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Hoxton North & West: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Hoxton North & West neighbourhood of Hackney, England (ONS area Hackney 026). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Postcodes EC1V, N1. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near N1 7NX.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification

Hoxton North & West is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Hackney (4 of 20 signals rising, 4 falling). Flats here typically resell for £590,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Old Street, is about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 0.8 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2.3 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 11 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical flat price

£590,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.13; 4 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 3 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 2 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£71,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 2.3 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (19,990 jobs in 2024 against 8,867 residents at the 2021 census). Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Hoxton North & West sits in Hackney

Typical flat price: joint 2nd highest of the 29 neighbourhoods in Hackney with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 14th highest of 30 neighbourhoods in Hackney

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 11 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Hoxton North & West

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Hackney, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 11 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

4 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Hackney, 4 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Plug-in car growth
Catching up with neighbouring areas
Borough against the region
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Recent price momentum
Recorded crime
Homes improving their energy rating
Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Old Street Railway and Underground station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (670 m in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern to Moorgate (about 3 min) and Welwyn Garden City (about 47 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Thomas Fairchild Community School 160 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023).
Nearest state secondary school City of London Academy Islington 690 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Apr 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Hoxton North & West

What is the typical flat price in Hoxton North & West?

£590,000. Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.

How does Hoxton North & West compare with the rest of Hackney?

Typical flat price: joint 2nd highest of the 29 neighbourhoods in Hackney with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 14th highest of 30 neighbourhoods in Hackney.

Is Hoxton North & West an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Hoxton North & West gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.13; 4 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Hoxton North & West?

Old Street. Railway and Underground station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (670 m in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern to Moorgate (about 3 min) and Welwyn Garden City (about 47 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Hoxton North & West?

Nearest state primary school. Thomas Fairchild Community School. 160 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023). Nearest state secondary school. City of London Academy Islington. 690 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Apr 2025).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.