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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000364

Dalston East

Dalston East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,217 residents in Hackney. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hackney
9,217

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,099

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

13,870.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

31.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

64.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

59.3%

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.

Newington Green, Islington8,542 residents · 23.1% owned · 65.8% no carHighbury, Islington7,865 residents · 34.2% owned · 60.6% no carCanonbury East & Mildmay Park, Islington10,438 residents · 29.1% owned · 67.8% no carArchway East, Islington9,571 residents · 33.9% owned · 58.3% no carPoets' Corner & Brockwell Park, Lambeth9,812 residents · 32.2% owned · 60.0% no carClapham Common North, Lambeth6,774 residents · 23.7% owned · 64.1% 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 carDe Beauvoir, Hackney7,614 residents · 28.0% owned · 62.1% no carHackney Downs, Hackney9,610 residents · 25.7% owned · 62.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dalston East

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

Tenure

Social rented38.6%
1,583 households
Owned31.4%
1,288 households
Private rented27.4%
1,125 households
Shared ownership2.4%
98 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Dalston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement42%
1,720 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits26.6%
1,090 households
Terraced16.3%
667 households
Semi-detached7.5%
309 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse5%
206 households
Detached1.3%
53 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
47 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Dalston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household64.4%
2,638 households
1 car or van in household31.3%
1,283 households
2 cars or vans in household3.5%
145 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.8%
32 households
Dalston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom31.3%
1,282 households
2 bedrooms30.9%
1,265 households
3 bedrooms25.3%
1,035 households
4 or more bedrooms12.6%
516 households
Dalston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.5%
2,029 households
One-person household35.5%
1,456 households
Other household types15%
616 households
Dalston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.5%
1,456 households
2 people in household32%
1,312 households
3 people in household15.9%
650 households
4 people in household10.4%
427 households
5 people in household3.7%
151 households
6 people in household1.3%
55 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
31 households
7 people in household0.4%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dalston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
1,347 residents
15–2922.8%
2,106 residents
30–4429.1%
2,687 residents
45–6422.9%
2,112 residents
65 and over10.5%
967 residents
Dalston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.2%
5,274 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African22.3%
2,058 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.4%
773 residents
Other ethnic group6.1%
561 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%
551 residents
Dalston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above59.3%
4,619 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.8%
997 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.4%
884 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.3%
568 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.9%
379 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.4%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Dalston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.7%
5,428 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.3%
2,199 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Dalston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.7%
2,075 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,674 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
775 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
753 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.6%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.5%
585 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.3%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.7%
520 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Dalston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.2%
5,090 residents
Good health29.1%
2,678 residents
Fair health10.4%
963 residents
Bad health4%
365 residents
Very bad health1.3%
120 residents
Dalston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.9%
7,824 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.1%
1,393 residents
Dalston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.5%
2,031 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.2%
1,237 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
593 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
221 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
17 households
Dalston East · 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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