E8 2AG Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hackney Central. Region: London.
Streets
- Amhurst Road, London: 114 addresses
- Bohemia Place, Hackney: 1 address
- Mare Street, 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 (36% of about 770 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
- 154 Dalston Lane, permissioned (380 m)
- 231a Graham Road, permissioned (570 m)
- The Windsor Castle 135 Lower Clapton Road E5 8EQ, permissioned (710 m)
- Clapton Bus Garage, not permissioned (710 m)
- Bus Depot Hackney Central: up to 142 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
- Florfield Road Cluster, not permissioned (730 m)
- 13A Rendlesham Road E5 8PQ, permissioned (740 m)
- Lower Clapton Health Centre, E5 0PQ, not permissioned (810 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 23 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 116 addresses are between 14 m and 15 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 | 190 m |
| Hackney Central 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 560 m | |
| Dalston Kingsland 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 70 within 800 m; nearest Sandringham Road /Amhurst Road Dalston | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 4.8 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Dalston Lane Car Park | 610 m |
| EV charging points | 80 within 1.6 km; nearest Allego Charging Station | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dalston Practice | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Devs Chemist | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 23 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 570 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Stoke Newington Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Hackney Downs 17 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 19 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | North Millfields Recreation Ground 9.7 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 780 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 34 hectares in all.
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 | 4 | 14 |
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 9 |
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 23 |
| 60 to 64 | 92 | 48 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 22 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
116 of the postcode's 116 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 116 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 64% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 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) | 69% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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 Amhurst Road.