E8 4DN Hackney
Live postcode, introduced November 2004. Ward: Haggerston. Region: London.
Streets
- Kingsland Road, London: 53 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 D (32% of about 1,200 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Kingsland (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): A4D Non-residential to residential, London borough of Hackney, Tech City (CAZ North).
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- QUEBEC WHARF, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- SALP84 - 337 Kingsland Road and Adjacent Car Park: up to 74 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- 19-29 de Beauvoir Road, permissioned (390 m)
- Former Rose Lipman Library and Environs, Downham Road, not permissioned (410 m)
- SALP270 - Rose Lipman Centre, Downham Road: up to 226 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- 34 Englefield Road, permissioned (660 m)
- Hammel House, 15 Stanway Street N1 6RQ, permissioned (780 m)
- Land to the R/O 130-134 Richmond Road, permissioned (780 m)
- Hammel House, 15 Stanway Street N1 6RQ, permissioned (780 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 48 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 | Haggerston 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 60 m |
| Hoxton 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m | |
| Dalston Junction 5.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Old Street Underground Station | 1.6 km |
| Bethnal Green Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Haggerston Station /Downham Rd De Beauvoir Town | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 3.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 3.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Tottenham Road Parking | 800 m |
| EV charging points | 60 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest De Beauvoir Surgery | 140 m |
| Pharmacies | 28 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Haggerston Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 29 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Beauty Dalston | 130 m |
| Hospital | Moorfield Eye Hospital City Road Elective Surgical Hub | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service London | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 13 within 800 m; nearest Stonebridge Gardens 1.3 ha | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Haggerston Park 8.4 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 24 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,120 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,890 m² | 790 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 590 m |
Within 800 m: 13 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 60% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 81% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 68% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 4% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 78% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 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 Kingsland Road.