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Hackney Central

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Central Hackney. About 13,122 people in 0.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Hackney Central, 78.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,718
1,371st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
75.6%
283rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Hackney Central compares

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

Hackney CentralMiddle
Population21 wards, Hackney · 2021
Population: every ward in Hackney21 areas from 8,878 to 15,335. The middle area is 12,680. Hackney Central is 12,718.
12,71810th 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 Central is 78.0%.
78.0%2nd 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 Central is 8.3%.
8.3%3rd 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 Central is 75.6%.
75.6%10th 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 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

Hackney Central had 12,718 usual residents at the census.

In Hackney Central, 78.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hackney Central, 8.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

75.6% of residents in Hackney Central were aged 15 to 64 at the census.