Living in Shoreditch

Hackney
63/100overall liveability across 9 data dimensions

Shoreditch sits in the London Borough of Hackney. Its strongest points are groceries (99), nightlife (98), dining (97). The things to weigh up are affordability (19) and safety (5). A typical two-bed here rents for around £2,447 a month. Scores are percentile-ranked against 132 London neighbourhoods, so a 70 means it beats roughly seven in ten areas.

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How Shoreditch scores

Typical rent in Hackney

£1,9671 bed / studio
£2,4472 bed
£2,7963 bed

Median private rents for the London Borough of Hackney (ONS Price Index of Private Rents).

🏛 £2,060/yr council tax (Band D, Hackney) — MHCLG 2026-27

📶 Broadband up to 1.8 Gbps (gigabit available) — Ofcom, predicted, Hackney

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Nearby neighbourhoods

Hoxton Hackney · 0.6 km Bethnal Green Tower Hamlets · 1.6 km Clerkenwell Islington · 1.9 km Angel Islington · 2.0 km London Fields Hackney · 2.0 km Islington Islington · 2.1 km

Data: Police.uk + IMD 2019 crime domain (crime, month 2026-04); English Indices of Deprivation 2019, MHCLG (area quality); ONS HPSSA median sale price (Year ending Mar 2023 (ONS HPSSA)); ONS Price Index of Private Rents (rent); OpenStreetMap via Overpass (amenities & transport); London Air, Imperial College London (air quality). Scores are relative to 132 London neighbourhoods and exclude commute (that depends on where you work — run the matcher). A well-informed starting point, not advice; always visit in person.