E8 3DP Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dalston. Region: London.
Streets
- Abbot Street, London: 55 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 C (31% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Dalston Lane (West) (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): A4D Non-residential to residential, Dalston, Dalston Major Town Centre, London borough of Hackney.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- F COOKE'S EEL, PIE AND MASH SHOP, grade II
- POST AT OUTER CORNER OF NUMBER 20, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 2-16 Ashwin Street, 11-15 Dalston Lane, not permissioned (90 m)
- The BT Telephone Exchange, Kingsland Green, Dalston: up to 67 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- 59-61 Kingsland High Street E8 2JS, permissioned (140 m)
- Birkbeck Mews, not permissioned (210 m)
- Kerridge Court Estate: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- 114 Balls Pond Road and 1 King Henry’s Walk: up to 62 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- 91 Barratts Grove N16 8AP, permissioned (550 m)
- 154 Dalston Lane, permissioned (590 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 18 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 73%, ultrafast 60%, gigabit 60% 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 | 110 m |
| Dalston Kingsland 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 120 m | |
| Haggerston 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Highbury & Islington Underground Station | 2.0 km |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m, 59 within 800 m; nearest Kingsland High Street / Dalston Junction | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 4.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 4.4 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Gillett Street Car Park | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 89 within 1.6 km; nearest TotalEnergies Charging Station | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beechwood Medical Centre | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest J Edmunds Pharmacy | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 60 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Stoke Newington Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Dalston Square - London, Dalston Lane Cashzone | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,200 m² | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6,430 m² | 670 m |
| Play area | 27 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,890 m² | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 500 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mark, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m north-east. 149 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mark | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m north-east |
| Church of St Matthias | Listed building, Grade I | 680 m north-west |
| Church of St Barnabas | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m north |
| St Paul's Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m west |
| Clissold Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-west |
| Abney Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 4.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-east |
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-west |
| West Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-west |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 3.2 km east |
| Wick Field | Wood | 3.4 km east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 4.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 23.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 27 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 55 |
51 of the postcode's 55 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 66% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 89% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 68% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 3% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 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) | 83% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Abbot Street.