Head to head

Hackney vs Tower Hamlets

46 measurements both boroughs report. Hackney is higher on 23, Tower Hamlets on 23. Higher is not better — which way is good depends entirely on what is being counted.

Hackney in full Tower Hamlets in full

1 measurement

Transport

cycle parking spaces47% apart
12kvs6,535
Hackney 1 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 8 of 33

11 measurements

Housing

of entire-home listings21% apart
38.7%vs48.8%
Hackney 33 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 26 of 33
per 1,000 households32% apart
33.1vs22.4
Hackney 3 of 31 · Tower Hamlets 11 of 31
entries on the register3% apart
40vs39
Hackney 3 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 5 of 33
listings16% apart
5,756vs6,842
Hackney 5 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 2 of 33
£ per week7% apart
£116vs£126
Hackney 24 of 31 · Tower Hamlets 12 of 31
Starts100% apart
3vs0
Hackney 11 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 30 of 33
listed buildings39% apart
555vs916
Hackney 11 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 7 of 33
Completions100% apart
0vs154
Hackney 21 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 6 of 33
Private landlord29% apart
164.0vs230.4
Hackney 21 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 16 of 33
Social landlord17% apart
281.8vs233.6
Hackney 15 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 19 of 33
of applications approved10% apart
70.0%vs78.1%
Hackney 15 of 31 · Tower Hamlets 3 of 31

9 measurements

Money

Adding the Post Officelevel
100.0%vs99.9%
Hackney 3 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 19 of 33
Bank or building society branch19% apart
98.4%vs79.3%
Hackney 4 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 11 of 33
of resident median gross pay9% apart
58.2%vs53.1%
Hackney 6 of 32 · Tower Hamlets 14 of 32
Gross borrowing57% apart
£158,276vs£68,709
Hackney 26 of 32 · Tower Hamlets 28 of 32
Budget25% apart
£758,446vs£1.01M
Hackney 8 of 28 · Tower Hamlets 1 of 28
Outturn23% apart
£761,316vs£985,877
Hackney 9 of 32 · Tower Hamlets 1 of 32
GBP median gross annual5% apart
£49,482vs£52,000
Hackney 10 of 32 · Tower Hamlets 6 of 32
Revenue reserves8% apart
£130,046vs£141,124
Hackney 18 of 32 · Tower Hamlets 16 of 32
mapped jewellery and watch shops38% apart
13vs21
Hackney 17 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 8 of 33

8 measurements

Technology

of local units21% apart
11.5%vs9.1%
Hackney 1 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 4 of 33
of premises86% apart
0.4%vs2.8%
Hackney 31 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 2 of 33
of premises passed that subscribe36% apart
37.0%vs58.0%
Hackney 28 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 2 of 33
of premises passed3% apart
83.9%vs81.7%
Hackney 10 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 15 of 33
of premiseslevel
99.7%vs100.0%
Hackney 11 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 8 of 33
of premises11% apart
96.4%vs86.2%
Hackney 12 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 23 of 33
of premises6% apart
92.1%vs86.7%
Hackney 15 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 31 of 33
of premiseslevel
99.6%vs99.9%
Hackney 16 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 6 of 33

6 measurements

Environment

Electricity5% apart
2902.6vs3046.2
Hackney 31 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 22 of 33
rated C or better18% apart
62.1%vs75.5%
Hackney 3 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 1 of 33
Gas12% apart
9610.4vs8446.6
Hackney 30 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 33 of 33
household waste recycled31% apart
24.7%vs17.0%
Hackney 30 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 33 of 33
trees maintained15% apart
33kvs28k
Hackney 19 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 22 of 33
rated 55% apart
68.6%vs72.1%
Hackney 16 of 30 · Tower Hamlets 11 of 30

1 measurement

Crime

seconds to first engine7% apart
295svs273s
Hackney 25 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 31 of 33

10 measurements

People

cultural venues26% apart
150vs111
Hackney 2 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 5 of 33
years at birthlevel
83.7vs83.4
Hackney 29 of 32 · Tower Hamlets 31 of 32
healthy years at birth1% apart
58.9vs59.2
Hackney 29 of 32 · Tower Hamlets 27 of 32
residents aged 16–643% apart
6.9%vs6.7%
Hackney 6 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 8 of 33
of Year 6 children5% apart
26.4%vs27.8%
Hackney 7 of 32 · Tower Hamlets 4 of 32
of secondary pupils18% apart
22.0%vs18.0%
Hackney 11 of 32 · Tower Hamlets 30 of 32
of secondary pupils32% apart
2.5%vs1.7%
Hackney 11 of 32 · Tower Hamlets 31 of 32
mean score out of 10, higher is worse3% apart
3.37vs3.26
Hackney 20 of 32 · Tower Hamlets 25 of 32
change 2021–205153% apart
12.1%vs26.0%
Hackney 21 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 8 of 33
people seen, 2026-27 Q129% apart
108vs152
Hackney 15 of 33 · Tower Hamlets 8 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 Tower Hamlets.

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