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Hackney Marshes

Middle area

North east Hackney. 6,847 people in 1.5 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 Marshes’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£365,000
2,402nd highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,845
4,013th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
10.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hackney Marshes 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. Hackney Marshes is £365,000.
£365,000lowest
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 Marshes is 6,845.
6,8455th 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 Marshes is 97.2%.
97.2%8th highest
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 Marshes is 10.5%.
10.5%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 Marshes 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 Marshes in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hackney Marshes was £365,000 in 2025.

Hackney Marshes had 6,845 usual residents at the census.

In Hackney Marshes, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hackney Marshes, 10.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.