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Hackney Central

Middle area

Central Hackney. 8,435 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 Hackney Central’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£569,625
626th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,061
3,452nd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hackney Central compares

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

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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. Hackney Central is £569,625.
£569,62512th lowest
Population30 middle areas, Hackney · 2021
Population: every middle area in Hackney30 areas from 5,941 to 13,458. The middle area is 8,197. Hackney Central is 8,061.
8,06112th lowest
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%. Hackney Central is 82.4%.
82.4%5th 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%. Hackney Central is 7.2%.
7.2%13th 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 Hackney Central 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 Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hackney Central was £569,625 in 2025.

Hackney Central had 8,061 usual residents at the census.

In Hackney Central, 82.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hackney Central, 7.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.