E8 4LF Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1983. Ward: Haggerston. Region: London.
Streets
- Magnin Close, London: 21 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 B (61% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 40-43 Andrews Road and Ash Grove Bus Garage, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Marian Place Gas Works and The Oval, pending decision (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Marian Place Gas Works and The Oval, pending decision (570 m (0.4 miles))
- 5-9 Yorkton Street London E2 8NH: up to 20 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Land to the R/O 130-134 Richmond Road, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- SALP84 - 337 Kingsland Road and Adjacent Car Park: up to 74 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- 27-37 Well Street London, not permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
- SAP223 - 27-37 Well Street London: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 6 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 | Haggerston 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| London Fields 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Cambridge Heath 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bethnal Green Underground Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Old Street Underground Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Whitechapel Underground Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 52 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pownall Road / Laxfield Court Haggerston | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Peter's Church, Bethnal Green Car Park | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 56 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.3 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 18 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest London Fields Medical Centre | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 31 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Norlington Chemist | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 30 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 37-39 | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Moorfield Eye Hospital City Road Elective Surgical Hub | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Tower Hamlets Police | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Haggerston Park 8.4 ha | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | London Fields 13 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,020 m² | 380 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 200 m² | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Keeling House Bethnal Green, a listed building (Grade II*), 750 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 133 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Keeling House Bethnal Green | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Church of St Chad | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| St Chad's Vicarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| The New Lansdowne Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Arnold Circus, Bethnal Green | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| The Theatre Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| The Curtain Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.3 km (2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Wick Field | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 3.3 km (2 miles) north-east |
| Shadwell Entrance | Tidal water | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 24.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 21 | 21 |
9 of the postcode's 21 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 69% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 Magnin Close.