Is Hackney's Tech City driving house price rises?

A new build apartment block towers over the derelict Woodberry Down Estate in Hackney. Photo by Jack Millner 

Figures from the Land Registry Price Index in February showed that house prices in Hackney are rising faster than any other London borough, with a 17% increase on last year's prices. 

How to make a Choropleth map with Google Fusion tables

Step 1 - Shape file

First you need to find a shape file. This is a file that will tell Google fusion tables what the boundaries will be on your map. These might be American states or English counties. In this example, we are going to use UK constituencies.

To get hold of this you will need to go to the Office for National Statistics geoportal. Click on the 'download products' tab.