E8 3RG Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Victoria. Region: London.
Streets
- Weston Walk, Hackney: 2 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 1,110 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
- THE NEW LANSDOWNE CLUB, grade II*
- THE DOLPHIN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 27-37 Well Street London, not permissioned (90 m)
- SAP223 - 27-37 Well Street London: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- Former Frampton Arms and land adjacent to Sherard and Catesby House 47 Well Street, permissioned (300 m)
- Frampton Park Community Hall, Frampton Park Estate, permissioned (310 m)
- Lyttleton House, Well Street, permissioned (480 m)
- Florfield Road Cluster, not permissioned (490 m)
- 40-43 Andrews Road and Ash Grove Bus Garage, not permissioned (580 m)
- 13A Derby Road, permissioned (680 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 16 m above sea level.
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 | 210 m |
| Hackney Central 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m | |
| Cambridge Heath 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bethnal Green Underground Station | 1.5 km |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest Mare Street / Well Street South Hackney | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 5.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 4.0 km |
| Car parks | Oaklands School Sixth Form Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 52 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Greenhouse Walk-In | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sonigra Pharmacy | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 23 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 280 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Tower Hamlets Police | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest St Thomas's Recreation Ground 6,440 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 87 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | 18 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,020 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,160 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 110 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The New Lansdowne Club, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m north-west. 90 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The New Lansdowne Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north-west |
| The Hackney Empire | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m north |
| Church of St John of Jerusalem | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m east |
| Old Tower of Former Church of St Augustine | Listed building, Grade I | 840 m north |
| Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal | Scheduled monument | 840 m south-east |
| Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km east |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south |
| Three Colt Bridge, Gunmaker's Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Parnell Road Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north |
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-east |
| Wick Field | Wood | 2.3 km north-east |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 2.5 km north-east |
| Limehouse Cut | Tidal water | 3.5 km south-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.5 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 66% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 21% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Weston Walk.