Area Information for Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6GA

Shepherds Lane in Hackney is in the London region of England. The postcode is within the Homerton ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Hackney South and Shoreditch. This page combines information for the address Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6GA, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of E9 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for E9 6GA.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Hackney
Ward Homerton
Constituency Hackney South and Shoreditch * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region London
Country England

Housing Summary

There has been a total of 8 property sales in Shepherds Lane, E9 6GA since the beginning of 1995.

You can view those sale prices and dates, as well as details of the types of housing and level of occupancy in this area on the Housing tab, simply click here

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is flats, with the most common tenure being social rental housing. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Homerton), and the Metropolitan Police Service force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed in February 2025, when 464 crimes were reported within half a mile of E9 6GA.

Nearby Services

StreetCheck lists many nearby services, for instance railway stations, GPs and schools. Here is just a selection...

More details and a full list are available on the Nearby tab

Broadband Summary

This postcode has support for Superfast broadband at one or more premises. That should allow for speeds of over 30Mbps. More details are available on the Broadband tab.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6GA is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6GA:

Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6FR
Homerton High Street, Hackney, London, E9 6FY
Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6FZ
Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6JJ
Rosina Street, Hackney, London, E9 6JH
Ponsford Street, Hackney, London, E9 6FD

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about E9 as a whole.

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House Prices

We have found 8 property sales in Shepherds Lane since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This

The area containing Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London consists predominantly of flats, which is common in inner cities, student neighbourhoods and poorer suburban settings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 0
Semi-Detached 0
Terraced 2
Flat (Purpose-Built) 105
Flat (Converted) 6
Residence in Converted Building inc. former schools, churches, warehouses 2
Residence in Commercial Building 2
Total 117
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London contains a higher-than-average level of social housing - 45% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just under 17.5%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 3
Owned with Mortgage 34
Shared Ownership 10
Rented: From Council 42
Rented: Other Social 11
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 17
Rent Free 0
Total 117

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 40
Two People 31
Three People 21
Four People 13
Five People 8
Six People 4
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 117

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 40
Family Household 75
Other Household 4
Total 119

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 62
Deprived In One Dimension 29
Deprived In Two Dimensions 13
Deprived In Three Dimensions 11
Deprived In Four Dimensions 1
Total 116

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 44% male.

Gender
Male 125
Female 156
Total 281

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

The area around E9 6GA has a very large concentration of children that are under 15 (at 28% of the resident population). This is commonly seen in suburban neighbourhoods, and sometimes in areas of high social housing.

Age Groups
0-4 29
5-9 30
10-14 20
15-19 8
20-24 12
25-29 20
30-34 45
35-39 30
40-44 19
45-49 22
50-54 13
55-59 11
60-64 15
65-69 2
70-74 1
75-79 0
80-84 1
85+ 0
Total 278

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode E9 6GA does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 116
Married 70
Separated 2
Divorced 13
Widowed 1
Total 202

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 180
Good 62
Fair 28
Bad 10
Very Bad 1
Total 281

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

Shepherds Lane and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents that are degree educated or similar - 56% of the resident population. On average, around 33.6% of census respondents fall in to this category.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 114
Apprenticeship 8
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 24
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 11
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 10
No GCSEs or Equivalent 34
Other 2
Total 203

Ethnic Group Embed This

Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 44% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 123
Mixed Ethnicity 20
Indian 1
Pakistani 4
Bangladeshi 11
Chinese 1
Other Asian 9
Black African 24
Black Caribbean 43
Other Black/African/Caribbean 11
Arab 2
Other 32
Total 281

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

In this area (Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London), 65% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, which is significantly below the UK average.

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 183
European Union 29
Rest of Europe 21
Africa 18
Middle East and Asia 14
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 13
British Overseas Territories 2
Total 280

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 183
10+ Years 74
5-10 Years 14
2-5 Years 4
Less Than 2 Years 5
Total 280

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to E9 6GA.

