E2 8EW Hackney
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Haggerston. Region: London.
Streets
- Crabtree Close, London: 13 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Hackney in 2026-27: Band D £2,060 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,374 | £1,602 | £1,831 | £2,060 | £2,518 | £2,976 | £3,434 | £4,121 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (32% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): London borough of Hackney.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST CHAD, grade I
- ST CHAD'S VICARAGE, grade II*
- North London Railwaymen War Memorial, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Hammel House, 15 Stanway Street N1 6RQ, permissioned (350 m)
- Hammel House, 15 Stanway Street N1 6RQ, permissioned (350 m)
- 5-9 Yorkton Street London E2 8NH: up to 20 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Telephone Exchange, Shoreditch High Street, not permissioned (810 m)
- 19-29 de Beauvoir Road, permissioned (880 m)
- SALP84 - 337 Kingsland Road and Adjacent Car Park: up to 74 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
- SALP270 - Rose Lipman Centre, Downham Road: up to 226 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- Former Rose Lipman Library and Environs, Downham Road, not permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 12 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
Superfast 75%, ultrafast 75%, gigabit 75% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hoxton 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 120 m |
| Haggerston 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m | |
| Shoreditch High Street 7.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Old Street Underground Station | 1.2 km |
| Bethnal Green Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Whitechapel Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Hoxton Station / Museum of the Home | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 3.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest ParkBee City Car Parks And Storage - Crondall Street | 480 m |
| EV charging points | 52 within 1.6 km; nearest Allego Charging Station | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Strouts Place Medical Centre | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Unipharm Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 28 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cosmo Dental Practice | 210 m |
| Hospital | Moorfield Eye Hospital City Road Elective Surgical Hub | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Tower Hamlets Police | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 17 within 800 m; nearest St Mary's Community Garden 2,860 m² | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Haggerston Park 8.4 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 28 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,890 m² | 410 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 840 m² | 940 m |
Within 800 m: 17 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 24.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 61% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 22% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 32% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Crabtree Close.