Hackney: local statistics
Hackney is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 266,241 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Hackney, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In 2022 to 2024, women in Hackney had a life expectancy at birth of 82.9 years; for men it was 78.3, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.2 years for women and +0.1 for men. It is the 3rd lowest for women of the 32 council areas in London.
In March 2026, 27,655 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Hackney, 53% more than in 2016. There are 104 per 1,000 residents, the 5th highest of 33 in London.
The claimant count for Hackney stood at 13,535 in August 2026, or 6.9% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for London was 5.5%. The rate was the same a year earlier. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 5.5% (January 2023) and 8.4% (August 2021).
In the year to March 2026, 31,080 offences were recorded by police in Hackney: 116.7 per 1,000 people, the 7th highest rate of the 33 council areas in London. A year earlier it was 120.5. In the year to March 2016 it was 103.9 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
Hackney had an estimated 266,241 residents in mid-2025, a change of -0.9% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 1.6% (London: +5.4%). That is the 25th fastest growth of 33 in London. The series peaked at 268,651 in mid-2024.
A typical home in Hackney cost £605,729 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, down 2.6% on a year before. That is the 11th highest of 33 in London (regional average £550,037). The July peak was £622,549 in 2022, and prices are 14% above July 2016. The average price is 12.2 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Hackney. That ratio is close to the middle of the 32 council areas in London (14th highest ratio).
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Hackney took home £959.30 a week before tax, or £49,482 over a year. It is the 10th highest of the 32 council areas in London, and 6.3% more than across London. Jobs based in Hackney paid almost the same: a median £958.20 a week. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £602.10: a change of +59% before inflation.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Hackney is £2,060.30, up £93.79 on 2025-26. That makes it 23rd of 33 in London, counting from the highest. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,294.42, so it has risen 59%.
An estimated 78.3% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Hackney were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 4.7 points), against 74.8% across London. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 69.3% to 83.6%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 261,929 |
| 2016 | 264,892 |
| 2017 | 264,834 |
| 2018 | 266,210 |
| 2019 | 265,825 |
| 2020 | 263,782 |
| 2021 | 260,082 |
| 2022 | 263,254 |
| 2023 | 267,493 |
| 2024 | 268,651 |
| 2025 | 266,241 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £533,141 |
| July 2017 | £565,753 |
| July 2018 | £572,615 |
| July 2019 | £576,958 |
| July 2020 | £614,742 |
| July 2021 | £611,739 |
| July 2022 | £622,549 |
| July 2023 | £617,642 |
| July 2024 | £618,187 |
| July 2025 | £622,087 |
| July 2026 | £605,729 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £602.10 a week |
| 2016 | £613.30 a week |
| 2017 | £659.80 a week |
| 2018 | £659.10 a week |
| 2019 | £709.20 a week |
| 2020 | £702.50 a week |
| 2021 | £703.30 a week |
| 2022 | £795.00 a week |
| 2023 | £802.90 a week |
| 2024 | £882.00 a week |
| 2025 | £959.30 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,294.42 |
| 2017-18 | £1,328.99 |
| 2018-19 | £1,374.67 |
| 2019-20 | £1,454.86 |
| 2020-21 | £1,511.68 |
| 2021-22 | £1,602.13 |
| 2022-23 | £1,671.09 |
| 2023-24 | £1,773.29 |
| 2024-25 | £1,877.37 |
| 2025-26 | £1,966.51 |
| 2026-27 | £2,060.30 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 103.9 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 114.9 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 115.1 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 121.9 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 127.4 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 111.5 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 123.1 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 121.4 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 122.1 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 120.5 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 116.7 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 69.3% |
| 2016/17 | 72.7% |
| 2017/18 | 71.3% |
| 2018/19 | 71.8% |
| 2019/20 | 71.2% |
| 2020/21 | 74.4% |
| 2021/22 | 83.6% |
| 2022/23 | 75.2% |
| 2023/24 | 79.4% |
| 2024/25 | 82.9% |
| 2025/26 | 78.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.7 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.5 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.5 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.5 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.1 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.5 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.0 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.3 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 81.8 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.2 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.9 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 18,070 |
| 2017 | 20,215 |
| 2018 | 21,150 |
| 2019 | 22,560 |
| 2020 | 23,550 |
| 2021 | 24,495 |
| 2022 | 25,660 |
| 2023 | 26,240 |
| 2024 | 27,095 |
| 2025 | 27,140 |
| 2026 | 27,655 |
Questions about Hackney
What is life expectancy in Hackney?
82.9 years for women and 78.3 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Hackney?
13,535 in August 2026 (6.9% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the crime rate in Hackney?
116.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is the population of Hackney?
266,241 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the average house price in Hackney?
£605,729 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (-2.6% on a year).
What is the average salary in Hackney?
£959.30 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
How much is Band D council tax in Hackney?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,060.30 for 2026-27.
Who has power over Hackney
Every body that makes decisions for Hackney, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Hackney council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Hackney in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS North East London Integrated Care Board NHS
- London in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington: Ms Diane Abbott (Labour) MP
- Hackney South and Shoreditch: Dame Meg Hillier (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- Islington South and Finsbury: Emily Thornberry (Labour) MP
- Tottenham: Mr David Lammy (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK unemployment rate · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime
- Other council areas in London: Barking and Dagenham · Bexley · Haringey · Harrow · Havering · Waltham Forest
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