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South Hackney

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South east Hackney. 8,424 people in 0.6 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 South Hackney’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£670,000
312th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,328
2,994th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How South Hackney 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. South Hackney is £670,000.
£670,00010th 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. South Hackney is 8,328.
8,32814th 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%. South Hackney is 89.5%.
89.5%10th lowest
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%. South Hackney is 7.9%.
7.9%10th highest

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 South Hackney 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
South Hackney in brief

The median price paid for a home in South Hackney was £670,000 in 2025.

South Hackney had 8,328 usual residents at the census.

In South Hackney, 89.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In South Hackney, 7.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.