E8 1NG Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hackney Central. 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 B (33% of about 1,080 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Graham Road and Mapledene (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 113, DALSTON LANE E8, grade II
- 126, DALSTON LANE E8, grade II
- FORECOURT RAILINGS TO NUMBER 126, grade II
- LODGE TO WEST ENTRANCE OF GERMAN HOSPITAL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 154 Dalston Lane, permissioned (80 m)
- Birkbeck Mews, not permissioned (490 m)
- 2-16 Ashwin Street, 11-15 Dalston Lane, not permissioned (490 m)
- 59-61 Kingsland High Street E8 2JS, permissioned (560 m)
- Land to the R/O 130-134 Richmond Road, permissioned (590 m)
- The BT Telephone Exchange, Kingsland Green, Dalston: up to 67 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- 91 Barratts Grove N16 8AP, permissioned (720 m)
- Kerridge Court Estate: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 14 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 15 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 221 addresses are between 15 m and 19 m above sea level (18 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% 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 | 470 m |
| Dalston Kingsland 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 560 m | |
| Dalston Junction 5.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 69 within 800 m; nearest Cecilia Road / Greenacre Court Dalston | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 4.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 4.6 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Dalston Lane Car Park | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 81 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dalston Practice | 50 m |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Devs Chemist | 40 m |
| NHS dentists | 23 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dalston Lane (Dental Surgery) | 310 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Stoke Newington Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m; nearest T F C Dalston Cashzone | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Dalston Eastern Curve Garden 1,590 m² | 400 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hackney Downs 17 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | 22 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | North Millfields Recreation Ground 9.7 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 420 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mark, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m north-west. 117 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mark | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north-west |
| Church of St Barnabas | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m north-west |
| The Hackney Empire | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m east |
| Old Tower of Former Church of St Augustine | Listed building, Grade I | 910 m east |
| Abney Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north |
| Clissold Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 4.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-east |
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-west |
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km east |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 2.7 km east |
| Wick Field | Wood | 2.9 km east |
| Shadwell Entrance | Tidal water | 4.6 km south |
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 | 19 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 65 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 66 | 18 |
| 60 to 64 | 27 | 4 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 13 |
| Under 55 | 38 | 186 |
183 of the postcode's 221 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 35 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 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.