E8 1PB Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dalston. Region: London.
Streets
- Graham Road, London: 139 addresses
- Graham Road, London: 1 address
- Greenwood Road, Hackney: 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 (33% of about 840 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: 1.
- 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
- HACKNEY FREE AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 154 Dalston Lane, permissioned (270 m)
- Land to the R/O 130-134 Richmond Road, permissioned (420 m)
- Florfield Road Cluster, not permissioned (520 m)
- 231a Graham Road, permissioned (560 m)
- 2-16 Ashwin Street, 11-15 Dalston Lane, not permissioned (690 m)
- Birkbeck Mews, not permissioned (790 m)
- Clapton Bus Garage, not permissioned (800 m)
- Bus Depot Hackney Central: up to 142 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 17 addresses are in areas at high risk, 17 at medium risk and 14 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 141 addresses are between 13 m and 16 m above sea level (15 m on average).
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 Downs 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 390 m |
| Hackney Central 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 580 m | |
| London Fields 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 59 within 800 m; nearest Greenwood Road Dalston | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 4.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 4.4 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Dalston Lane Car Park | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 77 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dalston Practice | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Devs Chemist | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 22 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dalston Lane (Dental Surgery) | 450 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Stoke Newington Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m; nearest M & B Supermarket Cashzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hackney Downs 17 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 15 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,020 m² | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 34 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 23.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.5 | 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 | 57 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 75 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 8 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 133 |
138 of the postcode's 141 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 8 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 46% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 3% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 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) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Graham Road.