E8 4JL Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Haggerston. Region: London.
Streets
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 B (44% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- POST AT NORTH CORNER OF DUNSTON ROAD, 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 (530 m)
- 5-9 Yorkton Street London E2 8NH: up to 20 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- Land to the R/O 130-134 Richmond Road, permissioned (700 m)
- 19-29 de Beauvoir Road, permissioned (750 m)
- Former Rose Lipman Library and Environs, Downham Road, not permissioned (780 m)
- SALP270 - Rose Lipman Centre, Downham Road: up to 226 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- Hammel House, 15 Stanway Street N1 6RQ, permissioned (810 m)
- Hammel House, 15 Stanway Street N1 6RQ, permissioned (820 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 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 | 360 m |
| Hoxton 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m | |
| London Fields 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bethnal Green Underground Station | 1.5 km |
| Old Street Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Regents Court Haggerston | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 3.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | St Peter's Church, Bethnal Green Car Park | 880 m |
| EV charging points | 55 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Queensbridge Group Practice | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Haggerston Pharmacy | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 27 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Beauty Dalston | 500 m |
| Hospital | Moorfield Eye Hospital City Road Elective Surgical Hub | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Tower Hamlets Police | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Stonebridge Gardens 1.3 ha | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | London Fields 13 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 29 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,890 m² | 470 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 200 m² | 860 m |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Columba's Vicarage, With Link to Church, a listed building (Grade I), 500 m south-west. 159 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Columba's Vicarage, With Link to Church | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m south-west |
| Sisters' House and School to North of Church of St Columba | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m south-west |
| Church of St Columba | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m south-west |
| Church of St Chad | Listed building, Grade I | 600 m south |
| Arnold Circus, Bethnal Green | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south |
| The Theatre Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south-east |
| Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| The Curtain Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-east |
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north-west |
| Wick Field | Wood | 3.5 km north-east |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 3.6 km north-east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 3.6 km south |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 24.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 41 | 41 |
None of the postcode's 41 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 69% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 26% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 11% | 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.