Hackney: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£1,330,617

Semi-detached

£1,193,876

Terraced

£960,633

Flat or maisonette

£524,885

First-time buyers

£549,012

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  184,956 in 1991 → 266,758 in 2024 (+44.2%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £240,326 in 2005 → £605,729 in 2026 (+152.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £473 in 2008 → £795 in 2025 (+68.3%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  56.1% in 2004 → 81.5% in 2023 (+45.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  5.6% in 2001 → 7.0% in 2025 (+25.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £7,388 in 1997 → £34,929 in 2024 (+372.8%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

38 official indicators are published for Hackney; 31 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• High-growth businesses · Economy & work8.0% (2024) · 4th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.1 t per person (2024) · 5th lowest of 361
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access5 min (2019) · 3rd lowest of 326
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access637.7 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 8th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work50.1% (2024/25) · 362nd lowest of 363
• Claimant count · Economy & work7.0% (2025) · 354th lowest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing11.7× earnings (April 2025) · 296th lowest of 316
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.1 out of 10 (2022/23) · 342nd highest of 363

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.5 years · England 80.0 · 82nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.7 years · England 83.8 · 76th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)59.3 years · England 60.9 · 88th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)58.9 years · England 61.3 · 96th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)331.8 per 100k · England 321.0 · 79th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)15.0% · England 10.4 · 139th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)56.1% · England 64.6 · 17th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)68.1% · England 68.3 · 80th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)49.9 score · England 46.0 · 28th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)3.2% · England 5.8 · 23rd lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)21.2% · England 19.8 · 96th lowest of 153