E8 3AA Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: London Fields. Region: London.
Streets
- Richmond Road, London: 98 addresses
- St Philip's Road, London: 1 address
- Grace Jones Close, 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 (30% of about 880 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
- PAIR OF K2 TELEPHONE KIOSKS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land to the R/O 130-134 Richmond Road, permissioned (100 m)
- 154 Dalston Lane, permissioned (500 m)
- 2-16 Ashwin Street, 11-15 Dalston Lane, not permissioned (630 m)
- Florfield Road Cluster, not permissioned (670 m)
- The BT Telephone Exchange, Kingsland Green, Dalston: up to 67 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- 231a Graham Road, permissioned (820 m)
- SALP84 - 337 Kingsland Road and Adjacent Car Park: up to 74 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- Birkbeck Mews, not permissioned (840 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 4 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 | London Fields 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 660 m |
| Dalston Junction 5.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m | |
| Hackney Downs 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bethnal Green Underground Station | 1.9 km |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Greenwood Road /Morland Est Dalston | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 4.0 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Dalston Lane Car Park | 430 m |
| EV charging points | 70 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 30 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Richmond Road Medical Centre | 80 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Devs Chemist | 570 m |
| NHS dentists | 25 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dalston Lane (Dental Surgery) | 420 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Stoke Newington Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest M & B Supermarket Cashzone | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest London Fields 13 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 16 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,020 m² | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 15 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.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 63% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Richmond Road.