Head to head
Hackney vs Islington
46 measurements both boroughs report. Hackney is higher on 22, Islington on 24. Higher is not better — which way is good depends entirely on what is being counted.
Transport
- cycle parking spaces43% apart12kvs7,046
Hackney 1 of 33 · Islington 6 of 33
Housing
- of entire-home listings14% apart38.7%vs45.3%
Hackney 33 of 33 · Islington 30 of 33
- per 1,000 households44% apart33.1vs18.7
Hackney 3 of 31 · Islington 15 of 31
- entries on the register18% apart40vs33
Hackney 3 of 33 · Islington 8 of 33
- listings17% apart5,756vs4,750
Hackney 5 of 33 · Islington 8 of 33
- £ per week14% apart£116vs£136
Hackney 24 of 31 · Islington 6 of 31
- Starts100% apart3vs0
Hackney 11 of 33 · Islington 23 of 33
- listed buildings47% apart555vs1,049
Hackney 11 of 33 · Islington 4 of 33
- Completionslevel0vs0
Hackney 21 of 33 · Islington 25 of 33
- Private landlord25% apart164.0vs123.0
Hackney 21 of 33 · Islington 29 of 33
- Social landlord18% apart281.8vs342.9
Hackney 15 of 33 · Islington 10 of 33
- of applications approved27% apart70.0%vs51.1%
Hackney 15 of 31 · Islington 30 of 31
Money
- 100.0%vs100.0%
Hackney 3 of 33 · Islington 5 of 33
- Bank or building society branch2% apart98.4%vs100.0%
Hackney 4 of 33 · Islington 1 of 33
- of resident median gross pay7% apart58.2%vs62.7%
Hackney 6 of 32 · Islington 3 of 32
- Gross borrowing61% apart£158,276vs£408,876
Hackney 26 of 32 · Islington 21 of 32
- Budget24% apart£758,446vs£575,222
Hackney 8 of 28 · Islington 17 of 28
- Outturn16% apart£761,316vs£636,580
Hackney 9 of 32 · Islington 17 of 32
- GBP median gross annual2% apart£49,482vs£50,692
Hackney 10 of 32 · Islington 9 of 32
- Revenue reserves24% apart£130,046vs£171,846
Hackney 18 of 32 · Islington 10 of 32
- mapped jewellery and watch shops7% apart13vs14
Hackney 17 of 33 · Islington 16 of 33
Technology
- of local units5% apart11.5%vs10.9%
Hackney 1 of 33 · Islington 2 of 33
- of premises71% apart0.4%vs1.4%
Hackney 31 of 33 · Islington 7 of 33
- of premises passed that subscribe35% apart37.0%vs24.0%
Hackney 28 of 33 · Islington 32 of 33
- of premises passedlevel83.9%vs83.6%
Hackney 10 of 33 · Islington 11 of 33
- of premiseslevel99.7%vs100.0%
Hackney 11 of 33 · Islington 3 of 33
- of premises2% apart96.4%vs98.6%
Hackney 12 of 33 · Islington 8 of 33
- of premises4% apart92.1%vs95.5%
Hackney 15 of 33 · Islington 2 of 33
- of premises1% apart99.6%vs98.3%
Hackney 16 of 33 · Islington 28 of 33
Environment
- Electricity6% apart2902.6vs2730.0
Hackney 31 of 33 · Islington 33 of 33
- rated C or better6% apart62.1%vs58.4%
Hackney 3 of 33 · Islington 6 of 33
- Gas3% apart9610.4vs9298.8
Hackney 30 of 33 · Islington 31 of 33
- household waste recycled25% apart24.7%vs32.9%
Hackney 30 of 33 · Islington 16 of 33
- trees maintained5% apart33kvs35k
Hackney 19 of 33 · Islington 17 of 33
- rated 56% apart68.6%vs64.4%
Hackney 16 of 30 · Islington 18 of 30
Crime
- seconds to first engine1% apart295svs292s
Hackney 25 of 33 · Islington 27 of 33
People
- cultural venues58% apart150vs63
Hackney 2 of 33 · Islington 9 of 33
- years at birth1% apart83.7vs84.5
Hackney 29 of 32 · Islington 22 of 32
- healthy years at birth3% apart58.9vs60.5
Hackney 29 of 32 · Islington 23 of 32
- residents aged 16–6422% apart6.9%vs5.4%
Hackney 6 of 33 · Islington 16 of 33
- of Year 6 children14% apart26.4%vs22.8%
Hackney 7 of 32 · Islington 22 of 32
- of secondary pupils16% apart22.0%vs26.3%
Hackney 11 of 32 · Islington 2 of 32
- of secondary pupils42% apart2.5%vs4.3%
Hackney 11 of 32 · Islington 1 of 32
- 3.37vs3.80
Hackney 20 of 32 · Islington 4 of 32
- change 2021–205121% apart12.1%vs9.5%
Hackney 21 of 33 · Islington 27 of 33
- 108vs108
Hackney 15 of 33 · Islington 16 of 33
The bar under each pair spans the range all thirty-three boroughs occupy on that measurement, so the distance between the two dots is read against how far apart the city’s extremes are. The solid dot is Hackney; the hollow one is Islington.