E8 3AQ Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dalston. Region: London.
Streets
- Parkholme Road, London: 71 addresses
- Ronin Mews, Dalston: 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 (33% of about 840 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: 3.
- 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
- 364-372, QUEENSBRIDGE ROAD E2, grade II
- 374 AND 376, QUEENSBRIDGE ROAD E2, grade II
- 378 AND 380, QUEENSBRIDGE ROAD E2, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land to the R/O 130-134 Richmond Road, permissioned (300 m)
- 154 Dalston Lane, permissioned (310 m)
- 2-16 Ashwin Street, 11-15 Dalston Lane, not permissioned (390 m)
- The BT Telephone Exchange, Kingsland Green, Dalston: up to 67 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Birkbeck Mews, not permissioned (560 m)
- 59-61 Kingsland High Street E8 2JS, permissioned (570 m)
- Kerridge Court Estate: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- Florfield Road Cluster, not permissioned (820 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 8 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 17 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dalston Junction 5.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 450 m |
| Dalston Kingsland 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 560 m | |
| Hackney Downs 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 660 m | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 61 within 800 m; nearest Stannard Road Dalston | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Dalston Lane Car Park | 150 m |
| EV charging points | 77 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beechwood Medical Centre | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 26 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Devs Chemist | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 26 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dalston Lane (Dental Surgery) | 150 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Stoke Newington Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest T F C Dalston Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Dalston Eastern Curve Garden 1,590 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hackney Downs 17 ha | 800 m |
| Play area | 18 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,020 m² | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 110 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 32 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mark, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m north. 136 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mark | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m north |
| Church of St Barnabas | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m north |
| The Hackney Empire | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m east |
| Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km south-east |
| Abney Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 4.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-east |
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-west |
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km east |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 2.9 km north-east |
| Wick Field | Wood | 3.0 km east |
| Shadwell Entrance | Tidal water | 4.4 km south |
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.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 43 | 72 |
29 of the postcode's 72 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 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) | 67% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Parkholme Road.