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Hackney Wick

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East Hackney. About 13,052 people in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Hackney Wick, 85.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,310
1,496th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
74.9%
329th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Hackney Wick compares

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Hackney WickMiddle
Population21 wards, Hackney · 2021
Population: every ward in Hackney21 areas from 8,878 to 15,335. The middle area is 12,680. Hackney Wick is 12,310.
12,3109th lowest
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 Wick is 85.3%.
85.3%4th 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 Wick is 8.7%.
8.7%2nd 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 Wick is 74.9%.
74.9%joint 9th lowest

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 Wick 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 Wick in brief

Hackney Wick had 12,310 usual residents at the census.

In Hackney Wick, 85.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hackney Wick, 8.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

74.9% of residents in Hackney Wick were aged 15 to 64 at the census.