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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000361

Hackney Central

Hackney Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,061 residents in Hackney. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hackney
8,061

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,679

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

13,557.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

22.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

70.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

58.8%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Holloway Nag's Head, Islington7,354 residents · 28.9% owned · 68.7% no carShepherd's Bush West, Hammersmith and Fulham6,701 residents · 23.0% owned · 66.8% no carClapham Common North, Lambeth6,774 residents · 23.7% owned · 64.1% no carOval, Lambeth8,406 residents · 27.6% owned · 63.8% no carBrixton Central, Lambeth9,160 residents · 24.4% owned · 67.3% no carNewington Green, Islington8,542 residents · 23.1% owned · 65.8% no car

Most similar within Hackney

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stoke Newington South, Hackney11,090 residents · 27.8% owned · 67.4% no carLondon Fields & Mare Street, Hackney10,418 residents · 24.6% owned · 67.7% no carDalston East, Hackney9,217 residents · 31.4% owned · 64.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hackney Central

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Private rented40.2%
1,480 households
Social rented35%
1,288 households
Owned22.6%
833 households
Shared ownership2%
74 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Hackney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement54.4%
2,000 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits22.8%
837 households
Terraced9.6%
353 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop5%
184 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.5%
165 households
Semi-detached2.7%
101 households
Detached0.8%
31 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Hackney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household70.6%
2,596 households
1 car or van in household26.7%
981 households
2 cars or vans in household2.5%
93 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.2%
8 households
Hackney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom36%
1,323 households
2 bedrooms35.3%
1,300 households
3 bedrooms19.9%
733 households
4 or more bedrooms8.8%
322 households
Hackney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household45%
1,656 households
One-person household36.1%
1,327 households
Other household types18.9%
693 households
Hackney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.1%
1,327 households
2 people in household32.8%
1,208 households
3 people in household16.5%
606 households
4 people in household8.2%
303 households
5 people in household4.5%
164 households
6 people in household1.2%
45 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hackney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
1,123 residents
15–2926.4%
2,127 residents
30–4433.2%
2,674 residents
45–6420%
1,613 residents
65 and over6.5%
520 residents
Hackney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White53%
4,275 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African21.6%
1,743 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.9%
796 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.8%
630 residents
Other ethnic group7.7%
618 residents
Hackney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above58.8%
4,041 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.8%
948 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.1%
765 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.5%
448 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.4%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.6%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Hackney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72.7%
4,995 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive24.5%
1,684 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
189 residents aged 16 and over
Hackney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27%
1,858 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
1,273 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
692 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.3%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.3%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.4%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.2%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Hackney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.4%
4,463 residents
Good health29.9%
2,408 residents
Fair health10.3%
827 residents
Bad health3.4%
278 residents
Very bad health1%
83 residents
Hackney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.6%
6,901 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.4%
1,158 residents
Hackney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.4%
1,668 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,189 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
584 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%
217 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
20 households
Hackney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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