Passport(s) Held
None 8
United Kingdom 220
Republic of Ireland 6
European Union 38
Rest of Europe 5
African Countries 4
Middle East or Asia 2
British Overseas Territories 0

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 88
Christian 107
Buddhist 4
Hindu 0
Jewish 11
Muslim 56
Sikh 0
Other Religion 7
Not Stated 8
Total 281

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Homerton ward is entrepreneurial, with a larger than average concentration of residents that are self-employed - 15% of the resident population. On average, around 9.3% of census respondents were self-employed. Male residents were more than twice as likely to be self-employed than women.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 85
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 19
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 27
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 3
Unemployed 6
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 17
Retired 4
Looking After Home or Family 17
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 15
Other 7
Total 200

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 20
Professional Occupations 37
Associate Professional Occupations 38
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 11
Skilled Trades Occupations 6
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 10
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 1
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 5
Elementary Occupations 7
Total 135

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 39
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 50
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 19
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 20
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 7
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 13
Semi-Routine Occupation 13
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 24
Full-time Student 16
Total 201

Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6GA is within the Homerton policing neighbourhood, under the Metropolitan Police Service force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In February 2025, 464 crimes were reported within half a mile of E9 6GA.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view 464 crimes committed near Shepherds Lane
Neighbourhood Team Address Homerton
Force Website: https://www.met.police.uk/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

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Below are the details of the closest services to Hackney. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for E9 6GA.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6GA. The nearest railway station is Homerton, approximately 620 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Homerton 620 yards
Hackney Central 720 yards
Hackney Downs 0.6 miles
London Fields 0.7 miles
Hackney Wick 0.9 miles
Clapton 1.1 miles
Cambridge Heath 1.2 miles
Rectory Road 1.2 miles
Dalston Kingsland 1.3 miles
Dalston Junction 1.3 miles
Haggerston 1.4 miles
Lea Bridge 1.5 miles
Stratford International 1.6 miles
Stoke Newington 1.7 miles
Hoxton 1.7 miles
Bethnal Green 1.7 miles
Stratford (London) 1.9 miles
Canonbury 1.9 miles
Whitechapel 2 miles
Shoreditch High Street 2.1 miles

Nearest Tube/DLR Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest Tube and Docklands Light Railway stations to Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6GA. The nearest Overground station is Homerton, approximately 340 yards away.

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6GA. The nearest is Berger Primary School, approximately 240 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6GA. The nearest is Cardinal Pole Catholic School, approximately 100 yards away.

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6GA. The nearest is LATIMER HEALTH CENTRE, approximately 260 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Name Approximate Distance*
LATIMER HEALTH CENTRE 260 yards
The Lea Surgery 280 yards
Branch Surgery 580 yards
ELSDALE STREET SURGERY 600 yards
The Wick Health Centre 680 yards
Lower Clapton General Practice 830 yards
Athena Medical Centre 0.6 miles
Kingsmead Healthcare 0.6 miles
WELL STREET SURGERY 0.6 miles
The Greenhouse Walk-in 0.7 miles

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6GA. The nearest is Well Street Dental Clinic, approximately 430 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Name Approximate Distance*
Well Street Dental Clinic 430 yards
Oral Surgery Ltd 460 yards
Dental Care 610 yards
Dental Surgery 630 yards
Kumar S. Sehgal 700 yards
Clapton Dental Surgery 700 yards
Dental Surgery 700 yards
Sohail Moulana 770 yards
Dental Surgery 0.5 miles
Trinity Dental Care 0.6 miles

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6GA. The nearest is Homerton University Hospital, approximately 370 yards away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Shepherds Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6GA. The nearest is Infocus Optometrists, approximately 430 yards away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in E9 6GA

This postcode has support for superfast broadband at one or more premises. Superfast broadband is generally taken to mean fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 30Mbps plus - more than enough for gaming, video calling, watching video and internet browsing. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 30Mbps+

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Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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