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EC2A 4

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1,126 people · median £1,047,500 · Hackney

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Hackney Council · Green (directly-elected mayor) 42/57 seats · 74% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This postcode sector

Population1,126

0–14

15–24

22%

25–44

50%

45–64

16%

65+

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Median age30.3

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate64%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents7.9%

Self-employed · of people in work20.5%

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Retired7.8%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified68%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications7.2%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health85%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.14/10

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Happiness7.05/10

Feels worthwhile7.35/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.37/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · improved since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 55% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 6/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 5 in 2019 — has improved since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

5.8/10

Employment

6.3/10

Education & skills

7.5/10

Health & disability

5.0/10

Crime

7.0/10

Housing & services

6.3/10

Living environment

1.8/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

19%

own their home

60%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 16%

ONS Census 2021

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