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De Beauvoir

Middle area

South west Hackney. 7,790 people in 0.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in De Beauvoir live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£895,770
79th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,614
Joint 4,212th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in De Beauvoir

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in De Beauvoir at a rate of 163.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 146.2 per 1,000 people across Hackney.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences259
Anti-social behaviour246
Other crime239
Theft from the person189
Drug offences92
Vehicle crime85
Burglary57
Robbery55
Criminal damage and arson33
Shoplifting16

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How De Beauvoir compares

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

De BeauvoirMiddle
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. De Beauvoir is £895,770.
£895,7703rd most expensive
Population30 middle areas, Hackney · 2021
Population: every middle area in Hackney30 areas from 5,941 to 13,458. The middle area is 8,197. De Beauvoir is 7,614.
7,6149th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares30 middle areas, Hackney · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Hackney30 areas from 0.0% to 71.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. De Beauvoir is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. De Beauvoir is 91.3%.
91.3%12th lowest

Is De Beauvoir safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in De Beauvoir at a rate of 163.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 146.2 per 1,000 people across Hackney.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 99 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in De Beauvoir.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (259), anti-social behaviour (246) and other crime (239).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 De Beauvoir 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 paid 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
De Beauvoir in brief

The median price paid for a home in De Beauvoir was £895,770 in 2025.

De Beauvoir had 7,614 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in De Beauvoir live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

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