E8 3RD Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: London Fields. Region: London.
Streets
- Mare Street, London: 90 addresses
- Britannia Walk, London: 1 address
- Pemberton Place, Hackney: 1 address
- St Thomas's Square, Hackney: 1 address
- Richmond Road, 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 D (39% of about 1,350 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Mare Street (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, Hackney Central, London borough of Hackney.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- ARCHWAY LEADING TO ST THOMAS'S RECREATION GROUND, grade II
- DRINKING FOUNTAIN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 27-37 Well Street London, not permissioned (180 m)
- SAP223 - 27-37 Well Street London: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Frampton Park Community Hall, Frampton Park Estate, permissioned (300 m)
- Florfield Road Cluster, not permissioned (320 m)
- Former Frampton Arms and land adjacent to Sherard and Catesby House 47 Well Street, permissioned (340 m)
- Lyttleton House, Well Street, permissioned (450 m)
- 231a Graham Road, permissioned (560 m)
- Bus Depot Hackney Central: up to 142 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 18 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 | 170 m |
| Hackney Central 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 590 m | |
| Hackney Downs 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bethnal Green Underground Station | 1.6 km |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 60 within 800 m; nearest St Thomas's Square Hackney | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 5.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 4.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.2 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 16% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 82% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 5% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 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) | 68% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Mare Street.