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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007108

Dalston Kingsland

Dalston Kingsland is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,941 residents in Hackney. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hackney
5,941

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,802

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16,214.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

26.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

75.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

68.9%

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.

Bermondsey North, Southwark6,746 residents · 25.5% owned · 74.1% no carHolloway Nag's Head, Islington7,354 residents · 28.9% owned · 68.7% no carAngel, Islington10,313 residents · 30.7% owned · 68.3% no carClapham Old Town, Lambeth7,538 residents · 37.0% owned · 57.6% no carLower Holloway, Islington12,420 residents · 23.9% owned · 72.6% no carVauxhall South, Lambeth12,520 residents · 24.5% owned · 72.8% no car

Most similar within Hackney

The closest matches in the same local authority.

London Fields & Mare Street, Hackney10,418 residents · 24.6% owned · 67.7% no carHackney Central, Hackney8,061 residents · 22.6% owned · 70.6% no carShoreditch, Hackney5,949 residents · 16.2% owned · 81.1% no carStoke Newington South, Hackney11,090 residents · 27.8% owned · 67.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dalston Kingsland

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

Tenure

Private rented52.1%
1,461 households
Owned26.4%
741 households
Social rented19.5%
546 households
Shared ownership1.7%
49 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Dalston Kingsland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement57.4%
1,608 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits14.1%
394 households
Terraced11.8%
331 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse7.5%
211 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop4.5%
125 households
Semi-detached3.6%
102 households
Detached1%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Dalston Kingsland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household75.4%
2,114 households
1 car or van in household22.4%
627 households
2 cars or vans in household1.9%
54 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.2%
7 households
Dalston Kingsland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom36.3%
1,017 households
2 bedrooms34.8%
976 households
3 bedrooms20.8%
584 households
4 or more bedrooms8.1%
226 households
Dalston Kingsland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household44.7%
1,251 households
One-person household34.7%
971 households
Other household types20.7%
579 households
Dalston Kingsland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.8%
1,088 households
1 person in household34.7%
973 households
3 people in household14.6%
410 households
4 people in household7.9%
222 households
5 people in household2.6%
74 households
6 people in household0.9%
25 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dalston Kingsland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 159.9%
588 residents
15–2928.8%
1,711 residents
30–4440.2%
2,391 residents
45–6415.2%
905 residents
65 and over5.8%
346 residents
Dalston Kingsland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White65.3%
3,880 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.1%
659 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.8%
580 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.5%
448 residents
Other ethnic group6.3%
373 residents
Dalston Kingsland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above68.9%
3,661 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.8%
523 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications9.1%
482 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications4.8%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.4%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.8%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Dalston Kingsland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)79.6%
4,227 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive18.9%
1,002 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Dalston Kingsland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations30.1%
1,600 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.7%
1,523 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.2%
330 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.2%
276 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
276 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.1%
271 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Dalston Kingsland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health59.6%
3,541 residents
Good health28.3%
1,678 residents
Fair health8.8%
522 residents
Bad health2.4%
143 residents
Very bad health0.9%
54 residents
Dalston Kingsland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.8%
5,217 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.2%
724 residents
Dalston Kingsland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.1%
1,600 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.3%
820 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.1%
282 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
14 households
Dalston Kingsland · 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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