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Victoria – Hackney London Borough

Victoria - London Borough of Hackney District Ward
Victoria – London Borough of Hackney District Ward

Victoria contains approximately 5,208 households with a population of about 12,300 according to the 2011 census.

Victoria Ward lies in the south east of Hackney.

The ward borders Victoria Park.

The profile shows that the population of Victoria Ward has fewer adults in their 20’s, but more aged 30 and over compared to the Hackney average.

Victoria Ward has proportionately more white British, but fewer other white residents than Hackney as a whole.

The ward has more lone parent households, but comparatively few multi-person households compared to Hackney overall.

In 2011 over half of all households in Victoria Ward lived in social housing.

Just over 20% rented from a private landlord.

This is below the borough average of 28%.

Victoria’s economic and social profiles show the ward has broadly similar qualification levels to the rest of the borough.

Unemployment is slightly higher than the borough average.

Just over 60% of the working-age population in Victoria is in work, slightly higher than the Hackney average.

Residents of Victoria Ward generally experience similar levels of health to Hackney overall.

Postcodes in Victoria include the following.

E8 3xxE8 4xxE9 6xx
E9 7xx