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Hackney Downs

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North Hackney. About 13,075 people in 1.0 square kilometre.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Hackney Downs, 91.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
13,000
1,286th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
76.6%
230th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Hackney Downs compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Hackney DownsMiddle
Population21 wards, Hackney · 2021
Population: every ward in Hackney21 areas from 8,878 to 15,335. The middle area is 12,680. Hackney Downs is 13,000.
13,0009th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Hackney · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Hackney21 areas from 75.3% to 98.6%. The middle area is 94.2%. Hackney Downs is 91.3%.
91.3%6th lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Hackney · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Hackney21 areas from 4.9% to 9.0%. The middle area is 6.5%. Hackney Downs is 8.1%.
8.1%6th highest
Aged 15 to 6421 wards, Hackney · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Hackney21 areas from 60.6% to 82.3%. The middle area is 75.3%. Hackney Downs is 76.6%.
76.6%joint 7th highest

Figures for the whole of Hackney

These figures are published for the whole of Hackney, not for each ward, so they describe all of Hackney and not Hackney Downs 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
Hackney Downs in brief

Hackney Downs had 13,000 usual residents at the census.

In Hackney Downs, 91.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hackney Downs, 8.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

76.6% of residents in Hackney Downs were aged 15 to 64 at the census.