E8 2HS Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hackney Central. Region: London.
Streets
- Sandringham Road, London: 95 addresses
- Wayland Avenue, 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 (280 m)
- 231a Graham Road, permissioned (650 m)
- Birkbeck Mews, not permissioned (720 m)
- 13A Rendlesham Road E5 8PQ, permissioned (730 m)
- Florfield Road Cluster, not permissioned (780 m)
- 2-16 Ashwin Street, 11-15 Dalston Lane, not permissioned (790 m)
- Clapton Bus Garage, not permissioned (820 m)
- 59-61 Kingsland High Street E8 2JS, permissioned (820 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 11 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 9 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 96 addresses are between 16 m and 21 m above sea level (16 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 | 270 m |
| Hackney Central 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m | |
| Dalston Kingsland 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 62 within 800 m; nearest Sandringham Road /Amhurst Road Dalston | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 4.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 4.8 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Dalston Lane Car Park | 500 m |
| EV charging points | 81 within 1.6 km; nearest Allego Charging Station | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dalston Practice | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 26 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Devs Chemist | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 25 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dalston Lane (Dental Surgery) | 620 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Stoke Newington Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 11 machines within 800 m; nearest Sandringham Supermarket | 10 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Hackney Downs 17 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 17 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | North Millfields Recreation Ground 9.7 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 690 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 33 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 4% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 70% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 5% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 35% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 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) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Sandringham Road.