E5 9QT Hackney
Live postcode, introduced October 2023. Ward: Lea Bridge. Region: London.
Streets
- Chatsworth Road, London: 4 addresses
- Lea Bridge Road, London: 1 address
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 (48% of about 580 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Lea Bridge (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- 47 Lea Bridge Road, permissioned (430 m)
- Land at 47 Lea Bridge Road: up to 20 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- 28 Powell Road E5 8DJ, permissioned (720 m)
- Boiler House Belper Court 1 Pedro Street E5 0BE, permissioned (740 m)
- 3 Mandeville Street E5 0DH, permissioned (770 m)
- The Windsor Castle 135 Lower Clapton Road E5 8EQ, permissioned (890 m)
- 18 Rossendale Street, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 8 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 | Clapton 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m |
| Lea Bridge 877,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Rectory Road 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Millfields Park Lea Bridge | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 3.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 6.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest St James The Great Church Car Park | 650 m |
| EV charging points | 46 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Riverside Practice | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hackney Pharmacy | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 810 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Stoke Newington Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Hackney - Theydon Road, Hackney Cashzone | 660 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Millfields 9.1 ha | 90 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest North Millfields Recreation Ground 9.7 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pond House, a listed building (Grade II*), 630 m south-west. 24 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pond House | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m south-west |
| United Reformed Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m south |
| Springfield Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-west |
| Abney Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 6.1 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 680 m south-west |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 1.2 km east |
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-east |
| Wick Field | Wood | 1.8 km south-east |
| Warwick Reservoir West | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-west |
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 4.8 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 5 |
5 of the postcode's 5 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 49% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Chatsworth Road.