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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000366

South Hackney

South Hackney is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,328 residents in Hackney. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hackney
8,328

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,540

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,943.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

23.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

58.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

48.2%

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.

Queens Road Peckham, Southwark10,925 residents · 29.5% owned · 58.9% no carNunhead North, Southwark9,688 residents · 31.3% owned · 51.2% no carChalk Farm, Camden8,488 residents · 24.9% owned · 64.6% no carHighcroft & Holly Park, Islington9,356 residents · 23.4% owned · 64.3% no carKentish Town West, Camden9,997 residents · 22.3% owned · 66.1% no carHilldrop, Islington8,682 residents · 22.4% owned · 68.0% no car

Most similar within Hackney

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hackney Downs, Hackney9,610 residents · 25.7% owned · 62.4% no carAmhurst Road & Pembury Estate, Hackney11,512 residents · 17.8% owned · 67.3% no carHaggerston East, Hackney9,922 residents · 18.8% owned · 65.8% no carHackney Wick, Hackney6,961 residents · 23.0% owned · 59.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Hackney

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

Tenure

Social rented55.7%
1,973 households
Owned23%
814 households
Private rented19.4%
688 households
Shared ownership1.5%
53 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
South Hackney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement45.6%
1,614 households
Terraced23%
814 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits17.8%
631 households
Semi-detached5.6%
197 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.3%
153 households
Detached2.1%
73 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
56 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
South Hackney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household58.8%
2,079 households
1 car or van in household35.5%
1,254 households
2 cars or vans in household4.8%
171 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.9%
33 households
South Hackney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms31.3%
1,107 households
1 bedroom29.4%
1,039 households
3 bedrooms25.7%
909 households
4 or more bedrooms13.7%
485 households
South Hackney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household50.1%
1,772 households
One-person household36.9%
1,306 households
Other household types13.1%
462 households
South Hackney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.9%
1,306 households
2 people in household26.6%
942 households
3 people in household17%
601 households
4 people in household11.2%
395 households
5 people in household5.2%
184 households
6 people in household1.8%
63 households
7 people in household0.8%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
20 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Hackney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,381 residents
15–2922.1%
1,841 residents
30–4425.8%
2,148 residents
45–6425%
2,085 residents
65 and over10.5%
870 residents
South Hackney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White55%
4,580 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African23.4%
1,946 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.3%
692 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.9%
661 residents
Other ethnic group5.4%
450 residents
South Hackney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above48.2%
3,302 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.3%
1,255 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.9%
884 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.8%
673 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.4%
437 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.4%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
140 residents aged 16 and over
South Hackney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.9%
4,314 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.6%
2,369 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
171 residents aged 16 and over
South Hackney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,484 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.5%
1,132 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.6%
933 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
672 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.3%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.3%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.8%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
245 residents aged 16 and over
South Hackney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.6%
4,381 residents
Good health28.8%
2,395 residents
Fair health12%
1,002 residents
Bad health4.9%
410 residents
Very bad health1.7%
140 residents
South Hackney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
6,819 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,507 residents
South Hackney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.7%
1,404 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
1,162 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.2%
645 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.6%
304 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
24 households
South Hackney · 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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