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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000362

Hackney Wick

Hackney Wick is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,961 residents in Hackney. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hackney
6,961

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,805

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,373.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

23.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

59.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

48.3%

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.

South Bermondsey Central, Southwark9,610 residents · 23.4% owned · 62.3% no carQueens Road Peckham, Southwark10,925 residents · 29.5% owned · 58.9% no carNunhead North, Southwark9,688 residents · 31.3% owned · 51.2% no carCentral Lewisham South, Lewisham9,142 residents · 29.9% owned · 60.2% no carBrixton Hill West, Lambeth10,254 residents · 32.3% owned · 57.9% no carArchway East, Islington9,571 residents · 33.9% owned · 58.3% no car

Most similar within Hackney

The closest matches in the same local authority.

South Hackney, Hackney8,328 residents · 23.0% owned · 58.8% no carAmhurst Road & Pembury Estate, Hackney11,512 residents · 17.8% owned · 67.3% no carHackney Downs, Hackney9,610 residents · 25.7% owned · 62.4% no carHaggerston East, Hackney9,922 residents · 18.8% owned · 65.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hackney Wick

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

Tenure

Social rented44.6%
1,251 households
Private rented27.5%
772 households
Owned23%
646 households
Shared ownership4.7%
132 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Hackney Wick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement54.9%
1,539 households
Terraced20.5%
574 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.4%
263 households
Semi-detached7.8%
220 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.6%
100 households
Detached2.9%
80 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Hackney Wick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household59.9%
1,680 households
1 car or van in household34.7%
974 households
2 cars or vans in household4.7%
131 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%
20 households
Hackney Wick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.3%
961 households
1 bedroom27.5%
771 households
3 bedrooms26.9%
754 households
4 or more bedrooms11.4%
319 households
Hackney Wick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.6%
1,504 households
One-person household30.5%
856 households
Other household types15.8%
444 households
Hackney Wick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32%
898 households
1 person in household30.6%
857 households
3 people in household17.4%
489 households
4 people in household11.3%
317 households
5 people in household5%
141 households
6 people in household2.7%
75 households
7 people in household0.6%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hackney Wick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,056 residents
15–2926.7%
1,859 residents
30–4429%
2,020 residents
45–6421.2%
1,477 residents
65 and over7.9%
551 residents
Hackney Wick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White49%
3,407 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African27.7%
1,925 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.7%
608 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.9%
549 residents
Other ethnic group6.8%
471 residents
Hackney Wick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above48.3%
2,806 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.4%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.9%
752 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.9%
578 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.8%
398 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Hackney Wick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.2%
3,789 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.4%
1,886 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Hackney Wick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.7%
1,318 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%
830 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.3%
539 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.9%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.5%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%
486 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Hackney Wick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
3,569 residents
Good health31%
2,161 residents
Fair health12%
836 residents
Bad health4.3%
296 residents
Very bad health1.4%
99 residents
Hackney Wick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
5,686 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
1,275 residents
Hackney Wick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.2%
1,155 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
915 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.9%
530 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.8%
190 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
16 households
Hackney Wick · 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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