Hackney

Borough · London · United Kingdom

Inner east London borough known for Shoreditch, Dalston's bars, Victoria Park and London Fields. Much social housing next to some of London's most sought-after rentals.

Median rent, 2-bed home£2,400 per month
Price level£££££
Good forNightlifeQuiet & greenEasy commute
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Overview

Good for

Young professionals, nightlife, parks and cafés

Watch out for

Rents rising fast; no Tube in most of the borough

Neighborhoods

  • Dalston
  • Hackney Central
  • Stoke Newington
  • Shoreditch
  • Hackney Wick
  • Clapton

Rent

The median monthly rent of a two-bedroom home in Hackney was £2,400 in 2025/26, 18% above the London average. It is the 6th most expensive of 33 boroughs.

Home sizeMedian rent / month
Room£896
Studio£1,400
1 bedroom£2,000
2 bedrooms£2,400
3 bedrooms£3,100
4+ bedrooms£3,800

Median monthly rent of two-bedroom homes let privately, as recorded by Rent Officers (ONS). Rents vary a lot by street and building, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas because the sample is not random. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.

Rent by postcode district in Hackney

Median monthly rent recorded in each postcode district (ONS). Districts are placed in the borough that contains their centre and often spill into neighbouring boroughs; small samples make these figures rougher than the borough ones.

DistrictIncludes (wards)1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms
E5Cazenove, Hackney Central, Hackney Downs, Homerton, King's Park, Lea Bridge£1,800£2,250£3,000
E8Bethnal Green West, Dalston, De Beauvoir, Hackney Central, Haggerston, Homerton£2,000£2,100£3,275
E9Bethnal Green West, Bow East, Bow West, Hackney Wick, Homerton, King's Park£1,850£2,300£2,725
N16Cazenove, Clissold, Dalston, Hackney Downs, Highbury, Mildmay£1,750£2,160£2,900
Rent £/month (2-bed)
  1. 1,550–1,700
  2. 1,700–1,800
  3. 1,800–2,000
  4. 2,000–2,350
  5. 2,350–3,563

Who lives here

Who lives hereHackneyLondon
Population259,1468,799,725
One-person households32.9%29.3%
Children under 1518.0%18.1%
Aged 15–2412.6%12.3%
Aged 65 and over7.9%11.9%
Social housing rentals40.5%23.1%
Private rentals32.2%30.0%
Owner-occupied homes27.1%46.8%

Source: ONS – Census 2021 (Nomis: TS007A, TS054, TS003) (2021).

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Getting around

  • Overground; Northern line at Old Street; buses

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