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Brownswood

Middle area

North west Hackney. 9,699 people in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Brownswood’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£595,000
516th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,286
1,823rd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Brownswood compares

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Median sale price30 middle areas, Hackney · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Hackney30 areas from £365,000 to £1,000,000. The middle area is £582,888. Brownswood is £595,000.
£595,00013th highest
Population30 middle areas, Hackney · 2021
Population: every middle area in Hackney30 areas from 5,941 to 13,458. The middle area is 8,197. Brownswood is 9,286.
9,28610th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage30 middle areas, Hackney · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Hackney30 areas from 75.3% to 99.3%. The middle area is 94.8%. Brownswood is 94.8%.
94.8%joint 15th highest
Claimant rate30 middle areas, Hackney · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Hackney30 areas from 4.1% to 10.5%. The middle area is 6.9%. Brownswood is 5.1%.
5.1%4th lowest

Figures for the whole of Hackney

These figures are published for the whole of Hackney, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Hackney and not Brownswood alone. See Hackney

Average house price
£605,729
Down 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£49,482
17th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.2×
19th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.8
27th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Brownswood in brief

The median price paid for a home in Brownswood was £595,000 in 2025.

Brownswood had 9,286 usual residents at the census.

In Brownswood, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Brownswood, 5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.