E8 2BL Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shacklewell. Region: London.
Streets
- Amhurst Road, London: 30 addresses
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 (57% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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
- THE AMHURST ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 13A Rendlesham Road E5 8PQ, permissioned (280 m)
- 91 Barratts Grove N16 8AP, permissioned (660 m)
- 154 Dalston Lane, permissioned (680 m)
- 28 Powell Road E5 8DJ, permissioned (770 m)
- Birkbeck Mews, not permissioned (770 m)
- 59-61 Kingsland High Street E8 2JS, permissioned (890 m)
- The Windsor Castle 135 Lower Clapton Road E5 8EQ, permissioned (940 m)
- 2-16 Ashwin Street, 11-15 Dalston Lane, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 30 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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.
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 | Rectory Road 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 510 m |
| Hackney Downs 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 710 m | |
| Dalston Kingsland 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 900 m | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Shacklewell Lane | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 3.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 5.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Kingsland Shopping Car Park | 760 m |
| EV charging points | 86 within 1.6 km; nearest Allego Charging Station | 430 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Somerford Grove Practice | 410 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clapton Pond Dental | 720 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Stoke Newington Police Station | 700 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Sandringham Supermarket | 490 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 0% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 92% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 20% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 22% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 52% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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 Amhurst Road.