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The London Borough of Hackney consists of 21 District Wards. (click on Wards below for Hackney Wards Profile Details)

The Hackney wards are Brownswood, Cazenove, Clissold, Dalston, De Beauvoir, Hackney Central, Hackney Downs, Hackney Wick, Haggerston, Homerton, Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hoxton West, King’s Park, Lea Bridge, London Fields, Shacklewell, Springfield, Stamford Hill West, Stoke Newington, Victoria and Woodberry Down.

Map of the London Borough of Hackney District Wards

The ONS website provides the following information about Hackney from a 2021 census.

In Hackney, the population size has increased by 5.3%, from around 246,300 in 2011 to 259,200 in 2021.

In 2021, Hackney ranked 68th for total population out of 309 local authority areas in England, which is a fall of two places in a decade.

As of 2021, Hackney is the third most densely populated of London’s 33 local authority areas, with around 97 people living on each football pitch-sized area of land.

There has been an increase of 17.8% in people aged 65 years and over, an increase of 6.3% in people aged 15 to 64 years, and a decrease of 3.3% in children aged under 15 years.

Statistics provided by Office for National Statistics Census 2021



The following information is provided by the Hackney Policy and Insight Team Fact and Figures Leaflet for September 2019.

Hackney Population, gender 2018 mid-year

Male139,304
Female140,361
TOTAL279,554
Source: ONS 2017 Mid-Year Estimates, ONS, June 2018

Population, age structure – Mid 2018

AgePopulation
0-420,326
5-918,511
10-1416,219
15-1913,874
20-2416,576
25-2930,431
30-3438,848
35-3930,851
40-4420,265
45-4916,510
50-5415,035
55-5912,068
60-649,046
65-696,891
70-745,271
75-793,598
80-842,805
85-891,585
90+955
TOTAL279,554

Hackney Marital Status

Marital Status% Hackney Adults
Single (Never Married)57.50%
Married/Remarried26.80%
Same Sex Civil Partnership0.60%
Seperated11.70%
Widowed3.50%
Source: % adults in Hackney, Census 2011, ONS

Hackney Property Tenure

Property TenureHackney %
Owner Occupied26%
Private Rented29%
RSL Rented20%
Council Rented24%
Living Rent Free1%
Source: % households in Hackney Census 2011, ONS

Hackney House Prices

Property TypeHackney
Detached£976,911
Semi Detached£838,333
Terraced£735,595
Maisonette /
Flat
£506,165
ALL£551,995
Annual change-0.1%
Source: Land Registry, June 2019