Deprivation in Hackney

Hackney has the greatest proportion of people living in the most deprived areas out of any local authority in England. The map below shows the relative variation of overall deprivation across the 19 wards in Hackney.

Source: DCLG; Graphic by: geirmund

How many people are deprived in Hackney?

There are over 5 million people living in the most deprived areas in England, almost all (98%) are urban.

Deprivation is experienced by individuals in every Hackney ward, and many people face multiple types of deprivation.

The data is from The Overall Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010, which is created by combining weighted data from seven different domains: Employment, Health and Disability, Education Skills and Training, Barriers to Housing and Other Services, Crime and Living Environment

Income Deprivation is a measure of the number of adults and children in families on

  • Income Support
  • Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • Pension Credit (Guarantee)
  • Child Tax Credit

(and includes Asylum seekers in England in receipt of subsistence support, accommodation support, or both).

Employment Deprivation is a measure of the number of people involuntarily excluded from the job market and claim:

  • Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • Incapacity Benefit
  • Severe Disablement Allowance
  • Employment Support Allowance

(and includes participants in New Deal).

Definitions of the all types of deprivation can be found here

Hackney Ward Population Number of people who are income deprived Number of people who are employment deprived
Brownswood 9955 2605 921
Cazenove 11915 3692 810
Chatham 11696 3965 1274
Clissold 11629 2544 963
Dalston 11082 3562 1264
De Beauvoir 11081 2988 946
Hackney Central 10894 3616 1174
Hackney Downs 10904 3657 1159
Haggerston 11560 3782 1195
Hoxton 11125 3724 1272
King's Park 10653 3940 1049
Leabridge 10938 3029 1005
Lordship 11537 3583 819
New River 11353 3995 932
Queensbridge 11088 3664 1247
Springfield 11872 4167 942
Stoke Newington Central 11102 2669 1011
Victoria 12063 3745 1263
Wick 10389 3751 1181