Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007111

Shoreditch

Shoreditch is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,949 residents in Hackney. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hackney
5,949

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,818

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,203.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

81.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

67.8%

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 carCity Centre North & Collyhurst, Manchester7,882 residents · 17.4% owned · 66.1% no carBorough & Southwark Street, Southwark10,168 residents · 21.3% owned · 75.4% no carHolloway Nag's Head, Islington7,354 residents · 28.9% owned · 68.7% no carClerkenwell, Islington11,313 residents · 23.4% owned · 75.1% no carAldgate, Tower Hamlets12,769 residents · 15.8% owned · 78.8% no car

Most similar within Hackney

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dalston Kingsland, Hackney5,941 residents · 26.4% owned · 75.4% no carLondon Fields & Mare Street, Hackney10,418 residents · 24.6% owned · 67.7% no carHackney Central, Hackney8,061 residents · 22.6% owned · 70.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shoreditch

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

Tenure

Private rented58.5%
1,649 households
Social rented22.5%
633 households
Owned16.2%
456 households
Shared ownership2.3%
66 households
Lives rent free0.5%
14 households
Shoreditch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement76.6%
2,157 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse11.2%
314 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop6.6%
187 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
71 households
Terraced1.9%
53 households
Detached0.5%
15 households
Semi-detached0.5%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Shoreditch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household81.1%
2,284 households
1 car or van in household17.1%
481 households
2 cars or vans in household1.6%
44 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.2%
7 households
Shoreditch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms42.9%
1,208 households
1 bedroom35.7%
1,006 households
3 bedrooms17.7%
499 households
4 or more bedrooms3.7%
103 households
Shoreditch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household42.3%
1,190 households
One-person household37.4%
1,054 households
Other household types20.3%
571 households
Shoreditch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.4%
1,139 households
1 person in household37.4%
1,054 households
3 people in household12.8%
360 households
4 people in household5.9%
166 households
5 people in household2.3%
66 households
6 people in household0.9%
24 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shoreditch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 157.5%
449 residents
15–2942.2%
2,511 residents
30–4431.6%
1,883 residents
45–6415.4%
914 residents
65 and over3.3%
195 residents
Shoreditch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.9%
3,443 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.7%
817 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.7%
814 residents
Other ethnic group7.5%
444 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.2%
431 residents
Shoreditch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above67.8%
3,703 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.3%
617 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.1%
445 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5.9%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.2%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.2%
66 residents aged 16 and over
Shoreditch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72.4%
3,952 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive22.9%
1,252 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.7%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Shoreditch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations29.8%
1,627 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.1%
1,264 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students16.1%
881 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%
378 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
330 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.7%
311 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations5.2%
286 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5%
271 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.1%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Shoreditch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health60.6%
3,604 residents
Good health29.8%
1,776 residents
Fair health7%
415 residents
Bad health1.9%
115 residents
Very bad health0.7%
40 residents
Shoreditch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act90.5%
5,382 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act9.5%
567 residents
Shoreditch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.9%
1,658 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.8%
812 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.8%
275 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
63 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Shoreditch · 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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