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Hackney council area. Every figure carries its own date.

Neighbourhood differences

Homes rented privately

19% to 43%

Homes rented privately ranged from 19% in King's Park to 43% in Dalston — a gap of 24 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
King's Park	19%	938	4,931
Hackney Wick	23.5%	1,160	4,946
Victoria	26.8%	1,393	5,195
Homerton	27.2%	1,505	5,532
Hackney Central	28.1%	1,597	5,690
Clissold	29.1%	1,591	5,469
London Fields	29.4%	1,642	5,584
Hackney Downs	29.9%	1,608	5,370
Haggerston	31.1%	1,945	6,254
Shacklewell	31.3%	1,191	3,803
Stoke Newington	32.7%	1,823	5,573
De Beauvoir	33%	1,340	4,060
Hoxton West	33.5%	2,110	6,290
Lea Bridge	34.5%	1,841	5,333
Woodberry Down	34.8%	1,715	4,927
Springfield	36.3%	1,893	5,211
Stamford Hill West	38.9%	1,260	3,238
Cazenove	39.5%	2,052	5,191
Brownswood	39.9%	1,637	4,106
Hoxton East & Shoreditch	40.6%	2,186	5,381
Dalston	43%	1,719	3,999

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.7% to 6.4%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.7% in Dalston to 6.4% in London Fields — a gap of 2.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Dalston	3.7%	326	8,882
Stamford Hill West	3.8%	394	10,345
Cazenove	4%	609	15,334
De Beauvoir	4.3%	394	9,195
Clissold	4.3%	547	12,579
Hoxton East & Shoreditch	4.4%	515	11,765
Stoke Newington	4.5%	608	13,382
Springfield	4.6%	708	15,319
Brownswood	4.6%	419	9,015
Hoxton West	4.7%	641	13,752
Lea Bridge	4.9%	687	14,124
Shacklewell	4.9%	450	9,125
Woodberry Down	5%	609	12,113
Homerton	5.5%	757	13,884
Victoria	5.5%	667	12,155
Hackney Downs	5.6%	723	12,997
Hackney Central	5.8%	733	12,717
Haggerston	5.8%	832	14,409
King's Park	6.1%	791	13,061
Hackney Wick	6.1%	754	12,308
London Fields	6.4%	808	12,682

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People aged 65 or over

5.8% to 10.1%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 5.8% in Hoxton West to 10.1% in King's Park — a gap of 4.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Hoxton West	5.8%	799	13,752
Dalston	6%	536	8,880
Hoxton East & Shoreditch	6.1%	713	11,771
Homerton	6.7%	932	13,884
Shacklewell	6.8%	618	9,123
Cazenove	7.1%	1,089	15,334
Haggerston	7.3%	1,051	14,406
Brownswood	7.5%	675	9,011
Woodberry Down	7.6%	920	12,113
De Beauvoir	7.6%	703	9,195
Lea Bridge	7.8%	1,106	14,124
Hackney Downs	8%	1,046	12,996
Stamford Hill West	8.1%	833	10,345
Hackney Central	8.3%	1,059	12,719
Hackney Wick	8.5%	1,046	12,307
Springfield	8.7%	1,335	15,316
Victoria	8.7%	1,061	12,156
Clissold	8.8%	1,101	12,580
Stoke Newington	9.6%	1,282	13,380
London Fields	10%	1,272	12,682
King's Park	10.1%	1,325	13,062

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.8% to 30.5%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 9.8% in Dalston to 30.5% in Springfield — a gap of 20.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Dalston	9.8%	758	7,771
Brownswood	11.8%	907	7,702
Clissold	12%	1,248	10,432
De Beauvoir	12.5%	962	7,692
Stoke Newington	12.6%	1,396	11,123
Hoxton East & Shoreditch	13.9%	1,410	10,155
Hoxton West	14.1%	1,668	11,806
Lea Bridge	15.1%	1,708	11,279
Hackney Downs	15.2%	1,651	10,856
London Fields	15.4%	1,654	10,757
Victoria	15.6%	1,567	10,042
Haggerston	15.7%	1,920	12,245
Shacklewell	15.9%	1,190	7,503
Hackney Central	16%	1,689	10,573
Homerton	17.8%	1,973	11,088
Hackney Wick	18%	1,818	10,101
King's Park	18.4%	1,905	10,366
Woodberry Down	19.1%	1,810	9,456
Cazenove	23.8%	2,644	11,108
Stamford Hill West	28.5%	1,972	6,925
Springfield	30.5%	3,195	10,487

