Hackney Downs
Moderate🇬🇧England · United Kingdom
Hackney Downs stands out for low crime. We do not have figures yet for transport, amenities and lifestyle, so this is a partial picture.
What is good here
- Crime is lower than in most areas.
Who it suits
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Families with children Partly known
Low crime. Not known yet: amenities.
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Young professionals and renters Not known yet
Not enough figures yet to say.
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Retirees and a quieter life Partly known
Low crime. Not known yet: amenities.
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Living without a car Not known yet
Not enough figures yet to say.
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Buying on a budget Could work
About average on affordability and property confidence.
Compared with nearby areas
| In GLA | In United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | Better than most | Among the best |
| Affordability | About average | About average |
| Schools | About average | About average |
| Property Confidence | About average | About average |
Still being collected: Transport, Amenities, Lifestyle. These are gathered automatically and will appear here; until then, residents' reviews below are the best guide.
Coverage confidence reflects geographic matching, source authority, freshness, record coverage, and demographic alignment. It is not a liveability score.
What these scores mean for Hackney Downs
Each score is out of 100. Higher is better for you: a high affordability score means cheaper relative to local incomes, and a high safety score means less crime. Comparisons are with other areas in the same country.
- Safety: 100/100 · Excellent
- Scores 100 out of 100, which is excellent and better than 73% of areas in United Kingdom. In practice, reported crime is low for its size. What it measures: How safe the area is, from reported crime adjusted for population, with burglary and robbery counting most. How it is worked out: Severity-weighted reported crime per 1,000 residents vs the urban benchmark. Burglary and robbery are weighted heavily. This is based on reasonable data, but not the most recent or most local. Source: SAPS crime statistics (SAPACR 2008–2023) (2026-05).
- Affordability: 50/100 · Below average
- Scores 50 out of 100, which is below average and lower than 99% of areas in United Kingdom. What it measures: How average rent compares with what households here typically earn. How it is worked out: Average rent as a share of median monthly income. This is based on reasonable data, but not the most recent or most local. Source: Stats SA income & rental index (Estimated · GeoNames + ONS province context).
- Schools: 12/100 · Weak
- Scores 12 out of 100, which is weak and lower than 99% of areas in United Kingdom. In practice, there are few schools nearby, so check travel times to the ones you want. What it measures: How many primary and secondary schools are within reach. How it is worked out: Real schools within range by phase (primary/secondary/pre-primary), weighted toward secondary. This is based on reasonable data, but not the most recent or most local. Source: DBE National Masterlist of Schools (2020) (2020).
- Property Confidence: 55/100 · About average
- Scores 55 out of 100, which is about average and lower than 99% of areas in United Kingdom. What it measures: How much reliable property data we have and how stable prices look. How it is worked out: Directional year-on-year price movement — not a valuation. This is an estimate from wider-area data, not measured for this area itself. Source: Deeds transfer trend (Estimated · GeoNames + ONS province context).
Is this area good for families?
Hackney Downs scores 12/100 for schools and 100/100 for safety — the two factors families weigh most. Its strongest areas are safety. Be mindful of weaker schools scores before committing.
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