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Homerton · Hackney

Homerton: your neighbourhood

Homerton electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 50% here, compared with 40% across Hackney (9.2 percentage points higher).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 27% here, compared with 32% across Hackney (5 percentage points lower).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 48.4% here, compared with 52.4% across Hackney (4 percentage points lower).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

6.7%

21 March 2021 · Homerton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

932 out of 13,884.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.5%

21 March 2021 · Homerton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

757 out of 13,884.

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People counted in the census

13,884

21 March 2021 · Homerton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

13,884 out of 13,884.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

48.4%

21 March 2021 · Homerton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

5,362 out of 11,088.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

60.2%

21 March 2021 · Homerton

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

3,331 out of 5,530.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

25.6%

21 March 2021 · Homerton

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,413 out of 5,530.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

32.2%

21 March 2021 · Homerton

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,568 out of 11,094.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

61.3%

21 March 2021 · Homerton

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

6,796 out of 11,094.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

5.5%

21 March 2021 · Homerton

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

613 out of 11,094.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.8%

21 March 2021 · Homerton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,973 out of 11,088.

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Homes rented privately

27%

21 March 2021 · Homerton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,505 out of 5,532.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

6.7%

21 March 2021 · Homerton

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

746 out of 11,094.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

50%

21 March 2021 · Homerton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,747 out of 5,532.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

6.6%

21 March 2021 · Homerton

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

730 out of 11,094.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Homerton ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

2,133 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,171 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Homerton ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 174 mapped crimes in September 2024; 161 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Homerton
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202417456
October 202420147
November 202417947
December 202417233
January 202516438
February 202518038
March 202517555
April 202517651
May 202516363
June 202519253
July 202520842
August 202518748
September 202519640
October 202517845
November 202518447
December 202518331
January 202614836
February 202614930
March 202616136
April 202616332
May 202620344
June 202619437
July 202621357
August 202616153
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Homerton
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime787
shoplifting308
other theft175
public order170
theft from the person164
vehicle crime117
drugs89
burglary88
criminal damage arson87
robbery73
bicycle theft44
possession of weapons17
other crime14
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Hackney →