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29.6% to 65.7%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 29.6% in Springfield to 65.7% in Dalston — a gap of 36 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Springfield	29.6%	3,105	10,487
Stamford Hill West	33.3%	2,309	6,925
Cazenove	40.9%	4,540	11,108
Hackney Wick	46.2%	4,667	10,101
King's Park	46.7%	4,836	10,366
Woodberry Down	48.1%	4,548	9,456
Homerton	48.4%	5,362	11,088
Hackney Central	52.7%	5,568	10,573
Hackney Downs	53.9%	5,854	10,856
Victoria	53.9%	5,417	10,042
Lea Bridge	54.1%	6,103	11,279
Shacklewell	54.2%	4,067	7,503
Haggerston	55.5%	6,793	12,245
London Fields	56.5%	6,083	10,757
Hoxton West	56.8%	6,700	11,806
Hoxton East & Shoreditch	57.7%	5,858	10,155
Stoke Newington	60.1%	6,684	11,123
Clissold	61.6%	6,427	10,432
De Beauvoir	62.7%	4,825	7,692
Brownswood	63.3%	4,876	7,702
Dalston	65.7%	5,102	7,771

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

16.1% to 28.5%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 16.1% in Dalston to 28.5% in Springfield — a gap of 12.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Dalston	16.1%	642	3,998
De Beauvoir	17.5%	709	4,057
Clissold	17.9%	981	5,472
Brownswood	18.2%	748	4,105
Hoxton East & Shoreditch	18.5%	995	5,382
Hoxton West	19.3%	1,217	6,290
Stoke Newington	19.9%	1,111	5,572
Haggerston	22.9%	1,433	6,256
Stamford Hill West	23%	745	3,238
London Fields	23%	1,287	5,584
Victoria	23.2%	1,205	5,194
Lea Bridge	23.3%	1,240	5,333
Shacklewell	23.6%	897	3,801
Woodberry Down	23.9%	1,180	4,928
Hackney Downs	24.3%	1,305	5,370
Cazenove	24.3%	1,262	5,191
Hackney Central	24.5%	1,393	5,692
Homerton	25.6%	1,413	5,530
King's Park	26.8%	1,322	4,931
Hackney Wick	27.2%	1,346	4,946
Springfield	28.5%	1,483	5,211

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

27% to 52.1%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 27% in Dalston to 52.1% in Hackney Wick — a gap of 25.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Dalston	27%	1,079	3,999
Brownswood	28%	1,151	4,106
Stoke Newington	29.3%	1,631	5,573
Lea Bridge	29.3%	1,563	5,333
Clissold	32.2%	1,761	5,469
De Beauvoir	33.6%	1,363	4,060
Cazenove	35.2%	1,828	5,191
Stamford Hill West	35.7%	1,157	3,238
Springfield	39.5%	2,057	5,211
Hoxton East & Shoreditch	40%	2,153	5,381
Hackney Downs	40.2%	2,161	5,370
London Fields	41.9%	2,342	5,584
Shacklewell	42.8%	1,626	3,803
Hoxton West	43.8%	2,757	6,290
Woodberry Down	46.4%	2,286	4,927
Haggerston	47.2%	2,949	6,254
Victoria	47.2%	2,454	5,195
Hackney Central	48.1%	2,738	5,690
Homerton	49.7%	2,747	5,532
King's Park	52.1%	2,568	4,931
Hackney Wick	52.1%	2,578	4,946

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21 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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