E5 0TG Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: King's Park. Region: London.
Streets
- Cromford Path, London: 28 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 C (33% of about 670 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Boiler House Belper Court 1 Pedro Street E5 0BE, permissioned (150 m)
- 3 Mandeville Street E5 0DH, permissioned (250 m)
- Lower Clapton Health Centre, E5 0PQ, not permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- The Windsor Castle 135 Lower Clapton Road E5 8EQ, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- 47 Lea Bridge Road, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at 47 Lea Bridge Road: up to 20 homes, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 28 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 27 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 7 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 | Homerton 4.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Clapton 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Lea Bridge 877,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Millfields Road Lea Bridge | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Car parks | St James The Great Church Car Park | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 47 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.5 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kingsmead Healthcare | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bees Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 350 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Stoke Newington Police Station | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Millfields 9.1 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,860 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hackney Marsh 4.3 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 90 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 9.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is United Reformed Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 770 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 58 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| United Reformed Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Pond House | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Sutton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Springfield Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 810 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 860 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Wick Field | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Warwick Reservoir West | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) 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 | 28 | 28 |
None of the postcode's 28 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 67% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Cromford Path.