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Housing in N1 7FD

What the homes in N1 7FD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hoxton North & West
Council
Hackney
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,484 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (90.7%). Flats make up 95.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

N1 7FDEngland
Detached1%22.9%
Semi-detached0.3%31.5%
Terraced3.5%23%
Purpose-built flat90.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

11.3% of households in the N1 7FD area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 4.1% own outright and 7.2% with a mortgage.

N1 7FD
17%
60%
England
  • Owned11.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership10.8%1%
  • Private rented17.3%20.5%
  • Social rented60.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

N1 7FDEngland
Owned outright4.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan7.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council43.4%8.3%
From a housing association17%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 42.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

N1 7FDEngland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.1%). 22% of households include dependent children.

N1 7FDEngland
Living alone, under 6637.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.1%12.8%
Couple, no children13.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Hackney

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Hackney (August 2026, +3.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

HackneyEngland
All homes£2,658£1,459
One bedroom£2,001£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,489£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,846£1,489
Four or more£3,674£2,161
Detached£3,034£1,640
Semi-detached£3,296£1,449
Terraced£3,186£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,360£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around N1 7FD (Hoxton North & West) (about 1,484 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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