Homerton – Hackney London Borough
Homerton contains approximately 5,028 households with a population of about 11,650 according to the 2011 census.
Homerton Ward lies on the Eastern side of Hackney.
The ward includes Homerton Hospital and Sutton House, which was built in 1535 and is believed to be the oldest house in East London still standing.
The profile shows that Homerton’s population has a similar age profile to Hackney’s, but is more ethnically diverse, with proportionately more black people and fewer white people than average.
The ward has more single person and lone parent households than the borough average.
The proportion of Homerton’s households living in social housing is considerably higher than the borough average.
Homerton’s economic and social profiles show that qualification levels are lower, but more people are in full time employment and fewer are unemployed than average for Hackney.
In 2011, 61% of Homerton’s adults were in work. Homerton’s residents enjoy around the same levels of health as Hackney overall.
Postcodes in Homerton include the following.
| E5 0xx | E5 8xx | E8 1xx |
| E8 3xx | E9 5xx | E9 6xx |