social profiles show just over 40% of adults have degree-level qualifications or higher, but unemployment is above the borough average.
Over 60% of the working-age population is in work. Residents of Hackney Central report poorer levels of health than the borough average.
Postcodes in Hackney Central include the following.
| E5 8xx | E8 1xx | E8 2xx |
| E8 3xx | E8 9xx |