E8 4LR Hackney
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: London Fields. Region: London.
Streets
- Middleton Road, Hackney: 6 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 E (30% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Graham Road and Mapledene (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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 1.0 km
- Land to the R/O 130-134 Richmond Road, permissioned (310 m)
- 40-43 Andrews Road and Ash Grove Bus Garage, not permissioned (730 m)
- SALP84 - 337 Kingsland Road and Adjacent Car Park: up to 74 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Florfield Road Cluster, not permissioned (820 m)
- 154 Dalston Lane, permissioned (860 m)
- 2-16 Ashwin Street, 11-15 Dalston Lane, not permissioned (880 m)
- 27-37 Well Street London, not permissioned (880 m)
- SAP223 - 27-37 Well Street London: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 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 | London Fields 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 620 m |
| Haggerston 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m | |
| Dalston Junction 5.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 890 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bethnal Green Underground Station | 1.6 km |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 54 within 800 m; nearest Middleton Road Dalston | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 4.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 3.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Dalston Lane Car Park | 760 m |
| EV charging points | 57 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 50 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Richmond Road Medical Centre | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 27 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Norlington Chemist | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | 26 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dalston Lane (Dental Surgery) | 720 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Tower Hamlets Police | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest London Fields 13 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 26 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,020 m² | 740 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 520 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The New Lansdowne Club, a listed building (Grade II*), 760 m east. 152 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The New Lansdowne Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m east |
| The Hackney Empire | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-east |
| St Columba's Vicarage, With Link to Church | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km south-west |
| Sisters' House and School to North of Church of St Columba | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-east |
| Arnold Circus, Bethnal Green | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south |
| The Theatre Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-east |
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north-east |
| Wick Field | Wood | 3.0 km north-east |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 3.1 km north-east |
| Shadwell Entrance | Tidal water | 3.8 km south |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.7 km south-east |
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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 5% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 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) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Middleton Road.