Strong on schools and transport, with safety to consider

Haggerston at a glance

House prices
£500,000
Higher prices88th percentile
Schools
89th percentile
Strong
Transport
99th percentile
Strong
Crime rate
95.8 per 1,000 residents
Weak27th percentile
Flood risk
Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
Less flood-zone land6th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Haggerston a good place to live?

Haggerston may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Hackney below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Families who care about school performance
  • Movers who value stronger transport access

Watch out for

  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
  • House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Haggerston

Crime rate

Crime rate
95.8 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
27th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Haggerston

House prices

Median sale price
£500,000
Percentile
88th percentile nationally

House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 61 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Haggerston

Schools

89th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Haggerston

Flood risk

Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers under 0.1% of the area. That is the 6th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Haggerston

Transport

99th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Haggerston a good place to live?

Haggerston may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Haggerston safe?

Haggerston ranks in the 27th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Haggerston?

The median sale price was £500,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 88th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Haggerston?

Schools rank in the 89th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Haggerston?

Nearby public profiles include Hackney Central in Hackney and Hoxton East & Shoreditch South East in Hackney.