E5 0RH Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lea Bridge. Region: London.
Streets
- Mayola Road, London: 7 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 (26% of about 610 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Windsor Castle 135 Lower Clapton Road E5 8EQ, permissioned (250 m)
- Lower Clapton Health Centre, E5 0PQ, not permissioned (390 m)
- 28 Powell Road E5 8DJ, permissioned (520 m)
- 47 Lea Bridge Road, permissioned (560 m)
- Land at 47 Lea Bridge Road: up to 20 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- Boiler House Belper Court 1 Pedro Street E5 0BE, permissioned (720 m)
- Clapton Bus Garage, not permissioned (770 m)
- Bus Depot Hackney Central: up to 142 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 18 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hackney Central 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 890 m |
| Clapton 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m | |
| Hackney Downs 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 66 within 800 m; nearest Median Road Homerton | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 4.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 5.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest St James The Great Church Car Park | 470 m |
| EV charging points | 59 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lower Clapton General Practice | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Friends Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 260 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 540 m |
| Police station | Stoke Newington Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,090 m² | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hackney Downs 17 ha | 520 m |
| Play area | 17 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest North Millfields Recreation Ground 9.7 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 670 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 31 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is United Reformed Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m south. 76 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| United Reformed Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south |
| Pond House | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north-west |
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m south |
| Sutton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m south |
| Springfield Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north |
| Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.0 km south-east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 5.4 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 340 m north-west |
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km east |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 1.4 km east |
| Wick Field | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| Warwick Reservoir West | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north |
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 4.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.9 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 28% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Mayola Road.