E8 2EG Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shacklewell. Region: London.
Streets
- Perch Street, London: 50 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 (49% of about 1,000 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Shacklewell Green (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): London borough of Hackney, Shacklewell Green, Shacklewell Green Conservation Area (article 4 direction area).
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST BARNABAS, grade II*
- Shacklewell Green War Memorial, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 91 Barratts Grove N16 8AP, permissioned (420 m)
- 13A Rendlesham Road E5 8PQ, permissioned (440 m)
- Birkbeck Mews, not permissioned (590 m)
- 154 Dalston Lane, permissioned (690 m)
- 59-61 Kingsland High Street E8 2JS, permissioned (710 m)
- The Lawns Matthias Road N16 8QD, permissioned (760 m)
- 2-16 Ashwin Street, 11-15 Dalston Lane, not permissioned (840 m)
- The BT Telephone Exchange, Kingsland Green, Dalston: up to 67 homes, not permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 addresses are about 23 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 | Rectory Road 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 560 m |
| Dalston Kingsland 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m | |
| Hackney Downs 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Shacklewell Lane /Amhurst Road | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 4.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 5.1 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Kingsland Shopping Car Park | 660 m |
| EV charging points | 88 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Somerford Grove Practice | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wellcare Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Stoke Newington Dental Surgery | 680 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Stoke Newington Police Station | 570 m |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m; nearest Bluedots Cashzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Shacklewell Green 900 m² | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hackney Downs 17 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 23 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 30 m |
| Playing field | North Millfields Recreation Ground 9.7 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 470 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 48 | 50 |
2 of the postcode's 50 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 45% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 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) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 Perch Street.