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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007110

Hoxton South & East

Hoxton South & East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,332 residents in Hackney. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hackney
7,332

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,361

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20,912.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

78.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

56.4%

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.

Vauxhall South, Lambeth12,520 residents · 24.5% owned · 72.8% no carOld Street & St Luke's, Islington10,673 residents · 16.6% owned · 77.6% no carSouthwark St George's, Southwark9,276 residents · 22.2% owned · 73.3% no carClerkenwell, Islington11,313 residents · 23.4% owned · 75.1% no carKennington West & Vauxhall North, Lambeth9,846 residents · 24.2% owned · 68.0% no carWalworth North, Southwark9,791 residents · 21.9% owned · 73.0% no car

Most similar within Hackney

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hoxton North & West, Hackney8,862 residents · 19.3% owned · 71.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hoxton South & East

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

Tenure

Social rented42.8%
1,438 households
Private rented37.3%
1,254 households
Owned17.2%
577 households
Shared ownership2.5%
85 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Hoxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement91.6%
3,080 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.6%
120 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
52 households
Terraced1.5%
52 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
50 households
Semi-detached0.2%
6 households
Detached0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Hoxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household78.6%
2,642 households
1 car or van in household18.9%
635 households
2 cars or vans in household2.2%
73 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.3%
11 households
Hoxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.9%
1,376 households
1 bedroom35.2%
1,182 households
3 bedrooms19%
639 households
4 or more bedrooms4.9%
164 households
Hoxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household43.8%
1,473 households
One-person household41.1%
1,382 households
Other household types15.1%
507 households
Hoxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.1%
1,381 households
2 people in household30.6%
1,028 households
3 people in household13.7%
459 households
4 people in household10.2%
342 households
5 people in household3.3%
110 households
6 people in household0.9%
29 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hoxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.5%
916 residents
15–2934.1%
2,499 residents
30–4427.8%
2,042 residents
45–6419.4%
1,426 residents
65 and over6.1%
451 residents
Hoxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White52.9%
3,874 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17.9%
1,311 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.2%
891 residents
Other ethnic group10.1%
737 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.1%
517 residents
Hoxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above56.4%
3,585 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.1%
898 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.6%
798 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.5%
415 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.8%
307 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.1%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Hoxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.8%
4,186 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.1%
1,917 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.1%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Hoxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,394 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,291 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students15.8%
1,007 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.8%
499 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.2%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.6%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.1%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Hoxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.6%
4,295 residents
Good health28.2%
2,067 residents
Fair health8.8%
643 residents
Bad health3.2%
238 residents
Very bad health1.2%
89 residents
Hoxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.3%
6,403 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.7%
929 residents
Hoxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.7%
1,738 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.3%
987 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
457 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%
162 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
19 households
Hoxton South & 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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