E5 8DY Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hackney Downs. Region: London.
Streets
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 (50% of about 680 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)
- 28 Powell Road E5 8DJ, permissioned (310 m)
- Lower Clapton Health Centre, E5 0PQ, not permissioned (510 m)
- 47 Lea Bridge Road, permissioned (540 m)
- Land at 47 Lea Bridge Road: up to 20 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- 13A Rendlesham Road E5 8PQ, permissioned (720 m)
- Clapton Bus Garage, not permissioned (780 m)
- Bus Depot Hackney Central: up to 142 homes, not permissioned (780 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 4 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 21 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 80%, gigabit 80% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hackney Downs 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m |
| Clapton 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m | |
| Hackney Central 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 64 within 800 m; nearest Cricketfield Road Lower Clapton | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 3.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 5.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest St James The Great Church Car Park | 320 m |
| EV charging points | 68 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Athena Medical Centre | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Fa Strange Chemist | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clapton Pond Dental | 30 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 800 m |
| Police station | Stoke Newington Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,090 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hackney Downs 17 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | 14 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest North Millfields Recreation Ground 9.7 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 370 m² | 930 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pond House, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m north-east. 74 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pond House | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m north-east |
| United Reformed Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m south-east |
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m south |
| Old Tower of Former Church of St Augustine | Listed building, Grade I | 750 m south |
| Springfield Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north |
| Abney Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 5.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 190 m north |
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km east |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 1.8 km east |
| Wick Field | Wood | 2.1 km east |
| Warwick Reservoir West | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north |
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 4.8 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 3 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 9 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 52 | 82 |
30 of the postcode's 82 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 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.