E2 8PP Tower Hamlets
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bethnal Green West. Region: London.
Streets
- Hackney Road, London: 59 addresses
- Hackney Road, London: 1 address
- Garner Street, Bethnal Green: 1 address
- Mansford Street, Bethnal Green: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Haggerston: 1 address
- Teesdale Close, Bethnal Green: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Tower Hamlets in 2026-27: Band D £1,838 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,225 | £1,429 | £1,634 | £1,838 | £2,246 | £2,655 | £3,063 | £3,676 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (46% of about 980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hackney Road. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 363-373, HACKNEY ROAD E2, grade II
- 375-385, HACKNEY ROAD E2, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Marian Place Gas Works and The Oval, pending decision (250 m)
- Marian Place Gas Works and The Oval, pending decision (250 m)
- 5-9 Yorkton Street London E2 8NH: up to 20 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- 40-43 Andrews Road and Ash Grove Bus Garage, not permissioned (500 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 100%, ultrafast 59%, gigabit 59% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Hackney Road.