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Electoral wardE05009373

Hackney Downs ward, London Borough of Hackney

Hackney Downs is one of 21 electoral wards of Hackney London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 12,999 residents in 5,370 households — 12,762 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency.

Residents, 202112,999council ward average 12,340
Households5,3702.42 residents per household
Density12,762/ km²about 1.02 km² · London Borough of Hackney 13,603
Aged 65+8.0%London Borough of Hackney: 7.9% · under 16: 16.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.0% · 653
5–94.8% · 627
10–156.6% · 864
16–194.5% · 589
20–246.5% · 847
25–3425.1% · 3,266
35–4924.0% · 3,117
50–6415.3% · 1,987
65–744.9% · 634
75–842.5% · 319
85+0.7% · 93

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van60.6% · 3,255
1 car or van33.1% · 1,777
2 cars or vans5.3% · 282
3 or more1.0% · 56
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; London Borough of Hackney overall: 24.6% owned, 40.5% social rented, 32.2% private rented.

Owned outright9.3% · 500
With mortgage18.5% · 996
Shared ownership1.8% · 94
Social rented40.2% · 2,161
Private rented29.9% · 1,608
Lives rent free0.2% · 11

Type of home

Detached house1.8% · 99
Semi-detached house3.4% · 180
Terraced house14.3% · 766
Purpose-built flat45.0% · 2,417
Converted house33.2% · 1,784
Other conversion1.5% · 80
Above shop / office0.7% · 38
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 6
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05009373
Region
London
Density rank in council
15 of 21

Other wards in the same constituency

CCazenove7.1% aged 65+ · 23.8% owned15,334CClissold8.8% aged 65+ · 36.7% owned12,579KKing's Park10.1% aged 65+ · 28.1% owned13,061LLea Bridge7.8% aged 65+ · 33.6% owned14,124SShacklewell6.8% aged 65+ · 23.3% owned9,125SSpringfield8.7% aged 65+ · 21.3% owned15,319SStamford Hill West8.1% aged 65+ · 23.9% owned10,345SStoke Newington9.6% aged 65+ · 37.2% owned13,382

All 21 wards of London Borough of Hackney

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.