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Housing in N1 7RF

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

Neighbourhood
Hoxton North & West
Council
Hackney
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,421 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (78.8%). Flats make up 97.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

N1 7RFEngland
Detached0.4%22.9%
Semi-detached0.1%31.5%
Terraced2.2%23%
Purpose-built flat78.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building16.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

28.1% of households in the N1 7RF area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 10.7% own outright and 17.3% with a mortgage.

N1 7RF
28%
36%
29%
England
  • Owned28.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership6%1%
  • Private rented36.4%20.5%
  • Social rented29.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

N1 7RFEngland
Owned outright10.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.9%18.2%
Other private rented4.5%2.2%
From the council11.9%8.3%
From a housing association17.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

N1 7RFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.5%). 20.6% of households include dependent children.

N1 7RFEngland
Living alone, under 6634.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over2.4%12.8%
Couple, no children19.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households17.8%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 7RF (Hoxton North & West) (about 1,421 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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